Thursday, November 05, 2015

SIMPLE LACE FAGGOTING

November Stitch of the Month
Simple Lace Faggoting is a basic lace stitch where every stitch is worked with either a yarn over or a decrease. The stitch pattern is worked over one row which results in a reversible stitch pattern.The faggoting stitch produces an elastic fabric that resembles netting. 

There are many variations to the faggoting stitch such as the Purse stitch, Turkish stitch and Feather faggot using the same principle of working a yarn over and a decrease.


Simple Faggoting Stitch
(Even number of stitches)
K1, *yo, ssk; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
This row forms the Simple Faggoting Stitch.

Abbreviations
SSK - Slip, slip, knit.