Mosaic Knitting Stitches
I love learning new knitting stitches, and I love the look of mosaics. Is it any surprise that I jumped for joy when I learned how to combine the two? Mosaic knitting stitches are among my very favorite. They range from extra easy to fairly difficult with all sorts of in- between, and I want to share the best I know.
1. Simple Mosaic Stitch
This stitch itself is fairly uncomplicated, but it does require two colors to create a sort of brick pattern. With the main color cast on a multiple of six stitches less one.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: With your contrasting color, K5 sl1 to last five stitches. K5.
Row 4: P5, sl1 to last five stitches. P5.
Continue these four rows until you're finished!
2. Fancy Mosaic Stitch
This is one of the more confusing patterns, but it's not one of the more difficult knitting stitches. The end result is a true traditional mosaic!
CO MC multiple of 12 plus 3
Row 1: K1, *sl1, k11, repeat from *
Row 2 (and all even rows): Purl stitches that are the same color you're working with and slip all the others
Row 3: With CC k1, *sl1, k11, repeat from * to last 4 st, k4
Row 5: With MC, k3, *sl1, k7, sl1, k3, repeat from *
Row 7: With CC, k2, *sl1, k3, sl1, k1, rep from * to one st remaining, k1
Row 9: With MC, k5, *sl1, k3, sl1, k7, rep from * to five st remaining, k5
Row 11: With CC, k2, *sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k1, rep from * to 1 st remaining, k1
Row 13: With MC, k7, *sl1, k11, rep from * to 7 st remaining, k7
Row 15: As row 11
Row 17: As row 9
Row 19: As row 7
Row 21: As row 5
Row 23: As row 3
Repeat this pattern until you reach the desired length.
3. Honeycomb Mosaic
As with most mosaic knitting stitches, this one requires a very specific number of cast on stitches and two different colors. Other than that, it's easy-peasy!
CO a multiple of eight stitches plus six.
Row 1: With MC K
Row 2: P Rows 3, 5, 7: With CC, *k6, sl2 purlwise, repeat from * to 6 st remaining, k6
Rows 4, 6, 8: With CC, *p6, sl2 purlwise, repeat from * to 6 st remaining, p6
Row 9: As row 1
Row 10: As row 2
Rows 11, 13, 15: With CC, k3, sl2 purlwise, *k6, sl 2 purlwise, repeat from * to 3 st remaining, k3
Rows 12, 14, 16: With CC, p3, sl2 purlwise, *p6, sl2 purlwise, repeat from * to 3 st remaining, p3
Continue working this pattern to the desired length.
Have fun with these mosaic knitting stitches, and enjoy the spectacular results!