What kinds of things can you make using the coffee bean stitch?
The coffee bean is a stretchy and airy little pattern, which makes it perfect for hats, socks, and the cuff of a new sweater, for example! The pattern looks a bit like a row of coffee beans lined up next to each other—that’s because it’s a bean-shaped motif with a little dot in the middle, so it’s definitely a bean!
How do you make a coffee bean?
Step 1: Choose a good yarn to knit your coffee beans; we recommend a nice acrylic yarn, such as Yarn and Colors Amazing. The sample was knitted with this yarn in the color Aventurine.
Instructions and Tools & Supplies:
You'll need:
- Yarn and Colors Amazing in the color Aventurine
- 4 mm Knitting Needle
Cast on a number of stitches that is divisible by 5, plus 4 extra stitches
For the video: cast on 15 + 4 = 19 stitches
First, knit 3 rows to create a garter stitch edge
Watch the instructional video and make your own coffee bean!
The pattern
Needle 1: Knit 2, *purl 2, slip 1, knit 2, pass the slipped stitch over the last 2 knitted stitches on the right needle*. Repeat *-* until 4 stitches remain on the needle, ending with purl 2, knit 2
Needle 2: K2 *K2, P1, yarn over, P1* Repeat *-* until 4 stitches remain on the needle, ending with K2, K2
Needle 3: Knit 2, *purl 2, knit 3* Repeat *-* until 4 stitches remain on the needle, ending with purl 2, knit 2
Needle 4: Knit 2, *knit 2, purl 3*; repeat from * to * until 4 stitches remain on the needle, ending with knit 2, knit 2
Repeat rows 1 through 4 until the desired length is reached
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