I've been knitting since 1980 but only just discovered the wonderful "linen stitch". Like it's name, this stitch gives your knitting almost the appearance of weaving.
In the above scarf in progress I've chosen to alternate a few rows of linen stitch with a few rows of seed stitch. The tension for the two stitches is quite different, giving the scarf a rippled effect.
It is a very simple stitch worked on a 2 stitch repeat.
- Cast on an odd number of stitches.
- Purl a foundation row. (Next row is the first of your right side rows.)
- Right Side row 1 - Knit 1, bring yarn forward as if to purl (as you would for ribbing or seed stitch.)
- Slip the next stitch from the left needle to the right without knitting it and bring the yarn to the back after you have slipped the stitch. It will look like a strand running in front of the stitch you didn't knit.
- Repeat these two stitches and end with an extra knit stitch.
- Turn work
- Wrong side row - Purl 1, send yarn to back as if to knit. Slip next stitch from left needle to right without purling and then bring the yarn back to the front after you have slipped the stitch. As with the previous row, you will have a strand running around the stitch that shows up on the right side.
- Repeat these two stitches and end with an extra purl stitch.
- Repeat these two rows to create the linen stitch
If these instructions are not clear, there are many good tutorials on youtube.
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Posted by: bedroom furniture | 07/28/2013 at 10:51 AM