A friend pointed me to a question on Ravelry about identifying a pattern stitch, because one response to the question suggested that the pattern stitch was crocheted, rather than knitted.
Here is the link to the post in question, which includes a couple of responses I made. Here are pictures of the swatch I knitted, along with a picture of the original garment in question:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOkCX9Ktla53hrzdCoeyQB9g5H_pHoXs0yXXZn5_KoChFrMpsVMKbYH2uF72t75YL4YmmQdlQOeNpu3b362lVnw3wwnUy5pEud09PmN3WIGrEWDuBaJN8pPok_wux63j0RcS8YRO3mTty/s320/kraka%2527s+gardener%2527s+cardi.jpg) |
The original picture, from a gardening magazine |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlj5u0t63JETOznwtMryGY8HhupdqqLPbYdsU2Tx7BbNHxwUFE9A23K1IU_3OYEMEpIk0K3qCxRVXp_KnCpxXXwLVOAGbyC9Kmzx-yi4woTNNGw9Rll3rkxdbUF_7dBy6jMILmLQgpvlL/s200/stitch+1.jpg) |
An enlarged picture of the fabric,
with apologies for the resolution |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gv4gi1BmMRoPhh0aCtRKb5TvQ_SJhgT_-kAjGGWMw0-Us2n11fO0-kmGeapkcFOYqlF2ykmMTIcJMJcs04MWec4gVkNvqJWThebc9qe7C_Nu6p4rLDn66CxBnSUzTtK8EmwVtmWRH0tL/s200/IMG_1075.JPG) |
I knitted this swatch (starting at bottom, binding off at top)
to explore what the stitch might have been. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8scfyM6fTnrtWfT1Ky1Vhl0NTZfKCPo3yOgIMFQzTgEsIkzGz68mvIzKOgjuRO8SuyV05CwKxV6Yj1scsNhpMSMoWu_-y8i7q_zjV6ukczBSv8jf-UL8rbMppF4B_nzOrVmmSTCTxI89E/s200/stitch+2.jpg) |
Enlarged picture of the pattern stitch at top of swatch. |
Given the difference in resolution between the two pictures of the stitches, I find it easier to see how they are related by squinting a bit. I do believe they are basically the same stitch.
The stitch I used was a very simple type of brioche: over an even number of stitches, (knit 1, knit 1 in the stitch below) all the way across. This is a one-row repeat, so the same row is repeated each row; For this striping, change yarn every 2nd row.
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