Make a Lap

Knit and Purl stitches form nested "L" shapes resulting in something that looks like zigzags or faux cables to me. All even rows are worked as presented: knit the knit stitches and purl the purls.

Shown with a cast-on count of 16 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): *K1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from *.
  • Row 2: *K5, p1, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 3: *K1, p1, k5, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 4: *K1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 5: *K1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 6: *K1, p1, k5, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 7: *K5, p1, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 8: *K1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from *.
  • Row 9: *P4, k1, p1, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Row 10: *K1, p1, k1, p1, k4, repeat from *.
  • Row 11: *K3, p1, k1, p1, k2, repeat from *.
  • Row 12: *P2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from *.
  • Row 13: *P2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from *.
  • Row 14: *K3, p1, k1, p1, k2, repeat from *.
  • Row 15: *K1, p1, k1, p1, k4, repeat from *.
  • Row 16: *P4, k1, p1, k1, p1, repeat from *.