This simple knitting tutorial will help you to learn how to knit a Basket Weave Stitch.

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What is Basket Weave Stitch?
In this tutorial, you can find any type of Basket Weave Stitch you would need:
- Basket Weave Stitch in rows
- Basket Weave Stitch in rounds
What do you need to knitting this project?
- Knitting needles (Choose a knitting needle size that matches the yarn you’ve chosen):
- straight knitting needle – for knit in rows
- double-pointed needles or circular needles – for knit in rounds
- Yarn (I recomended that beginners start with a worsted or bulky weight yarn)
- Scissors
- Stitch/place markers
- Tapestry needle
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Stitch tutorial and abbreviations used in this knitting project
- slip knot
- cast on
- K – Knit stitch
- P – Purl stitch
- cast off
- weawe-in yarn ends
- * * = Repeat pattern between asterisks
If you still have questions regarding what those symbols mean or how to read them, please take a look at our epic guide of Knitting symbols and abbreviations.
Knitting Basket Weave Stitch
In this tutorial I will teach you how to knit Basket Weave Stitch on two straight needles, working back and forth in rows.

Knitting pattern

How to Knit Basket Weave Stitch
- Cast on a multiple of fife stitches, but with it multiplying by an even number; for example, 5×2, 5×12, etc.
- Rows 1-6: * K5, P5 *
- Rows 7-12: * P5, K5 *
- Repeat the twelwe rows to form the pattern, then cast off your stitches and weave in your ends.
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