The following patterns are great knit and purl starter patterns.
Reference:
Garter stitch:
Row 1: Knit all
Stockinette stitch:
Row 1: Knit all Row 2: Purl all In the round: Knit all stitches
1 x 1 Rib stitch:
CO: Multiples of 2 + 1 edge st on each side Row 1: (Right side) K1(edge), *K1, P1*, K1, then K1(edge) Row 2: (and following rows) Work each st in the matter it presents In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) * K1, P1 * Row 2: * K1, P1 *
2 x 2 Rib Stitch:
CO: Multiples of 4 + 1 edge st on each side Row 1: (Right side) K1(edge), *K2, P2*, K2, then K1(edge) Row 2: (and following rows) Work each st in the matter it presents In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) * K2, P2 * Row 2: * K2, P2 *
5 x 1 flat rib stitch:
CO: Multiples of 6 Row 1: (Right Side): * K5, P1 * Row 2: (Wrong Side): * K1, P5 * In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) * K5, P1 * Row 2: * K5, P1 *
Seed stitch:
CO: Odd number of sts Row 1: (Right Side) * K1, P1 *, K1 Row 2: (Wrong Side) K1, * P1, K1 * In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) * K1, P1 *, K1 Row 2: * P1, K1 *, P1
Garter Ribbing stitch:
CO: Even number (multiples of 6) Row 1: (Right side) Knit all sts Row 2: K1 (edge), P2, * K2, P2 * , K1 (edge) In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) Knit All Row 2: * K2, P2 *, K2
Broken rib stitch:
CO: Multiples of 2, plus 1, plus 1 edge Row 1: (Right Side) Knit All Row 2: (Wrong Side) * K1, P1 * In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) Knit All Row 2: * K1, P1 *, K1
Sand stitch:
CO: Multiples of 2, plus 1 Row 1: (Right Side) Purl All Row 2: (Wrong Side) K1, * P1, K1 * In the round: Row 1: (Right Side) Purl All Row 2: * P1, K1 *, P1
Andalusion stitch:
CO: Multiples of 2, plus 1 Row 1: (Right Side): Knit All Row 2: (Wrong Side): Purl All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: *K1 (edge), P1 *K1, P1 *, K1 (edge) OR Row 1: (Right side) Knit All Row 2: (Wrong side) Purl All Row 3: *K1, P1*, K1 Row 4: Purl All In the round: Row 1: Knit All Row 2: Knit All Row 3: *K1, P1*, K1 Row 4: Knit All
Double Fleck Stitch:
CO: Multiples of 6, plus 4 Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2 (Wrong Side): P4, * K2, P4 * Row 3: Knit All Row 4: P1, K2, P1, * P3, K2, P1 * In the round: CO: Multiples of 6, plus 4 Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2: * K4, P2 *, K4 Row 3: Knit All Row 4: * K1, P2, K3 *, K1, P2, K1
Purl Ridge Stitch:
Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Knit All In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2: Knit All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Purl All
Pique Rib stitch:
CO: Multiples of 3, +2 Row 1 (Right Side): * K2, P1 *, K2 Row 2 (Wrong Side): P2, * K1, P2 * Row 3: * K2, P1 *, K2 Row 4: Knit All In the round: CO: Multiples of 2, + 1 Row 1 (Right Side): * K2, P1 *, K2 Row 2: * K2, P1 *, K2 Row 3: * K2, P1 *, K2 Row 4: Purl All
Waffle stitch:
CO: Multiples of 3, + 1 Row 1 (Right Side): * K1, P2 *, K1 Row 2 (Wrong Side): P1, * K2, P1 * Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Purl All In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): * K1, P2 *, K1 Row 2 (Wrong Side): * K1, P2 *, K1 Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Knit All
Little raindrops stitch:
