Braided Ribbing
Braided Ribbing Stitch is a beautiful cable stitch that you work right on the needles, without the fussiness of a cable stitch holder. This stitch creates hearty ribs, alternating delicately entwined cables with a couple of reverse stockinette stitches, surprisingly intricate looking but not at all complicated! We show you all the techniques involved here, and for specific instructions on how to bind off the Braided Ribbing Stitch, just skip ahead to 2:53 minutes.
We used this stitch pattern for our Braided Rib Wrap. Get the free pattern to try it out yourself!
Do you recommend any particular cast-on method for this piece?
Hi Cynthia,
Thanks for writing in! For this, as well as most of our projects, unless otherwise noted, we like to use the long tail cast on. We find that it makes a neat and pleasing edge!
Best,
Cassy
Trying to start the stitch, when you knit between first and second stitch, are you catching the front of the second stitch and twisting the second stitch to the back,vyour finger gets in the way. Thank you
Hello Becky,
Thank you for reaching out! You are correct, after inserting your needle back to front through the middle of the first and second stitch, you will pick up the second stitch through the front and knit a stitch and letting that stitch rest on the right needle. I hope this clears things up for you and please let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Hello there,
If I were to design this as a cowl, do I need to have the first two knit stitches on the right side row/purl on the wrong or can I just start with the pattern? I assume that’s correct as I won’t have an edge, right?
Thanks for you help,
Ximena
Hello Ximena,
Thank you for reaching out! Yes, you are correct you can just jump right in. The most important thing to remember is that you are knitting in the round you are only knitting on the right side of your project so you may have to do a bit of experimenting before getting it right.
Good luck and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Would you think this stitch would be fine in heavy lace weight? (I know I can do a swatch but I wanted to ask first)
Hello May,
Thank you for reaching out! You can certainly knit this stitch up in a heavy lace weight, it will just come out much smaller!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
I will try this pattern this very morning
It is almost impossible to knit the first stitch after inserting needle from back to front because it is too tight and then knitting first stitch before slipping both off the needle.
Hi Martha,
Thanks for reaching out! Although it is a bit tricky, especially on the first row after the cast on, it should be possible to knit the first stitch. I would suggest watching our tutorial to make sure you are bringing the right hand needle back to the correct position after knitting the second stitch – the right hand needle should end up back in its usual spot, to the right of the left hand needle, rather than between the first two stitches, so that you are knitting the first stitch just as you normally would.
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
To solve the “too tight to execute”problem: cast on using size 8 needles. Switch to needles 1-2 sizes down to perform the first 5 rows of the pattern. Switch back to size 8s for row 6 and stay on the larger needles until you are within 3/4 of an inch for bind-off. Switch back to smaller needles and bind off from them. Switch needles on wrong side rows (where the tricky bit involves purling) for the easiest transition. This technique has the added advantage of combatting flaring at the top and bottom of the scarf.
I am so grateful for your patterns and tutorials. Where can I buy your yarn in Canada? Buying via crossborder shopping is too expensive given the tariff costs.
Hi Anne,
Thank you so much for writing in and for the kind words! Unfortunately we do not wholesale our yarns, so they are only available from our website. We are currently offering a shipping rate of just $8 to anywhere in Canada!
I hope that helps!
Julianna