Domino stitch - how to join the squares

The way to join the squares formed by the domino stitch is, of course, to sew them together, but there is another way to do it by picking up stitches. This method is reminiscent of entrelac.

 

STEP 1-1

Cast on an odd number of stitches and form the first square with color A. For our example, 13 sts. (mustard)

 

Worked in garter stitch

Garter stitch instructions (back and forth):

Knit every row. 1 garter stitch row = 2 rows worked.

 

DOMINO square 1 reminder:

Place 1 marker in the center stitch.

ROW 1 (= on the wrong side): Knit all stitches.

ROW 2 (= on the right side): Knit until 1 stitch remains before the marker, slip 2 stitches as if to knit them together, knit 1 stitch, pass the 2 slipped stitches over the knitted stitch, knit the remaining stitches.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 - decrease 2 stitches in the middle of the pattern every 2 rows (that is, every right-side row) until 1 stitch remains on the needle, do not cut the yarn.

 

 

STEP 1-2

Turn the work 90 degrees to the right and with color B (cream), pick up and knit 7 stitches from the left side of square A. The distribution is as follows: the first is the last stitch of square A, 5 stitches picked up from the left edge of the knitting and the last one being the one picked up from the cast-on row.

 Turn the work (wrong side) and cast on 6 stitches. You will have a total of 13 stitches.

Make another square from the picked-up stitches.

 On the right side of the work, you will notice that the diagonal in the center of the work starts at the lower left corner to end at the upper right corner. The diagonal of all the squares must be in the same direction.

 

You repeat STEP 1-1 until the desired length and cut the yarns.

 

 

STEP 2-1

To join a row of squares parallel to the first, follow these steps: Cast on 6 stitches with color B.

 

Insert the right needle into the first stitch of the cast-on row of the first square (col A).

 

Pick up and knit 6 stitches from the edge stitches of the first square (you have 13 stitches in total) and make a new square (col B).

STEP 2-2

To make the 2nd square of the 2nd edge, follow these steps.

 

Anchor color A, pick up and knit 6 stitches, the 6th being picked up from the "corner" of the 1st square col A.

 

Pick up and knit 6 more stitches from the edges of the 2nd square col B. and make a new one (col A).

 

Repeat STEP 2-2 until you have made the appropriate number of squares. Repeat STEPS 2-1 and 2-2 to make a 3rd, 4th, 5th..... row.

 You can make variants with stripes, color changes...

your imagination is the only limit.

 There are several other ways to join and give different shapes to the dominoes. I therefore invite you to search for Vivian Høxbro on the Internet, the creator of this stitch.

 HAPPY KNITTING!🧶 👋 😄 🧶