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Sunday, March 10, 2019

What's that stitch - stamen stitch

Picture of what's that stitch stamen stitch

Welcome to what's that stitch series! Stamen stitch is also called honey comb stitch which has quite a sturdy stitch that does not stretch easily.  It creates a texture that is just amazing with the detail in it and its so easy to knit!  It looks like little circles inside one another with dashes breaking them up.  Learn what this stitch is, how to do sand stitch and get few project ideas for using this stitch.

Picture of how to do stamen stitch in knitting


What is Stamen stitch?


Stamen stitch creates a sturdy thick texture that does not stretch easily.  It is an easy stitch to do and uses knit, purl and slip stitches - if you've never done slip stitches do not worry they are easier than any other stitch.  This stitch gives and amazing texture of little circles inside one another with dashes breaking them up.


What does stamen stitch look like?


Below is a close up of what stamen stitch looks like and the texture of this stitch.


Picture of close up of stamen stitch in knitting



How do you do stamen stitch?


To do stamen stitch you only need to know how to:

  • Knit
  • Purl
  • Slip a stitch

Knitting abbreviations and meanings


K - knit
P - purl
Sl 1 - slip 1 stitch
Purlwise - means to pick up the stitch as if you are going to purl it.
Knitting abbreviations - Free printable knitting abbreviations sheet

To do stamen stitch 

Cast on multiples of 2
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: *K1, sl 1 purlwise repeat from*, end with K2
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: K2, *Sl 1 purlwise, K1, repeat from*
Repeat these four rows


Picture of stamen stitch in knitting


What can you make using stamen stitch?


Using stamen stitch you could knit a blanket, jumper, scarves, boot toppers, container or baskets. This stitch would be perfect for almost any cozy knit for winter because of its thick texture.


Picture of knitted stamen stitch square


Have fun learning how to do stamen stitch and making a project using this stitch, a new stitch in the stitch series what's that stitch will be posted next Friday.

Related Posts

What's that stitch? - Page of photos and links to all posts in the what's that stitch series.
Knitting abbreviations - Free printable knitting abbreviations cheat sheet in downloadable pdf file
Free printable knitting sheets - Free printable handy knitting sheets all in downloadable pdf files

2 comments:

  1. Sue18 January, 2021

    Any suggestion on how what stitches to use with the stamen stitch on the perimeter of an Afghan? Thanks, Sue

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  2. Arjaye18 January, 2021

    Hi Sue,

    There is quite a few stitches that would look nice, moss stitch, seed stitch, stocking stitch, grating stitch, elm gain, garter ridge stitch and seed stitch simple. All of these use knit and purl stitches only except for elm grain which also uses yfd (yarn forward). You can find all of these stitches on the what's that stitch page https://cozywoodlandcottageknits.blogspot.com/p/whats-that-stitch.html and how to do a yfd (yarn forward) you can find here: https://cozywoodlandcottageknits.blogspot.com/2018/06/how-to-do-yarn-foward-yfd-in-5-easy.html If you have any questions please ask :-)

    Happy Knitting,
    Arjaye

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