CO: Multiples of 4, plus 3 Row 1 (Right Side): * P3, K1 *, P3 Row 2 (Wrong Side):K3, * P1, K3 * Row 3: * P1, K1, P2 *, P1, K1, P1 Row 4: K1, P1, K1, * K2, P1, K1 * In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): * P3, K1 *, P3 Row 2: * P3, K1 *, P3 Row 3: * P1, K1, P2 *, P1, K1, P1 Row 4: * P1, K1, P2 *, P1, K1, P1
Reverse Ridge stitch:
Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Knit All Row 5: Purl All Row 6: Knit All In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2: Knit All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Purl All Row 5: Purl All Row 6: Purl All
Tile Square stitch:
CO: Multiple of 5, plus 4 stitches Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2 (Wrong Side): P4, * K1, P4 * Row 3: Knit All Row 4: P4, * K1, P4 * Row 5: Knit All Row 6: Knit All In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2 (Wrong Side): * K4, P1 *, K4 Row 3: Knit All Row 4: * K4, P1 *, K4 Row 5: Knit All Row 6: Purl All
Diagonal seed stitch:
CO: Multiples of 6 Row 1 (Right Side): * P1, K5 * Row 2 (Wrong Side): * P4, K1, P1 * Row 3: * K2, P1, K3 * Row 4: * P2, K1, P3 * Row 5: * K4, P1, K1 * Row 6: * K1, P5 * In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): * P1, K5 * Row 2: * K1, P1, K4 * Row 3: * K2, P1, K3 * Row 4: * K3, P1, K2 * Row 5: * K4, P1, K1 * Row 6: * K5, P1 *
Diagonal Rib stitch:
CO: Multiples of 4 Row 1 (Right Side): * K2, P2 * Row 2 (Wrong Side): * K2, P2 * Row 3: * K1, P2, K1 * Row 4: * P1, K2, P1 * Row 5: * P2, K2 * Row 6: * P2, K2 * Row 7: * P1, K2, P1 * Row 8: * K1, P2, K1 * In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): * K2, P2 * Row 2: * K2, P2 * Row 3: * K1, P2, K1 * Row 4: * K1, P2, K1 * Row 5: * P2, K2 * Row 6: * P2, K2 * Row 7: * P1, K2, P1 * Row 8: * P1, K2, P1 *
Seed stitch:
CO: Multiples of 4 Row 1 (Right Side): * K3, P1 * Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Purl All Row 5: * K1, P1, K2 * Row 6: Purl All Row 7: Knit All Row 8: Purl All In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): * K3, P1 * Row 2: Knit All Row 3: Knit All Row 4: Knit All Row 5: * K1, P1, K2 * Row 6: Knit All Row 7: Knit All Row 8: Knit All
Basket weave stitch:
CO: Multiples of 6 Row 1 (Right Side): Knit All Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl All Row 3: * K1, P4, K1 * Row 4: * P1, K4, P1 * Row 5: * K1, P4, K1 * Row 6: * P1, K4, P1 * Row 7: Knit All Row 8: Purl All Row 9: * P2, K2, P2 * Row 10: * K2, P2, K2 * Row 11: * P2, K2, P2 * Row 12: * K2, P2, K2 * In the round: Row 1 (Right Side):Knit All Row 2: Knit All Row 3: * K1, P4, K1 * Row 4: * K1, P4, K1 * Row 5: * K1, P4, K1 * Row 6: * K1, P4, K1 * Row 7: Knit All Row 8: Knit All Row 9: * P2, K2, P2 * Row 10: * P2, K2, P2 *
Garter checkerboard stitch:
CO: Multiples of 10, plus 5 Row 1 (Right Side): * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl All Row 3: * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 4: Purl All Row 5: * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 6: Purl All Row 7: * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 8: K5, * P5, K5 * Row 9: Knit All Row 10: K5, * P5, K5 * Row 11: Knit All Row 12: K5, * P5, K5 * Row 13: Knit All Row 14: K5, * P5, K5 * In the round: Row 1 (Right Side): * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 2: Knit All Row 3: * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 4: Knit All Row 5: * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 6: Knit All Row 7: * K5, P5 *, K5 Row 8: * P5, K5 *, P5