Fancy Stitch Combos - Sideways/Horizontal Herringbone

Instructions for working this stitch: Cast-on an even number of stitches. Row 1: *K2tog tbl, dropping only the first stitch off your needle,* rep from * to last st, ktbl. Row 2: *P2tog, dropping only the first stitch off your needle,* rep from * to last st, p. Repeat these rows to desired length, then bind-off while working a right-side row, pulling one stitch over the other every time you have two stitches on the right needle. In the video, I mention a pattern available from Purl Soho which gives you a pattern for working this stitch in-the-round. You can find that pattern here: http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2011/1/5/whits-knits-big-herringbone-cowl.html Information on things you'll see in this video: In the video, I refer to yarn weights and needle sizes in US terms. A yarn weight conversion chart can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight A needle conversion chart can be found here: http://www.yarnfwd.com/main/needleconv.html The poncho on the mannequin is the Easy Folded Poncho, knit in Knit Picks City Tweed DK: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-folded-poncho My "Embrace the Swatch" water bottle can be found here: http://www.zazzle.com/verypink The bulky yarn I used for demonstration is Lion Brand Hometown USA. I demonstrated using size 13 US (9mm) needles. The yarn used in the gray swatch is Malabrigo Chunky, and I used size 10.5 US (6.5mm) needles. The worsted-weight yarn I used in the darker green sample is Cascade 220. The n