This is a perfect choice for a beginner to knit something that looks much more complicated than it is. The pattern is achieved by wrapping the yarn around the needle twice on one row to achieve a horizontal stripe. For the vertical stripe, you simply drop the stitches needed to make the pattern and ladder down at the end of the piece.

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