The Knit Purl stitch gets it’s name from how it emulates the look of knitting. It’s a stitch that can be made either in rows or in the round. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Knit Purl stitch with all the pictures that you need along with a video guide that you can follow along with too.

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I first used the Knit Purl stitch as one of the pieces in the Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along – a sampler blanket pattern made up of 48 individual pieces, each made with a different crochet stitch. You can access the entire pattern for free here

This pretty stitch can be made either in rows or in the round – but admittedly looks a tad neater when made in the round. The Knit Purl is meant to emulate the look of knitting and is a fairly easy stitch to make up once you get the hang of making the Waistcoat stitches.

For the sample in the picture below I used Paintbox 100% cotton aran. A beautiful non mercerised 100% cotton yarn that comes in a good variety of colours that are amazingly saturated with pigment for wonderfully vibrant colours that will make your crochet grab every ones attention.

This how to guide is part of Froggity Frog’s Stitch Vault collection. Have you seen all the other stitches in there? You can take a look here all the guides are free to access and maybe you will discover some new stitches to create for yourself.

The yarn I used for the pictures in this stitch guide is Paintbox 100% cotton aran. A beautiful non mercerised 100% cotton yarn that comes in a good variety of colours that are amazingly saturated with pigment for wonderfully vibrant colours that will make your crochet grab every ones attention.

I also used my trusty Clover Amour hooks which are perfect if you are looking for a good value ergonomic crochet hook that won’t cause your hand to ache if you are crocheting for long periods of time. I’ve tried many different crochet hooks over the years, but I always end up coming back to my trusty Clovers. They just sit so well in my hand and never let me down.

How To Crochet The Knit Purl Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Sc = Single Crochet
• BLO = Back Loop Only
• FLO = Front Loop Only

Start by making a foundation chain in multiples of 2 plus 2 (plus 1 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the third ch from your hook make a sc (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row) Make a sc in each st across

Row 2. Turn and ch1. make a sc in the first st and then *make a sc in the BLO. Now make a Waistcoat st* 

To make a Waistcoat st, you make a sc into the middle of the st instead of the loops like in the picture below.

repeat between *and*. When you have 1 st left make a sc in both loops.

Row 3. Turn and ch1. make a sc in the first st and then *make a Waistcoat st. Now make a sc in the FLO* repeat between *and*. When you have 1 st left make a sc in both loops.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have as many rows as you need

How To Add A Border To The Knit Purl Stitch

The Knit Purl stitch only has single crochet rows. So to add a border you just need to make 1 stitch into the side of every row.

I always recommend that you make a round of single crochet stitches around your piece first before adding any border pattern that you have planned, as doing this just helps to even your stitches out and make a nice solid round to add any further stitches into.

You can find more free crochet stitch guides here in Froggity Frog’s stitch vault. Come on over to our Facebook group – Froggity Frog’s Ribbit And Stitch and show us what you made with the Knit Purl stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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