Easy Knitting Patterns to Practice Ribbing

Ribbing is often used as an edging on projects worked with other stitches, like the brim of a hat or the cuff of a sleeve.

But sometimes it’s fun to let ribbing take center stage in a project. It’s easy to knit and give a nice graphic element to any project. It’s also stretchy, squishy and warm. Let’s take a look at some ribbing knitting patterns that bring this stitch to center stage.

A scarf is always a good place to start. This ribbed scarf pattern from Purls and Pixels uses 1×1 ribbing so it almost looks like a solid stockinette fabric. You will definitely get comfortable with switching between knits and purls as you work this pattern! And of course you can use any ribbing combination you like in a scarf pattern; just make sure you have the right number of stitches so the pattern ends where it will be reversible (1×1 ribbing works on multiples of 2, while 2×2 works on multiples of 4, for example).

Purl Soho has a sweet ribbed hat, which is a classic design. They’re easy to knit, comfy to wear, work for everyone and you can knit it extra long to make a foldover brim or keep it slouchy. This one is worked in 1×1 ribbing and sized from baby to large adult.

How about a nice pair of ribbed socks? Allover ribbing makes socks super stretchy and helps them hug your foot. The DRK Everyday sock from Andrea Mowry uses ribbing everywhere but the toe. They’re worked in sock yarn and come in 11 sizes to fit babies through large men. You can get the pattern on Ravelry.

The contrasting colors on the Ribbing Please shawl by Stephen West make it look more complicated than it is, but the stitch pattern here is ribbing, too. The sample uses a collection of DK and worsted weight yarns and is worked in 2×2 ribbing. You can get this pattern on Ravelry.

Ribbing isn’t just for accessories; how about a whole top made out of ribbing? The Night and Day Racerback top from Thorson Knits uses a pretty 2X1 rib and superfine yarn. It comes in 9 sizes up to about a 62 inch bust measurement and has about 4 inches of positive ease. You can get the pattern on Etsy.

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Ribbing is a versatile and interesting knitting technique that can add texture and interest to your projects.

These easy knitting patterns are a great starting point for practicing ribbing and incorporating it into your knitting projects. From scarves to headbands and even a purse, these patterns offer a variety of options for you to explore and practice the technique of ribbing.

Happy knitting!

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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