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Seed stitch

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Knits and purls that shift on every row: a small, even texture that lies flat.

Unlike ribbing, work each stitch the opposite of how it appears: purl the "V"s, knit the bumps.

In the round over an odd number of stitches, just repeat "k1, p1" every round: the shift happens by itself.

Good to know

  • A great border for scarves and blankets.

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Chart

1212

Multiple of 2 stitches · 2 rows

Read the chart from bottom to top. Right-side rows are read from right to left, wrong-side rows from left to right. Each square is one stitch as seen from the right side.

Key
  • Knit on RS, purl on WS
  • Purl on RS, knit on WS
Written instructions
  1. Row 1 (RS) : *k1, p1; repeat from * to end
  2. Row 2 (WS) : *p1, k1; repeat from * to end