Garter Checkerboard Pattern

The stitch pattern is created by working sections of Stockinette stitch and garter stitch over a multiple of 10 plus 5 stitches over 14 rows. Jen notes that a garter stitch checkerboard pattern can be created with different stitch counts and number of rows worked. The Wrong Side of the fabric creates a much more subtle checkerboard pattern, as the reverse stockinette stitch and garter stitch that appear on the Wrong Side blend into each other. She also compares the swatch to a traditional checkerboard pattern, which is reversible.

GARTER CHECKERBOARD STITCH PATTERN

Working the stitch pattern over a multiple of 10 plus 5 stitches, Jen works the following rows on her swatch:

• – Row 1 (RS): *K5, P5; rep from * to last 5 sts, k5.
• – Row 2 (WS): Purl all stitches.
• – Row 3: Rep Row 1.
• – Row 4: Purl all stitches.
• – Row 5: Rep Row 1.
• – Row 6: Purl all stitches.
• – Row 7: Rep Row 1.
• – Row 8: *K5, P5; rep from * to last 5 sts, k5.
• – Row 9: Knit all stitches.
• – Row 10: Rep Row 8.
• – Row 11: Knit all stitches.
• – Row 12: Rep Row 8.
• – Row 13: Knit all stitches.
• – Row 14: Rep Row 8.

Repeat Rows 1–14 for pattern.

ABBREVIATIONS:

• k: knit
• p: purl
• rep: repeat
• RS: Right Side
• WS: Wrong Side