SEAFOAM STITCH

Stitch of the Month - December 2016

The Seafoam stitch has a unique and interesting texture. It’s a reversible stitch pattern that resembles waves. The stitch pattern is created by making yarn overs and then dropping them on the following row. It an easy way to create a pattern that looks like lace but is worked using only knit stitches and yarn overs.

There are numerous stitch pattern books that have the pattern as *[yo] twice, k1, [yo] 3 times, k1, [yo] 4 times, k1, [yo] 3 times, k1, [yo] twice, k6*. You may want to experiment with it in place of the stitch pattern below in rows 3 and 7 but I found that the elongated yarns from the dropped stitches looked a bit too loose.

The stitch works well for scarves, shawls and summer sweaters. I particularly like the Seafoam pattern when it’s knit with a variegated yarn.

Seafoam Stitch
(Multiples of 10 stitches + 6)
Row 1 (RS) Knit
Row 2  Knit
Row 3  K6, *yo, k1, [yo] twice, k1, [yo] 3 times, k1, [yo] twice, k1, yo, k6; repeat from * to end
Row 4  Knit while dropping all yarn overs from needle
Row 5  Knit
Row 6  Knit
Row 7  K1, *yo, k1, [yo] twice, k1, [yo] 3 times, k1, [yo] twice, k1, yo, k6; repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, k1, [yo] twice, k1, [yo] 3 times, k1 [yo] twice, k1, yo, k1. 
Row 8  Knit while dropping all yarn overs from needle
These 8 rows form the Seafoam stitch pattern

Abbreviations

RS  right side

yo   yarn over