​Knit Torches Pattern

Special Stitches

M3 (make three) – insert the needle as if to knit, wrap the yarn around and make a knit stitch without dropping stitch of the left needle, yo, then again inset the needle as if to knit, wrap the yarn around and make a knit stitch drop the stitch of the needle.

skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.

The quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 3 + 2 selvage sts.

Start and finish every row with 1 selvage st.

1^st row (RS): * 3 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 3 purls;

2^nd row: 3 knit sts, * 1 purl, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd row (RS): * 3 purls, M3*; repeat from * to *, 3 purls;

4^th row: 3 knit sts, * 3 purls, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;

5^th row (RS): 1 purl, * 1 purl, knit2tog, 1 knit st, skpo*; repeat from * to *, 2 purls;

6^th row: 2 knit sts, * 3 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 2 purls.

Repeat 1^st-6^th rows.