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Anemone Stitch Video Tutorial

November 4, 2020 4 Comments

Yarn & needles provided by Knit Picks. Post contains affiliate links.

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the deceptively easy anemone stitch. This stitch has a clear right side, and creates a dense, timeless finished fabric.

In this week’s new video, learn how to knit the deceptively simple Anemone Stitch, a dense stitch with delightfully vintage vibes and a clear right and wrong side. It’s so lovely that I see myself using in a vintage style sweater knitting project (as is often the case 😉). But I also see it right at home as a thick, textured winter hat/gloves/scarf set! This elegant and unique stitch uses a lot of wrist action, so be careful if you’re working it largely by itself for an extended period of time.

Note: If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you’ll know that my smaller dog, Storm, passed away last week. She had been ill for awhile, so Hands Occupied was put on the back burner as life took priority. Thank you for your patience and understanding. For those wanting to read about Storm’s final months, I’ll direct you here. <3

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the deceptively easy anemone stitch. This stitch has a clear right side, and creates a dense, timeless finished fabric.

Anemone Stitch Video Tutorial

Below the video itself – you can also check this out on YouTube and subscribe for even more tutorials every 1-2 weeks. I’m committing to a biweekly schedule when I have design deadlines (ahem, just got a fun new one coincidentally, which I’ll tell you more about later!). When I have flexibility, I want to do a video each week to keep up with requests. :)

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the deceptively easy anemone stitch. This stitch has a clear right side, and creates a dense, timeless finished fabric.

Speaking of which – comment below or shoot me a message if there’s something you’d like to see on the channel soon!

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the deceptively easy anemone stitch. This stitch has a clear right side, and creates a dense, timeless finished fabric.

Anemone Stitch Pattern

I originally discovered this stitch here on Knittingfool.

Knitting skill level: Easy to Intermediate

CO a mult of 4 sts
row 1. (WS) p, wrapping yarn twice for each st.
row 2. (RS) *Sl 4 sts to drop extra wraps, return the 4 elongated sts to the non-dominant needle, then (k4tog, p4tog) twice into these same 4 sts; rep from *.
row 3. p2, * p, wrapping yarn twice for each st; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
row 4. k2, *sl 4 sts to drop extra wraps, return the 4 elongated sts to the non-dominant needle, then (k4tog, p4tog) twice into these same 4 sts; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
Rep rows 1-4.

Please note that stitches are presented using the Craft Yarn Council’s standards and abbreviations: http://bit.ly/cyc-standards.

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the deceptively easy anemone stitch. This stitch has a clear right side, and creates a dense, timeless finished fabric.

Yarn & needles provided by Knit Picks. Post contains affiliate links.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Harry Roy

    November 30, 2020 at 1:19 am

    Thank you for this Heidi ! Always look forward to your posts!
    Stay well!

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    • Heidi

      December 8, 2020 at 3:26 pm

      Thank you!! :)

      Reply
  2. Sammy

    December 21, 2020 at 4:34 am

    Awww! So cute and cozy for this FREEZING season in NY. Keep up your good work so we will have more cute things to see :)

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    • Heidi

      January 4, 2021 at 3:34 pm

      Thank you so much! I JUST (phew/yay!) turned in my latest knit design deadline, so as soon as I get a few days off to get some hand rest, I’ll be back to it. I’ve got a fun sweater series in store this spring! -Heidi

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