How to Knit the Lattice Stitch

Imagine making a fabric purely out of icords. As you may have seen in my previous post, the lattice stitch and other faux-chet stitches may be used to mimic the look of many crochet textures. The lattice stitch is a visual approximation of filet crochet, a technique that involves creating a grid of filled and open squares to form a design.

Originally inspired by a mistake in a stacked stitch pattern, you can see that this stitch is neither a traditional lace or mesh. It is in fact very different from other stitches that I have used before in patterns, but it's a favorite to experiment with. This article is an overview of the basic lattice stitch without shaping or lace. Once you understand this basic pattern, you're ready to make some more complex lattice stitch patterns.

A closeup of  the base stitch looks like this:

It's something worth learning for summer and winter use, so I've put together a series of videos to show how it works.