Woodgrain

Woodgrain Knitting stitch. A combination of Cable and Lace. It looks more like tree roots. The way the cable twists change each repeat is great, too.
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Category: Featured stitches
Eyelet and lace
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Abbreviations: RS, WS: Right side, wrong side
ST, STS: Stitch, stitches
Rep: Repeat
K: Knit
P: Purl
Yo: Yarn over
SSK: Slip slip knit
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
4/5 RC: 4/5 Right cross 
How to knit 4/5 RC
Slip 5 sts to cable needle and hold in back, K4, then K5 from cable needle.
Pattern
Cast on a multiple of 18 sts, plus 1.
Row 1 (RS): *K4, Yo, SSK, P7, K2tog, Yo, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 2 (WS): *P6, K7, P5; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 3: *K3, (Yo, SSK) twice, P5, (K2tog, Yo) twice, K2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 4: *P7, K5, P6; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 5: *K2, (Yo, SSK) 3 times, P3, (K2tog, Yo) 3 times, K1; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 6: *P8, K3, P7; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 7: K1, *(Yo, SSK) 4 times, K1, (K2tog, Yo) 4 times, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 8: *K2, P15, K1; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 9: *P2, (Yo, SSK) 3 times, K3, (K2tog, Yo) 3 times, P1; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 10: *K3, P13, K2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 11: *P3, (Yo, SSK) twice, K5, (K2tog, Yo) twice, P2; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 12: *K4, P11, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 13: *P4, Yo SSK, K7, K2tog, Yo, P3; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 14: *K5, P9, K4; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 15: *P5, K9, P4; rep from * to last st, P1.
Rows 16 and 18: Rep Row 14.
Row 17: Rep Row 15.
Row 19: *P5, 4/5RC; P4; rep from * to last st, P1.
Rows 20, 22, and 24: Rep Row 14.
Rows 21 and 23: Rep Row 15.
Row 25: *P4, K2tog, Yo, K7, Yo, SSK, P3; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 26: *K4, P11, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 27: *P3, (K2tog, Yo) twice, K5, (Yo, SSK) twice, P2; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 28: *K3, P13, K2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 29: *P2, (K2tog, Yo) 3 times, K3, (Yo, SSK) 3 times, P1; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 30: *K2, P15, K1; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 31: K1, *(K2tog, Yo) 4 times, K1, (Yo, SSK) 4 times, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 32: *P8, K3, P7; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 33: *K2, (K2tog, Yo) 3 times, P3, (Yo, SSK) 3 times, K1; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 34: *P7, K5, P6; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 35: *K3, (K2tog, Yo) twice, P5, (Yo, SSK) twice, K2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 36: *P6, K7, P5; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 37: *K4, K2tog, Yo, P7, Yo, SSK, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 38: *P5, K9, P4; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 39: *K5, P9, K4; rep from * to last st, K1.
Rows 40 and 42: Rep Row 38.
Row 41: Rep Row 39.
Row 43: K5, P9, *4/5RC, P9; rep to last 5 sts; K5.
Rows 44, 46, and 48: Rep Row 38.
Rows 45 and 47: Rep Row 39.
Rep Rows 1 - 48.