Granite Relief Stitch

Granite Relief Sitch (multiple of 2 sts)

Note: the instructions are a generic pattern for creating this stitch pattern. For a single repeat, you'd only need two stitches (but you'd have a VERY narrow piece!) In the example shown, there are eighteen repeats of the stitch, so to make a swatch that looked the same, you need to cast on 36 stitches (16 x the 2 multiple.)

Row 1 (RS) Knit. 
Row 2 K2tog across row. 
Row 3 K into the front and back of each st. 
Row 4 Purl. 
Rep rows 1-4.

Stitch directions reproduced with permission, from Vogue Knitting Stitchionary: Volume One, Sixth & Spring Books, 2005