How To: Knit Moss Stitch

[J4zberg]

Good reminder. Thanks. I put a marker at one edge of my work. When the marker is at the beginning of the row, I knit the knits and purl the purls. When the marker is at the end of the row, I knit the purls and purl the knits.

[PleasantSeas]

@J4zberg Excellent.

[tbasil1]

Much too fast. I can't see what you're doing at all when you wrap the yarn around.

[tnkells88]

how they lie on the needle is something that you learn by looking at your stitches.

cast on and knit one row. every stitch has the v shape. turn it over and they look like little loops.

at 0:30 her first stitch is a knit. its not very clear but its a knit. the second and third stitches are easier to ID.

for example her third stitch is also a knit as it looks like the classic V shape. the second stitch is a purl as it has a round piece of wool in a circular shape.

[DebCoMO]

I’m guessing seed stitch is a 2 row repeat:

Right side row: *KP* repeat

Wrong side row:  Purl the knit stitches and Knit the purl stitches.

Is Moss stitch a 4 row repeat?

Row 1 (Right Side): *KP* repeat

Row 2 (Wrong Side): Knit the Knit stitches and Purl the Purl stitches

Row 3: *PK* repeat

Row 4: same as row 2

[DebCoMO]

Right side row: *KP* repeat

Wrong side row: Purl the knit stitches and Knit the purl stitches.

Your verbal instructions are unclear.

"Do the opposite of how your stitch lying on the needle."

"Do exactly how the stitches lie on your needle."

What does this mean?

I can’t tell from the video, because it goes out of focus every time you move. And I can’t see, because you cover each stitch you are knitting with your left thumb.

I'll try to write this out after watching a few more times

[nictann]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY TOO FAST... is it simply 1 knit, 1 purl? i used to klnit often, took classes and then i stopped after i had my girls so basically i'm trying to get back into it, soooo this was too fast and had minimal explanation...i could be completely off but thtats my opinion. any way to s;ow it down???

[genevieveivy]

I agree with a previous poster, please show what you mean by "how they lie on the needle" how do you tell if the stitch is a knit stitch or a purl stitch? Slow down too. Thanks.

[dcumms69]

@genevieveivy the purl stitches have a bump in the front, and knit stitches have the bump in the back I believe. Check out theknitwitch views to get a more clear view on how to do the basics

[ruderk12]

you keep repeating the phrase" how they lie on the needle" but you never explain what you mean by that. You need to include a variety in your explanations.

[emmauk1234]

Is this knit one stitch, purl one stitch??

[PleasantSeas]

@emmauk1234 Yes.

[EJCoopsful]

Christ, blink and you'd miss it...

[Cramptown]

please, you are too fast. i get along with teachers who slowly show the stitch. thanks so much, mary

[mersylla]

Seed stitch is so cute

[btenuha]

could u try adding sub titles to your videos and you are a bit 2 fast for me as i am just a beginner



[ripcalwill]

I have watched four other videos and looked at two knitting books and everyone is different for moss stitch. Some actually say K1P2 etc.

why so different?

Yours is the easiest and turns out the prettiest! I knitted a long scarf with rib 2 sections and your moss stitch sections with baby yarn and number 7 needles casting on 100 stitches. Now all of my friends and family want one!

I can't tell...do you need an odd number of stitches or even number or does it even matter?

[ripcalwill]

Way too fast! I can't see what you are doing at all!

so is it KpKpKpKp, then PKPKPK or what???

[PleasantSeas]

@ripcalwill Yes. You would repeat the same row twice, then do the opposite for the next two rows and then start over.

[brinafr3sh]

Your going too fast. Nice nail polish though.

[JunsuiGackt]

you are the fastest knitter with yarn on right index finger that I've seen these days .*thumbs up for that*

English is my second language and so far i understand you really well. I am glad that you are posting videos. I'll subscribe.

I'm looking forward to new videos :D

[PleasantSeas]

@JunsuiGackt Thanks. Glad you are enjoying them. If there's anything you'd like to see please let me know.

[OrigamiGirlPro]

i love your yarn mine are all ugly XD

[PleasantSeas]

@OrigamiGirlPro It's just the baby soft yarn from Wal Mart.

[lavenderbudtree]

Err sorry but someone who doesnt knit well, its hardly a tutorial for me to learn at the speed you're knitting!

[lavenderbudtree]

what a joke, for someone who doesnt knit well, its hardly a tutorial for me to learn at the speed you're knitting!

[Zombiekiller707]

love your nail polish~!

[PleasantSeas]

@Zombiekiller707 Thanks. haha

[modgurl69]

Thank you very much.....very helpful.

[teresah1982]

is it lke this k p k p k then turn and instead of doing purl as the next one would be in my example u wud knit?

[PleasantSeas]

@teresah1982 Yes, exactly.

[melissarenat]

I have tried to do both seed and moss stitch (following you video, over and over, as i go) but for some reason I cannot get mine to look like either example...it endes up looking like a ribbled stockinette, the only way it could do that is if I was lining them up but I am alternating..I do not understand what im doing wrong..I even does it when I follow other videos..any advice?

[PleasantSeas]

@melissarenat Seed and Moss stitch can be very easy to mess up. For Seed stitch every row you do the opposite of how the stitch is lying on the needle. Row one you knit purl knit purl. Row two you knit the purls and purl the knits.

[PleasantSeas]

@melissarenat For Moss stitch you repeat the same pattern for two rows then do the opposite for two rows. Row one knit purl knit purl. Row two you knit the stitches how they are on the needle. So you would knit the knits and purl the purls. Then do the opposite after two rows.

[mahdeealoo]

too fast. slow down, it's a blur...

[Tayohni]

I bet you'd like a knitting machine LOL!

[PleasantSeas]

@Tayohni Actually I got one once. I didn't like it. It took me longer to figure out one row and I could of had the item done by then, haha.

[TheVivacious100]

Thanks hun this is really helpful :)

[PleasantSeas]

@TheVivacious100 Your welcome.

[tuticuti784]

did u use the same piece of knitting from the seed stitch to the moss stitch?

[PleasantSeas]

@tuticuti784 Yes. The bottom half is seed stitch and the top half is moss.