Knit Box Pleat
Knitting a box pleat is far easier than it may seem… some slipped stitches, some folds and some knitting three together! This box pleat is worked over 28 stitches, with each fold taking up 7 stitches, but the same techniques applies to any number of stitches divisible by four. Make one or two simple box pleats for dramatic effect or try a whole row of them for full and cascading skirts or curtains. Here’s you do it!
Our Box Pleat Top features this clever technique and is a great starter project if you’re eager to give it a try!
Great tutorial! “Thank You!” It really helps an avid knitter tackle a new project with confidence. : )
Hi Patricia, thanks a lot! It’s great to hear that the video helped!
Thank you. Great tutorial!
Thanks so much for this fantastic video and pattern. I’m super excited to try this!
Thank you, it’s a great technique, and in this video it’s perfectly explained. One detail: so, for each pleat (using the numbers of the example in the video) I actually make a 14 stitches decrease? Thank you
Hi Alessia! Thanks so much and yes! The total stitches decreased in working the box pleat is 28 (14 stitches for each pleat/fold)!
Very clear and Great tutorial, calm and soothing voice, thanks! I’m going to give it a try, definitely!!
Thank you for this tutorial. I was referred here from the Honey Pie pattern by Froginette. Extremely helpful.
I would like to apply this technique, but I do not want to decrease stitches. Should I increase them in the next round?
Does it make sense?
Regards,
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately you can’t work a pleat without losing some stitches, and while you could increase on the next row, you would end up with a tight area where the pleats were worked and increasing rapidly in the next row to replace the lost stitches would result in a bubbled or flared appearance. Although I’m not sure if this would work for your garment, I would instead suggest increasing a few rows before the pleat, or ideally casting on more stitches at the beginning of the item to allow for the pleat later.
Best of luck, and I hope that helps!
Julianna
Wonderfully helpful! I was about ready to teach hair out trying to follow a set of written instructions. Thank you..