Fisherman's rib in 2 colors: a Knittycat's Knits tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2024
- Video tutorial on how to knit 2-color Fisherman's rib stitch, knitted in the flat (Simple Stitch Series; traditional patterns). This stitch is worked on an odd number of stitches (set-up row + 4-row repeats) and with double-pointed needles.
Pattern:
[Abbreviations: K=knit; K1b=knit into the stitch below; P=purl; P1b=purl into the stitch below; st= stitch]
Knit Fisherman's rib in 2 colors as follows (designate colors as color A and color B)
With color A, cast on an odd number of sts with double-pointed needles.
Set-up row (Withl color A): K all sts. Turn work.
Row 1 (With Color B): K1, *P1b, K1. Repeat from * to the end. Do not turn work.
Row 2 (With Color A): K1, *P1, K1b. Repeat from *to last 2 sts, then P1, K1. Turn work.
Row 3 (With Color B): K1, *K1b, P1. Repeat from *to last 2 sts, then K1b, K1. Do not turn work.
Row 4 (With Color A): K1, *K1, P1b. Repeat from *to last 2 sts, then K2. Turn work.
Repeat these 4 rows for the pattern.
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Hi, Thank you! This is very useful and your explanation is very clear. The description of the pattern in text is also very helpful.
Thanks, Silvie! Appreciate the lovely comments and best wishes😊
Never thought of doing a scarf in ribbing or fisherman’s rib which I’m watching this video to learn how to do fisherman’s rib BUT THE SCARVES ARE SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! I’m going to try this!!! Ty
What a beautiful stitch pattern. Video is very clear and helpful.
Thanks, Esther! Happy New Year!!
Loved this one. Did regular knit bind off according to my knit book: The Complete Book of Knitting, b. Barbara Abbey. C. 1971 and it worked just fine. Thank You!
Thanks, Eric! I too do a regular bind off for this stitch and agree that it works well. I just love the Fisherman's rib stitch. Hoping to post a hat video on it soon. Best wishes😊
I like this alot better. Thank you again 💖
Thank you so much for clear explanation of this pattern
Thanks, Frohar😃
This was so easy to follow thank you! Would you be able to explain how you would decrease the stitch for both right and left slanting? My project is a raglan sleeve jumper 😊
Thank you so much for your video , I watched other videos and had a hard time following them but yours was very clear , I just wanted to Thank you ! Maybe some day I can learn the Brioche , but for now I will stick with the cheater way.
Thanks so much for the lovely comments! So glad you found this video helpful and best wishes if you use this for a project😊
Thank you so much!!! This is exact what I am looking for!!!
Thanks, Minh Anh!
Great video and super helpful! I’m wondering if you can post a tutorial how to do decrease and increases in Fisherman’s rib maintaining the two colour pattern? Thank you
Thanks, Sky! And thanks for the suggestion. Been meaning to post an inc/dec video (was working on a project using the Fisherman's rib inc/dec but it fizzled out; but can still demo how to do them). Will plan for one in the next couple weeks. Stay tuned. Thanks for watching and best wishes😊
Great video! Really helped me with my next project.
Awesome! Thanks, Judy!!😊
It's really very clear and helpful. Thanks very much 😀 👍 🙏
Thanks so much, @balwinderlall5836! Hope you enjoy knitting this pattern. Best wishes😊
Love it, thank you... :-)
+Gillian Therese Thanks 😊 I think the Fisherman's rib is such a fun stitch and easier than brioche but with the same look and feel. Glad you liked it too. Working on designing a sweater vest with this stitch. I think it will work well for that. Thanks again for watching and your support!
Wondering if you would share what yarn you used for the Shades of Gray version. I'd love an ombre yarn with such large stripes.
Thank you for such a clear & useful tutorial.
Loved this video and just subscribed. This could also be done on a fixed circular needle. Do you have suggestions for adding an i-cord edge: how many stitches would you add to the ex. 30 you start with? Thank you!
Hi Ann, thanks for the comment and great question. I have not tried adding an i-cord border, but think it should work. Depending on yarn weight, would think a 3-stitch border on either side may be enough. I am going to give it a try and will share my pattern (if I am able to get a nice border). Thanks for the great suggestion and for watching my video and subscribing! 😊 Best wishes.
