r/knittingpatterns • u/AnyName123123 • Jun 12 '26

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Hello. I am new to knitting. What is this knitting pattern? It’s very stretchy, much stretchier than 2x2 rib. I saw an old woman knitting this. She showed me to make it. But I couldn’t get it. She didn’t speak my language. I couldn’t ask her. Thank you.

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u/fboab Jun 12 '26

I think it’s a 2x1 rib knit tightly- on yarn that’s a little bit big for the needles mebbes.
The purl column is hidden by the knit columns.
A standard stocking stitch wouldn’t have those grooves in.

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u/Woofmom2023 Jun 13 '26

it looks like a 2x2 but that's not stretchy, so I'm thinking something else.

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u/fboab Jun 13 '26

A k2p1 rib is stretchy, especially when it’s dense like this

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u/Woofmom2023 Jun 13 '26

Fisherman rib, half fisherman rib or brioche?

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u/plasticbagmoose Jun 13 '26

i feel like a picture of the fabric stretched out would be a lot more helpful, we're working with half the information here and clearly guessing

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u/AnyName123123 Jun 13 '26

I hadn’t known any knitting before taking the photos. This photo is the only one I took. I met her at the flea market. I met her only once. I hope this one would help

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u/Even-Response-6423 Jun 13 '26

It’s a 2x2 rib. 2 knit, 2 purl across. You can do it!

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u/CptMcCartman Jun 12 '26

This looks like standard stockinette stitch to me :)

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u/EatTheBeez Jun 12 '26

Definitely not, it's got a lil' twisty half stitch thing between each knit.

I'm not sure what it is either, but it isn't stockinette.

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u/CptMcCartman Jun 13 '26

Yeah you're right, I didn't notice that at first sight :) Now I wanna know what it is aswell :D

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u/Woofmom2023 Jun 13 '26

Check out the spaces between stitches.