Porcupine Stitch

February 25, 2007 — Laurie Osborne

porcupine stitch

Yarn: Cervinia’s Tajmajal
Wraps Per Inch: 16 w.p.i.
Needles: Size 6 (4mm)
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch
Pattern: Porcupine Stitch
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiples of 12 stitches
Book: A Second Treasure of Knitting Patterns
Page: 282
Notes: The stitch can be a little tough to follow initially, because the lace pattern is not obvious. Stick with it, however, and you have an interesting, completely reversible lace pattern!

Knit by: Laurie

Here is a close up of the porcupine stitch:

porcupine close-up

 

I have used this stitch very successfully with Moebius scarves. The stitch pattern makes grafting relatively easy because there are three rows of stockinette. Just use a provisional cast on and start on row 4 of the pattern. End on row 2, and your graft will serve as row 3! There is also a nice shrug in this pattern at http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTido.html

Posted in "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", 12. Lace (2nd), Patterns that are the Same on Both Sides. 10 Comments »

10 Responses to “Porcupine Stitch”

  1. myartfullife Says:
    February 26, 2007 at 12:48 AM

    This would make a gorgeous sweater to layer or beach over-top. Beautiful swatch and thanks for the detail up-close.

  2. karrie Says:
    February 26, 2007 at 5:26 PM

    Wow, I like this one! I have never noticed it. Lovely and reversible. Awesome!

  3. elan Says:
    February 26, 2007 at 11:38 PM

    That’s lovely, reversible patterns are so nice for scarves.

  4. Emilee Says:
    February 27, 2007 at 2:31 PM

    Wow, that’s really neat!

  5. Ann Says:
    March 2, 2007 at 7:12 PM

    Absolutely beautiful! Perfect yarn choice!

  6. bufanditas Says:
    March 4, 2007 at 8:02 AM

    Beautiful pattern and being reversible make it even better.

  8. Genevieve Says:
    September 17, 2008 at 12:34 AM

    You can see Porcupine used in two very different ways in the wedding shrug “I Do” and the green stiped scarf “Anne Shirley” – both on Knitty.com.

  9. Tsock Tsarina Says:
    November 29, 2008 at 5:24 AM

    Excellent swatch – but… am I imagining this? or is the photograph upside down?

  10. Tsock Tsarina Says:
    November 29, 2008 at 5:26 AM

    I meant the first photograph, BTW – the detail one is right-side-up.

    Also BTW – this stitch works surprisingly well in the other type of Moebius scarf, the “magical” kind where you do a provisional cast-on at the middle and knit outward.


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