How to knit two-coloured Royal Quilting pattern

In this DROPS video we show you how we knit a two-coloured Royal Quilting pattern. Cast on a number of stitches divisible with 6+3 with colour A. We have casted on 18+3 stitches in colour A with DROPS Snow in this video.

Row 1: WRONG SIDE, colour A, purl 2, * make sure the thread is now placed on the right side, slip the next 5 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, purl 1 * (there will be a loop on the right side over the 5 sliped stitches), repeat *-* until there are 1 stitch left, purl 1

Row 2: RIGHT SIDE, colour B, knit all stitches.
Row 3: WRONG SIDE, colour B, purl all stitches.

Row 4: RIGHT SIDE, use colour A, knit 1, lift 3 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, knit the next stitch together with the loop made 3 rows below. *slip 5 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, knit the next stitch together with the loop made 3 rows below *, repeat *-* until 4 stitches remains. Slip 3 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, knit 1.

Row 5: WRONG SIDE, with colour A, purl 1, place the thread on the right side, slip 3 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, purl 1, * place the thread on the right side, slip 5 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, purl 1 *, repeat *-* until 4 stitches remains, slip 3 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, purl 1.

Rows 6-7: Repeat row 2-3.

Row 8: RIGHT SIDE, with colour A, knit 1, knit the next stitch together with the loop made 3 rows below, * slip 5 stitches purlwise from the left needle to the right needle, knit the next stitch together with the loop made 3 rows below *, repeat*-* until 1 stitch remains, knit the last stitch.

Repeat row 1-8 until desired length.

The bordeaux / cerise colored patch is knitted in DROPS Cotton Merino.