Clustered Braid - Knittingfool Stitch Detail

Clustered Braid

Multiple of 20 stitches

Repeat Rows 1 - 24.

Row #	Side	Color	Begin Row	Repeat	Repeat From *
1	W	-	*	k4, (p4, k4) twice	*
2	R	-	*	p4, BKC, p4, slip next 2 stitches to dpn and hold in front, k2, then k2 from dpn; p4	*
3	W	-	*	k4, (p4, k4) twice	*
4	R	-	*	p3, BC, FC, p2, BC, FC, p3	*
5	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
6	R	-	*	p2, (BC, p2, FC) twice, p2	*
7	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
8	R	-	*	p2, k2, p4, BKC, p4, k2, p2	*
9	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
10	R	-	*	p2, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p2	*
11	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
12	R	-	*	p2, k2, p4, BKC, p4, k2, p2	*
13	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
14	R	-	*	p2, (FC, p2, BC) twice, p2	*
15	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
16	R	-	*	p3, FC, BC, p2, FC, BC, p3	*
17	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
18	R	-	*	p4, BKC, p4, slip next 2 stitches to dpn and hold in front, k2, then k2 from dpn; p4	*
19	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
20	R	-	*	p3, BC, FC, p2, BC, FC, p3	*
21	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
22	R	-	*	p3, (k2, p2) twice, k2; then slip the last 6 stitches worked to a dpn and wrap yarn 4 times counterclockwise arround these 6 stitches; then slip the 6 stitches back to the right needle; p2, k2, p3	*
23	W	-	*	knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches	*
24	R	-	*	p3, FC, BC, p2, FC, BC, p3	*

		Additional Instructions and Notes
Front Cross (FC)		slip 2 stitches to dpn and hold in front, p1, then k2, from dpn
Back Cross (BC)		slip 1 stitch to dpn and hold in back, k2, then p1 from dpn
Back Knit Cross (BKC)		slip 2 stitches to dpn and hold in back, k2, then k2 from dpn