Sideways Herringbone, Fulgurite, Sand Stitch

1.Knitting: Sideways/Horizontal Herringbone

Sideways herringbone is a very tight, dense stitch. It consists of two rows on an even number of stitches (although I think it would work on any number of stitches).

1. Knit two together through the back loop, slipping only the first loop off the left needle. Repeat across the row, finishing with a knit through the back loop.
2. Purl two together, slipping only the first loop off the left needle. Repeat across the row, finishing with a purl.

I found the second row a bit tricky as it was hard to flick only one of the two loops off the left needle, and I found myself leaving the stitches on the sloped end of the needle so they ended up too tight.

2. Fulgurite

When lightning hits sand, it sometimes forms tubes of glass called fulgurites. The centre is vaporised and then the sand around heated so that it becomes a glassy substance called lechatelierite.

3. Knitting: Sand Stitch

I found sand stitch a lot easier than the other stitches. It's a four row repeat on a even number of stitches (although again I think it would work on any number).

1. knit
2. knit 1, purl 1 to end of row
3. knit
4. pur1 1, knit 1 to end of row

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