Ripple Stitch Patterns also known as Old Shale Stitch, Feather and Fan Stitch, Wavy Stitch with most of their variations have been around forever.
This family of stitches, like other familiar stitches, were predominately used throughout the whole garment, usually in a standard style with flat yarn.
Variegated yarns, eyelash type yarns and mohair gave the stitch some variety but it still was used in standard stripes.
What is truly exciting about the new generation of knitters is the fearless willingness to experiment with guage, texture and form.
Mixing yarns, whether it's weight or texture or throwing out old notions of colour combinations, isn't a problem.
Ripples can be very effective design elements in small areas such as cuffs, neckbands, buttonbands, borders and used as edgings.
Any design with a knitted rectangle would benefit from this stitch such as shrugs.
Colour blocking with this stitch would definitely take the design to a new level and perhaps mixing that with narrow ripple stripes.
Read further for further inspiration, variations of this stitch and free patterns featuring the Ripple Stitch.
This family of stitches, like other familiar stitches, were predominately used throughout the whole garment, usually in a standard style with flat yarn.
Variegated yarns, eyelash type yarns and mohair gave the stitch some variety but it still was used in standard stripes.
What is truly exciting about the new generation of knitters is the fearless willingness to experiment with guage, texture and form.
Mixing yarns, whether it's weight or texture or throwing out old notions of colour combinations, isn't a problem.
Ripples can be very effective design elements in small areas such as cuffs, neckbands, buttonbands, borders and used as edgings.
Any design with a knitted rectangle would benefit from this stitch such as shrugs.
Colour blocking with this stitch would definitely take the design to a new level and perhaps mixing that with narrow ripple stripes.
Read further for further inspiration, variations of this stitch and free patterns featuring the Ripple Stitch.
Large image | Filati Knitting Magazine S/S 2012
Inset image | Sabrina Knitting Magazine No10 2012
Inset image | Sabrina Knitting Magazine No10 2012
Texture is highlighted above, both in the large image and the inset. The large image features heavy textured yarn matched with a finer, smoother yarn creating areas that are almost transparent and allowing the garment to drape.
The inset design is made from a thick and thin yarn, quite heavy in areas and thin, threadlike in others also creating texture and drape.
Should you wish to experiment with ribbon yarns, fur-type yarns or other special yarn types, it is very advisable to create large enough swatches to see how the fabric behaves and if it is stable.
The inset design is made from a thick and thin yarn, quite heavy in areas and thin, threadlike in others also creating texture and drape.
Should you wish to experiment with ribbon yarns, fur-type yarns or other special yarn types, it is very advisable to create large enough swatches to see how the fabric behaves and if it is stable.
All images | Sabrina Knitting Magazine
Both images above feature the ripple stitch in different and creative ways - one as a bottom border and the other as a neckband.
Images | here
Cardi | free pattern here
Bolero | free pattern here
Shrug | free pattern here
Capelet | free pattern here
Bolero | free pattern here
Shrug | free pattern here
Capelet | free pattern here
Cowl set | free pattern here
Pullover | free pattern here
Frills | free pattern here
Cardigan | free pattern here
Pullover | free pattern here
Frills | free pattern here
Cardigan | free pattern here
Happy Knitting!
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