The Oyster stitch would make a beautiful knitted afghan or pillow. It has a fun bulky texture to it. Although it has a "right side" to it, the wrong side doesn't look much different making it a good pattern choice for an afghan. I re-wrote this tried and true pattern to make it easier to understand.

Skill level: Advanced

6 Stitch pattern repeat.

You can use any weight yarn along with the appropriate size needles for that particular yarn. A suggestion of needle sizes often is posted on the yarn label (wrapper).

Multiple of 6 + 1
1st row (right side): Knit
2nd row: P1, *[p1, wyt] 4 times, p2; rep from * to end.
3rd row: K1, *Cluster 5 as follows: {pass next 5 sts onto right-hand needle dropping extra loops, pass these 5 sts back onto left-hand needle; working through all 5 sts at once [k1, wyt, p1, wyt, k1, wyt, p1, wyt, k1, wyt]}, k1; rep from * to end.
4th row: P1 *k5 dropping extra loops, p1; rep from * to end.
5th row: Knit
6th row: P4, [p1, wyt] 4 times, p1 *p1 [p1, wyt] 4 times, p1; rep from * to last 4 sts; p4
7th row: K4, Cluster 5 as before, *k1; Cluster 5 as before; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4
8th row: P4, k5, dropping extra loops, *p1, k5 dropping extra loops; rep from * to last 4 sts, p4.
Rep these 8 rows.

Cast off with either a 1st or 5th row.

Knitting Abbreviations:

• k= knit
• p=purl
• rep=repeat
• sts=stitches
• wyt = wrap yarn twice around needle

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