Free Indian Pilar Stitch Knitting Pattern

Free Indian Pilar Stitch Knitting Pattern.

The Indian Pillar Stitch is a highly textured knitting pattern that creates prominent vertical columns, resembling pillars. This effect is achieved through a unique stitch manipulation on the right-side rows. The core of the stitch involves working three stitches together multiple times without dropping them from the left needle – first purling them together, then knitting them together, and finally purling them together again. This creates a dense, raised cluster of stitches that forms the “pillar.” The single knit stitches between these clusters provide a contrasting background. The wrong-side rows are simply purled, allowing the pillars to stand out. This stitch is perfect for adding a bold, tactile element to projects. It produces a relatively thick and warm fabric. This is a two row repeat pattern.

Abbreviations:

K: Knit
P: Purl
P3tog: Purl three stitches together.
rep: Repeat
right side: the “front” side of the knitting.
st(s): Stitch(es)
P3tog without slipping sts from left-hand needle, knit them tog, then purl them tog:
*This describes the special stitch combination. Because this is not a standard stitch, you will not find a standard abbreviation. It’s best described in full, or you could create a shorthand for your own notes, such as:
P3tog, K3tog, P3tog (all in same 3 sts), or, P3tog-K3tog-P3tog(same sts).
1. Insert the right needle into the next three stitches on the left needle as if to purl, and purl them together, but do not slip the original three stitches off the left needle. You now have one stitch on the right needle, and the original three are still on the left.
2. Keeping the same three stitches on the left needle, insert the right needle into them as if to knit, and knit them together, but again, do not slip the original three stitches off. You now have two stitches on the right needle (the result of the purl and the knit), and the original three are still on the left.
3. One last time, keep the original three stitches on the left, and P3tog. Now you can slip the original three stitches off the left needle. You’ve essentially created three stitches out of three, but they are tightly clustered together to form the pillar.