Flight Of The Bumblebee
Video tutorial: how to knit Flight Of The Bumblebee stitch
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Knit long stitch: Bring yarn to back, insert needle into stitch 2 rows below next stitch and knit 1, drop unworked stitch above.
Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches + 3.
- Row 1 – Right side: Purl all stitches.
- Row 2 – Wrong side: Knit all stitches.
- Row 3: Purl 3, *knit 1 long, purl 3; work from * to end.
- Row 4: Knit all stitches.
- Row 5: Purl all stitches.
- Row 6: Knit all stitches.
- Row 7: Purl 1, *knit 1 long, purl 3; work from * to last 2 stitches, knit 1 long, purl 1.
- Row 8: Knit all stitches.
Repeat rows 1–8.