Catching up & Thursday Knitting Tutorial - Learn to knit the Diagonal Garter Rib

Last week I took Wednesday through this Tuesday off to enjoy the holiday week with my family. Little did I know, hubby planned a little staycation for us at a local resort. It was so lovely - we had the whole place to ourselves. We hiked, ordered room service (a first for both of us!) since the restaurant was closed and we just enjoyed taking a break from the regular household chores. We were only gone for 2 nights, but it felt like an entire vacation. Usually we plan a little staycation 2-3 times a year. But, with COVID, this was our first time out this year. I hope you had a lovely break!

Here's a pin for you :)

On to today! Today's knitting tutorial is for the Diagonal Garter Rib Stitch. It's a very simple, beginner friendly stitch that is worked over 5 stitches and 10 rows using only knits and purls. Below is the written directions with a chart, the video tutorial, and you can use the image to pin to your Pinterest to save for later.

Difficulty level: Easy / Beginner

Stitches used: Knit (k), Purl (p)

Materials Needed:

Paintbox Yarns - Simply DK (100% Acrylic; 100g / 3.5oz; Light #3 weight); Color #116 Melon Sorbet

KnitPicks Straight Knitting needles, size 6 (4.00 mm)

For the sample in the YouTube video, I cast on 22

Directions

Row 1 (RS) and every RS row: Knit

Row 2 (WS): *P2, k3; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2

Row 4: K1, *p2, k3; rep from * to last st, p1

Row 6: K2, *p2, k3; rep from * to end.

Row 8: *K3, p2; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2

Row 10: P1, *k3, p2; rep from * to last st, k1

Rep rows 1-10 until desired length is reached, binding off as pattern.

Here's the video tutorial for you.

You can also download a printable pdf below

Diagonal Garter Rib Tutorial

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Thank you so much!

💕 Stacy J

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