Knit Echo

Background stitches

These stitches were created to work with cables, so the cables look good against them. You can adapt them to your design: make the background stripes wider or narrower, or place them wherever the piece needs shaping.

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You can also work them on their own, without cables, for an entire back or sleeve.

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What You’ll Need

Yarn & tools:

  • These stitches work with any yarn. The swatches shown here are worked in DROPS Karisma and Saga, both DK weight yarns.
  • Since they match the cables in density, you can work them with the same hook size as the cables or one size smaller. See the instructions for the cable stitches for details.

Skill Level: advanced beginners to intermediate crocheters

Design detail:

These stitches were designed for the Knit Echo collection, but the fabric looks good worked in any direction, so you can use them for bottom-up as well as side-to-side construction.

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