Hi Ann, thanks to your suggestion about adding an i-cord edge, I just posted a video on a 2-color Fisherman's rib scarf with a 3-st i-cord edging. Check it out at ruclips.net/video/rITEUEwQLUI/видео.html. Thanks😊
This was a wonderful video. VERY helpful. How would you do the two color fisherman's knit in the round? Thanks so much!!!
Thanks, Susan! Actually, 2-color brioche in the round is much simpler than in the flat. For round, cast on an even number of stitches with main color, then joining in the round, do a row of all knit in MC as the set-up row (can also a K1, P1, which may give a better look). Then repeat Rows 1 & 2 as follows: Row 1 (contrasting color): *K1b, P1. Rep from * to the end. Row 2 (main color): *K1, P1b. Rep from * to the end. Hope this helps. I will be doing a video tutorial on this soon (both 1 and 2 color in the round) and hope to also share a hat pattern (at least with 1-color). Thanks for watching and do subscribe, if you haven't already. Best wishes! 😊
Thanks so much for your wonderful reply!!!
I have two questions!
First, do you have a suggestion as to the best way to cast off? I'm almost finished with a scarf in this stitch and don't want to blow it.
Second, do you have any idea how much more yarn one uses doing this vs., say, a single rib in one color? I'm contemplating trying this stitch in a bulkier yarn, so I'm trying to figure out if I need to order extra for dye lot purposes!
Thanks! You're tutorials are very helpful.
Hi Daniel. For the bind off, I would do it in the same color as the cast on color and bind off in regular cast off stitch. Regarding the yarn amount, its a good question but I think it's hard to guess. Since we knit each row twice (one in each color), would think this would almost double the yarn amount needed than would be needed for a regular rib stitch. I had knitted a 2-color Fisherman's rib scarf with an i-cord edge and had used 1 skein each (5-6 oz) of a worsted weight acrylic yarn (can see that video at ruclips.net/video/rITEUEwQLUI/видео.html). It got me thinking that if I had made that same scarf in a regular rib, maybe 1-1.5 skeins would have been enough. But then again, a regular rib knits up closer whereas this Fisherman's rib being a bulkier stitch spreads out more, so you may not need as many stitches as a regular rib for the same width and that might offset the yarn amount. So, with all these factors, guessing the ratio may be 1.5x the yarn needed for a regular rib. But it never hurts to factor in extra, especially if using a speciality (hard to find) yarn. Hope this helps and best wishes for your project 😊
@@KnittycatsKnits Thanks for the thoughtful response!
Thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!
My pleasure!😀
Thank you for this video!! I have been struggling with the two colour fisherman's rib! Could you please advise if it is possible to do this in two colours but with the stripes/ribs running vertically on double pointed needles? The only patterns I have found pertain to circular needles and I am yet to learn how to knit with them
Hi Nadine, sorry for the delayed response. You can definitely knit this on double-pointed needles. The only problem though is that you can only have a limited number of stitches on one DPN but you could use up to 4 DPNs to accommodate more stitches. I have not tried it but I think it would work. About your other question, knitting in vertical stripes, it sounds quite interesting but have not tried in the 2-color fisherman rib. Again, I think it may be possible but could end up being complicated. I'll dig deeper on this and will try. If I figure it out, will definitely post it on a video. Thanks so much for watching and best wishes😊
Question please: what brand and weight of yarn did you use for each of the scarves please!
This is an amazing tutorial, thank you! When you're making the First row using the pink yarn, is that considered the Wrong Side? And when you use the light yarn, is that the Right Side?
Good question! Actually, since it is a reversible pattern, there really isn't a right or wrong side. If you cast on in a say lighter color (color A), then turn work and do Rows 1 and 2 in the darker (color B) then lighter yarn (color A) as shown in the video, then the side facing you will have lighter ridges and the opposite side will have the darker ridges (by ridges, I mean the v-shapes that form on the side facing you when you do k1b). Hope this isn't too confusing. If you try out the stitch, suggest casting on just a few sts (odd number) and follow pattern as shown in video. Once you've knit about 10 rows or so, you will see how it forms the completely reversible pattern with just the colors switched on either side. Thanks so much for watching and hope you enjoy knitting this beautiful stitch! Best wishes 🤗
@@KnittycatsKnits Thank you so much for this wonderful thorough response! I have been trying to adapt a pattern I have to do your method, but messed up and for some reason the colors are alternating in the wrong order 😅 I will keep experimenting following these new tips!
