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Floral Pattern

How to Knit Seed Stitch

Easy Tutorial for Beginners

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Floral Pattern

The Seed Stitch

 is one of my favorite stitch patterns to use for visual interest and extra squish.

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Floral Pattern

How to Knit Seed Stitch – The Easy Way

The easiest way to knit seed stitch is to cast on an odd number of stitches. Then do as follows. Row 1: *k1, p1; repeat from * to last stitch, k1. Row 2: Repeat Row 1. Row 3: Repeat Row 1. Row 4: Repeat Row 1.

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Floral Pattern

How to Knit Seed Stitch – The Slightly Harder Way

you’ll cast on an even number of stitches. Then work the following rows: Row 1: *k1, p1; repeat from * to end of row. Row 2: *p1, k1; repeat from * to end of row. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until your project reaches the size you’d like.

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Floral Pattern

How to Knit Seed Stitch in the Round

If you cast on an odd number of stitches, your seed stitch in the round will go as follows. Round 1: *k1, p1; repeat from * to last stitch, k1. Round 2: *p1, k1; repeat from * to last stitch, p1. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until your project reaches its desired size.

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Floral Pattern

If you cast on an even number of stitches, your seed stitch in the round will go as follows. Round 1: *k1, p1; repeat from * to end of round. Round 2: *p1, k1; repeat from * to end of round. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until your project reaches its desired size.

For more info about how to use the seed stitch and why, including a video tutorial, be sure to visit the blog:

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Floral Pattern