Gritty

More about how this stitch pattern was designed, based on the word gritty.

Shown with a cast-on count of 36 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K1, yo, k2, k2tog, k1, *k1, ssk, [k2, yo] twice, k2, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, ssk, k2, yo, k1.
  • Rows 2, 8, 12, 14, 16, 22, 26, and 28: Purl.
  • Row 3: Yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo.
  • Rows 4 and 10: P6, *p5, k1, p6, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p6.
  • Row 5: K1, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, yo, *yo, ssk, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, ssk, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1.
  • Row 6: P2, k1, p2, *k1, p2, k1, p5, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k1, p2, k1, p3.
  • Row 7: K2tog, yo, k4, *k4, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k4, yo, ssk.
  • Row 9: Yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, ssk, *k2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k1, yo, k1, ssk, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo.
  • Row 11: K1, 1/1 LC, k2, 1/1 RC, *k2, 1/1 RC, k2, 1/1 LC, k2, 1/1 RC, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2, 1/1 RC, k1.
  • Row 13: K2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, *k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2.
  • Row 15: K1, ssk, k2, yo, k1, *k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k2, ssk, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k1.
  • Row 17: K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
  • Rows 18 and 24: P5, *k1, p11, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k1, p6.
  • Row 19: Yo, ssk, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, *k1, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, yo.
  • Row 20: P2, k1, p3, *[p2, k1] 3 times, p3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p2, k1, p3.
  • Row 21: K4, yo, ssk, *k2tog, yo, k8, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2tog, yo, k4.
  • Row 23: K2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, *yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, ssk.
  • Row 25: K3, 1/1 RC, k1, *k1, 1/1 LC, k6, 1/1 RC, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, 1/1 LC, k3.
  • Row 27: K1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, *k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1.