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Can we do 1 X 1 ribbing but in 2 colors? Is it possible? or 2 x2 2 colors? sounds like a stupid question but I am a newbie, started knitting 2 weeks ago
Hi Fernando, welcome to the knitting community and great question actually. Yes, it is possible to knit a rib stitch in 2 colors. But it won't be a reversible stitch. This is because you will have to twist the yarns around each other when changing the colors (technique used in fair isle or intarsia knitting). So one side will look clean and the side on which you twist the colors not so much. Hope this helps. This actually gives me an idea for a video to show how to do this. Hope to create and post one in the next couple weeks 😊 Thanks for watching my video and happy knitting!
@@KnittycatsKnits ty for the reply. I look forward to the video.
Brioche is much easier than purl one below (P1B). I know of 3 Fisherman's Rib methods, and one of them has much less purling than this. Pretty sure Roxanne Richardson has a video on them
Hi!!! I'm just wondering... can I put that pattern in a shawl in place of brioche?... I'm definitively not able to learn brioche and I don't know anyone who can teach me face to face. and no one around me know anything about knitting... Sorry I just spent a week trying to learn brioche. thank you
Hi Elizabeth, yes you can definitely use the Fisherman’s rib pattern in a shawl and it will have a very similar look and feel to brioche. Sorry to hear about your trouble with brioche. Have you watched my one-color brioche video? Link: ruclips.net/video/4E0rLm3_jXU/видео.html A lot of folks have said it helped them, so hoping it might help you too. It took me a while to learn brioche as well and am hoping I can help you learn it. But Fisherman’s rib is just as beautiful and, if simpler to do for you, then go for it. I am sure the shawl will look great. Thanks for watching my videos and best wishes!
@@KnittycatsKnits Thank you for your kind response... I will do a lace pattern in place of it , some of the others already done that ;) ... This project is too big to put something that I don't seem to be able to learn . another time I will try again.
I assume I Can I use a circular needle instead of dpns. I’m making a wide project-it’s a natural assumption; but figured I’d better check with the expert! Ty
Thanks for checking and yes, you definitely can use a circular needle for this. You'll follow the same process, moving it from one end to the other like shown in video. Thanks for watching and best wishes for your project😀
Can you show this in Continental knitting?
So sorry. I don't knit in the Continental style and so can't show it at this time. I have tried knitting that style in the past and can't seem to do it well.
Would you be able to knit this in the round?
Hi Katherine, yes you can definitely knit this in the round. Check out my hat video, which show a this in the one- and two-color Fisherman's rib pattern at ruclips.net/video/xfOETKM757I/видео.html. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and happy holidays!😃
@@KnittycatsKnits thank you!
Pls pls pls can you show 2 color fishermans rib decrease on a beanie
Does this use more yarn than the single fisherman?
That's a good question. I have not researched it as much but I expect it might need more yarn (essentially more yarn for each of the 2 colors; not sure if double that of a single color but maybe close).
Thanks for the reply❤
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Thanks for providing the timestamp😊
Can you make a hat with this stitch?
Good question. I just finished designing a hat with the Fisherman's rib but in 1 color and am hoping to post a video tutorial on it soon. I have not yet tried knitting it in the 2 color pattern, but that is on my list. Once I have a pattern for that, will share it. Thanks for watching my video and best wishes😊
@@KnittycatsKnits I can't wait. And no, thank you for being so great
@@KnittycatsKnits u. .
So sorry, I accidentally pressed thumbs down. A very clear and simple video with helpful tips. Thank you.
No worries! Thanks for watching and glad you found it helpful. Happy Holidays!!😃🎉
Had to stop watching because of the background.
Sorry it was bothersome, Julie. Hoping to use a more neutral background in future videos. Best wishes😊
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