How To Knit Moss Stitch

In today’s Saturday Stitches, we’ll introduce you to the gorgeous texture of moss stitch.

Here at WATG, we love the simplicity and versatility of this stitch. Work it in Shiny Happy Cotton for something sophisticated and feminine, like our Julia Sweater, or choose the Snood Dogg in our Crazy Sexy Wool, perfect now the nights are drawing in. Moss stitch also looks great paired with ribbing, just check out our Little Giants T-shirt or Riri Shrug if you need convincing!

Here, we’ll show you how to work moss stitch over an uneven number of stitches. Click on the image below to watch our video tutorial or read on to get started.

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  • 1. Knit 1 stitch.
  • 2. Bring the yarn between the 2 needles to the front.
  • 3. Purl 1 stitch.
  • 4. Bring the yarn between the 2 needles to the back.

Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you have 1 stitch left of your row, knit this stitch. Simply repeat this row to keep knitting in moss stitch.

Want to work moss stitch over an even number of stitches? No problem!

  • ROW 1
  • 1. Knit 1 stitch.
  • 2. Purl 1 stitch.
  • Repeat these 2 steps until you have worked all of the stitches of your row.
  • ROW 2
  • 1. Purl 1 stitch.
  • 2. Knit 1 stitch.
  • Repeat these 2 steps until you have worked all of the stitches of your row.

Keep repeating these 2 rows form the pattern.

Like the look of moss stitch in our Crazy Sexy Wool? Today we used Purple Haze, and you can check out our full yarn range by visiting our website or clicking on the yarn ball below.

Purple Haze

 

 

2 Comments

  1. Hi! I’ve been working on my snood dog and it doesn’t seem to look very even at all. Because the instruction tell me to slip the first stitch to make it look neat (and I have an odd number of stitches) – does that mean once I’ve slipped the stitch I then purl stitch 1 on row 2 if I’ve knitted stitch 1 on row 1?
    Thanks, I hope I’ve explained that well enough!

    • Hey Larissa – yes, if you have an odd number of stitches and you’re slipping the first stitch then knitting the next, you’ll finish on a purl stitch. On the second row, you’ll slip the first stitch then knit the next.

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