The Granite Stitch is a vintage textured pattern that is perfect for blankets, scarves, and knitting fashions. I recently knitted up a men’s necktie in the Granite Stitch and it looks great!

This 4-Row Repeat Knit Stitch Pattern is visually stunning and is easily memorizable for knitting on the go.

Knitting Swatch in the Granite Stitch Pattern texture in light brown yarn on a wooden bamboo knitting needle.

CLOSER LOOK AT THE GRANITE STITCH

This is not a reversible pattern because the right side of the Granite Stitch displays the design, but the wrong (back) side does not.

Granite Knit Stitch Right and Wrong Side

MATERIALS for the Granite Stitch

My sample was created with size 7 US knitting needles and worsted weight yarn. Feel free to use any appropriately sized yarn and needles for your creative project.

Yarn
Knitting Needles
Tapestry Needle
Scissors

Materials for Knit Stitch Pattern Written Instructions with Video Tutorial by Studio Knit

KNITTING TECHNIQUES for the Granite Stitch

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INSTRUCTIONS TO KNIT THE GRANITE STITCH

Cast On: An even number of stitches and this pattern repeats in four rows.

ROW 1: Knit All Stitches
Starting on the right side of the work, which is the front, the first row is simply knitting all the way across the row.

ROW 2: * K2Tog *
Next, on the wrong side of the work, on the backside, for the second row we decrease with Knit Two Together all the way across the row. This leaves you with half as many stitches on our needles as we originally cast on.

ROW 3: * KFB *
Your third row is on the Right Side of the work and we are increasing each stitch with Knit Front and Back. We now have the original number of stitches back on our needles.

ROW 4: Purl All Stitches
Row four on the wrong side of the work, we finish up by simply Purling all the way across the row.

After knitting these four rows, simply repeat the pattern until your piece is the length you desire.

HOW TO KNIT THE GRANITE STITCH
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Granite Stitch Knitting Pattern

Yield: Granite Stitch

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Active Time: 2 hours

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Difficulty: Intermediate

The Granite Stitch is a vintage textured pattern that is perfect for blankets, scarves, and knitting fashions.

Materials

Yarn - Any Gauge

Tools

Knitting Needles - Appropriate Size for Yarn
Cable Needle
Tapestry Needle
Scissors

Instructions

Cast On An Even Number of Stitches

ROW 1: Knit All Stitches
ROW 2: * K2Tog *
ROW 3: * KFB *
ROW 4: Purl All Stitches

Notes

Repeat Pattern between * *

Repeat Rows 1 – 4 until your piece is the length you desire and then Bind Off.

Non-Reversible Knit Stitch Pattern.

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KNITTING TECHNIQUES AND ABBREVIATIONS

CO = Cast On Long Tail Method
K = Knit Stitch
P = Purl StitchKFB = Knit Front and Back
K2TOG = Knit 2 Stitches Together
BO = Bind Off
Weave In Ends

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