How to: Knit Mock Fisherman's Rib

Learn how to knit mock fisherman’s rib and add this textured rib to your next knitting project.

Learn how to knit mock fisherman’s rib and add this textured rib to your next knitting project.

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Learn how to knit mock fisherman’s rib and add this textured rib to your next knitting project.

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Level: Intermediate
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

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Step 1

All aboard makers, time to master fisherman’s rib! Here, we’re working over an uneven number of stitches. Row 1: Knit all stitches.

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Step 2

Row 2: Purl 1 stitch.

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Step 3

Insert the right needle through the middle of the stitch directly below the next stitch on the left needle.

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Step 4

Wrap the yarn and complete as a regular stitch.

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Step 5

Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you have a single stitch left on your row.

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Step 6

Purl the last stitch.

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Step 7

Repeat these two rows for the pattern. One side has a crisp rib pattern, the other side has a crinkle effect. Either side can be used as the right side, depending on the design. Now, time for a sea shanty….