How to: knit woven stitch

Ready to master woven stitch? This highly textured and dense stitch pattern creates a woven effect that’s perfect for bags and accents on larger items.

Ready to master woven stitch? This highly textured and dense stitch pattern creates a woven effect that’s perfect for bags and accents on larger items.

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Ready to master woven stitch? This highly textured and dense stitch pattern creates a woven effect that’s perfect for bags and accents on larger items.

See the step by step guide here
Level: Intermediate
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 1

Step 1

Let’s walk you through how to knit the woven stitch - it’s a stitch that we use for our popular Hold Tight Clutch bag range. Grab your yarn and needles, let’s go!Your first row is a right side row. Slip 1 stitch knit-wise.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 2

Step 2

Next, Insert the right needle into the back of the SECOND stitch on the left needle. Use the image to the left as a guide.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 3

Step 3

Wrap the yarn around your right needle and pull the stitch through as for a regular knit stitch. But DON’T slip it off the left needle just yet!

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 4

Step 4

Insert the right needle into the back of the first stitch on the left needle.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 5

Step 5

Wrap the yarn and pull it through as for a regular knit stitch.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 6

Step 6

Slip both stitches off the left needle. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for the rest of the row.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 7

Step 7

Next, you will work the wrong side row. Slip 1 stitch purl-wise.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 8

Step 8

Purl the SECOND stitch on the left needle. Don’t slip it off the left needle yet!

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 9

Step 9

Purl the first stitch on the left needle. This may be a bit tricky but practice makes perfect! Keep going Gang.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 10

Step 10

Slip both stitches off the left needle.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 11

Step 11

Repeat steps 9 to 11 for the rest of the row.

How To: Knit Woven Stitch - Step 12

Step 12

Repeat these two rows for as long as you need. You have now mastered how to work the woven stitch! Well done. You should now see a really pretty pattern take shape. Enjoy :)