Stop knitting garter stitch! Knit a stunning and very simple textured pattern. 

A stunning and very simple textured pattern for warm items such as hats, snoods, cardigans, sweaters, and scarves:
Pattern repeat: 2 stitches and 4 rows. Repeat rows 1 to 4 in a checkerboard fashion.
Abbreviations:
k: knit stitch
p: purl stitch
edge stitch (selvage stitch)
st: stitch
Cast on an odd number of stitches using the long-tail cast-on method.
Row 1 (WS): Slip the first stitch purlwise, knit all stitches to the end, knit the last stitch.
Row 2 (RS): Slip the first stitch purlwise, knit all stitches to the end, knit the last stitch.
Row 3 (WS): Slip the first stitch purlwise, purl all stitches to the end, knit the last stitch.
Row 4 (RS): Slip the first stitch purlwise, knit 1, knit into the stitch 3 rows below, repeat from * to the end, knit the last stitch.

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