Try your hand at knitting a sample of diagonal ribbing:
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Cast on a multiple of 8 sts, plus 6 sts.
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Follow this stitch pattern:
Row 1: K1, p4, * k4, p4; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 2: K4, * p4, k4; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 3: K3, * p4, k4; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3.
Row 4: K2, p4, * k4, p4; rep from * to end of row.
Row 5: P1, * k4, p4; rep from * to last 5 sts, k4, p1.
Row 6: P4, * k4, p4; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 7: P3, * k3, p4; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 8: P2, * k4, p4; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4.
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Rep Rows 1–8 to create the pattern.