Love this stitch just a good old knit and purl which gives a lovely waffle pattern.
CAST ON
ARAN WEIGHT YARN 5mm - 22 stitches
DOUBLE KNITTING 4mm - 25 stitches
PATTERN
Row 1 (wrong side of work) - k1,*p2,k1* repeat *-* to end of row
Row 2 - p1,*k2,p1* repeat *-* to end of row
Row 3 - knit
Row 4 - p1 *k2,p1* repeat *-* to end
Repeat rows 1 - 4 until work measures 4" cast off.