While I worked on the body of my Circumnavigated cardi I thought about ribbing options. The pattern as written calls for 2x2 rib, IIRC, but that is boring. Very boring. So I used this instead:
Flat ribbing, on a multiple of three: k2p1 on both sides. To make this rib in the round: on a multiple of three alternate these two rounds: k2p1, k1p2.
The colum of seed stitch gives the rib a fancy appearance but you'll know you didn't do anything tricky. This ribbing is reversible, being essentially identical on both sides. When made flat the two ends aren't identical to each other, but if anybody is close enough to see that...
I like this ribbing well enough that I will probably be using it a lot on sweaters. I can also envision a t-shirt style sweater made using this as the all-over pattern for the fabric - no waist shaping required. I made a scarf in this rib using handspun a couple of years back; the recipient praises it on every cold day, claims lake winds can't touch her through two layers :)
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