No-roll scallop edge Mock English Rib on an LK150 -

The Mock English Rib stitch is very similar to the hand-manipulated purl stitch on a knitting machine. This stitch also creates a no-roll edge with a curved-scalloped shape. It can be useful as the edge of a sweater, scarf, or blanket.

The Mock English Rib stitch creates strong textured lines and adds interest to any machine knitting project. The dramatic side is on the purl side instead of the knit side. It is actually very easy to knit. No ribber or patterning device is needed here.

Watch our Mock English Rib scalloped edge tutorial

How to machine knit a Mock English Rib stitch

Needle Setup

You can decide the interval of the Mock English Rib stitches. I set it for every 5th stitch. So I have an empty needle with 4 stitches on both sides. See the picture below.

The empty needles should be placed back to the A position or the non-working position.

Cast on, hang weight, and knit a few rows. I use a simple E-wrap cast-on. You can start with waste yarn or any cast-on method.

Latch-up or reform the stitch

Similar to the Purl stitch reform, we latch up the ladders (lines) on the empty needles. But, instead of latch-up every ladder, we latch-up every 2 ladders. That is the only difference.

I used a latch tool and went under the first 3 lines, hooked the third line only, and pulled the yarn down all the way.

Then, went under the next 2 lines, hooked the second (top) line only, and pulled the yarn all the way down.

Repeat the second step above until you reach the top, then transfer the stitch to the empty needle.

Continue reforming all the empty needles into the Mock English Rib stitches.

After that, knit another 10 rows, drop down the Mock English Rib stitches, and reform back up again the same way as before.

Since we latch-up 2 lines at a time, it is a good idea to knit an even number of rows (10, 12, 14…) for each section before you reform the stitch to avoid 1 stitch left without pairing.

Every 10 rows or so, drop the stitches and reform back to the Mock English Rib stitches.

How to reduce the side edge rolling?

One way to reduce the side edge rolling or curling is to keep the Mock English Rib near the sides. So here I made a sample with only one needle next to the Mock English Rib stitches (the empty needles will be reformed into the Mock English rib stitches).

The side edges will not be completely flat, but the Mock English Rib will stop the edges from curling too much. So this can be part of a design.