Wednesday, April 06, 2016

GOOSEBERRY STITCH

Stitch of the Month – April 2016
The Gooseberry Stitch is a bobble stitch that is formed by working increases in one stitch which is then decreased back to one stitch over four rows. The resulting effect is a heavily textured, three-dimensional design resembling gooseberries.

It is good to note that you will need more yarn than you typically would when knitting straight stockinette stitch. 

Gooseberry Stitch
(Uneven number of stitches)
Row 1 (RS)  Knit
Row 2  K1, *(p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) in next st, k1; repeat from * to end.
Row 3  Purl
Row 4  K1, *sl2 wyif, p3tog, p2sso, k1; repeat from * to end.
Row 5  Knit
Row 6  k2, *(p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) in next st, k1; repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 7  Purl
Row 8  K2, *sl2 wyif, p3tog, p2sso, k1; repeat from * to last st, k1.
These 8 rows form the Gooseberry Stitch Pattern

Abbreviations
sl2 - slip 2 stitches 
p3tog - purl 3 stitches together
p2sso - pass 2 slipped stitches over
wyif - with yarn in front


4 comments:

  1. wow ! Awesome post ! Cook for few seconds, add enough water to cover the gooseberries and cook in high flame until the gooseberries gets well cooked.!

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  2. What skill level do you think this would fall under? Intermediate? Or advanced?

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  3. I think it would fall under intermediate. It looks more intimidating than it is - if someone can knit, purl and do yarns over they can definitely tackle this stitch pattern.

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