Stitch Pattern of the Day: Seaside Chain Stitch

I won't say what the chains look like to me because, well, my job keeps my mind firmly in the gutter most of the time. HOWEVER! This stitch is rather interesting to do. It's not that it's particularly difficult, but it IS requiring a certain number of stitches or it will look a little off. Of course, I wasn't thinking about that when I cast on initially, so it does look a little off, but then, this is MY patchwork scarf;)

Overall, not a bad stitch. I can see it being used on scarves mostly, perhaps hats. Not really a sweater stitch for me.

More tomorrow!

XOXO
~Bella

Stitch Pattern of the day: Little Step Stitch

This one is a bit more complex. But there's something supremely nifty about this pattern!

Here's the right side of it:


And this, my dears, is the wrong side:

I'll confess, I really do prefer the wrong side to the right side. *laughs* I mean, both sides are lovely, but there's something more organic, flowy and just downright pretty about the wrong side that results from this pattern.

Ahh me.

*Glances at the clock* Time to run and get the Dragon from work! Thank goodness the snow has melted!

XOXO
~Bella

Stitch Pattern of the Day: Sand Stitch

So today's stitch is the Sand Stitch.

Works best with an even number of stitches and the pattern is, again, relatively easy. Row 1: K1, P1 across. Row 2: Knit.

This is another of these stitches that seem really simple but produce quite a nice result. It has tons of texture without driving your fingers crazy, and it's super easy to memorize.

And since the next one in the book is actually a variation of the above, I thought I'd give you a two-fer:

This is the Sand Stitch with Slip Stitches. To me, it looks just like the reverse side of the Sand Stitch pattern, only...done on the right side, so the little nubby bits are inside. Pattern is as follows:
Row 1 (Right Side): With yarn in back, Slip 1 stitch as if to purl; with yarn in front, purl 1. Repeat across.
Row 2: Purl.

I'm a little meh about this one, but then it could be because it's just a very slight variation to the sand stitch.

Rolling through tomorrow: Little Step Stitch!

XOXO
~Bella

Stitch Pattern of the Day: Uneven Rib Stitch

This one I waffled on a bit, because I'm so used to doing traditional ribbing that I didn't want to just throw a rib stitch in here. However, this one looks a little more interesting than your normal ribbing:

I'm sure the definition will show up better when it's blocked, but it's a very simple ribbing pattern. Worked in stitches groups of 4, it's a simple P2, K2 for the first row, followed by a K1, P2, K2, with a K1 at the end. Seems quite stretchy and I rather like it compared to normal ribbing. It has...character!

Next up: Sand Stitch!

XOXO
~Bella

Stitch Pattern of the Day: Moss Stitch

Behold:

I've never really used Moss Stitch for anything. And I wonder why! It's actually quite a beautiful stitch, not to mention it's very meditative to do. K1, P1 for one row and then P1, K1 for the next; rinse, later, and repeat.

I'm actually thinking about doing an entire project in moss stitch. Perhaps a scarf? I wonder how it would look in a variegated yarn too.

Tomorrow: Uneven Rib Stitch

XOXO
~Bella

First stitch pattern of the day: Twisted Stockinette

So here's a picture:
I'm going to try to keep these all along the same lines, 26 stitches across, 26 rows high. I'm using just plain ol' size 8 (5.0mm) Boye aluminum needles. Initially, I thought about each one getting it's own swatch, but then it occurred to me, how interesting would it look to just keep knitting different stitch patterns along a single skein?

I'm currently destashing with this project, so I'm using some Caron Super Soft in vibrant purple (naturally *grin*) and plan on making my way through whatever else acrylic yarn I have back there that isn't chenille or boucle.

So there you go. Tomorrow? Moss stitch!

XOXO
~Bella