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Tassel Stitch Video Tutorial

October 21, 2020 2 Comments

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Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the tassel stitch.

There’s a new knitting stitch tutorial up on the Hands Occupied YouTube Channel! Learn how to knit the Tassel Stitch, which knits up into a flexible, wearable fabric with a clear right and wrong side. This advanced beginner-friendly stitch pattern is worked over 12 rows & a multiple of 6 stitches plus 1. Looking at the swatch in the photos, I can’t stop thinking about how cute this stitch would be in a close-fit pullover sweater. (Specifically, something like this but long sleeved.)

Tassel Stitch Video Tutorial

Here’s the video itself! Like I said, I think this one would be so great for a sweater, but what do you think – what projects would suit this stitch well?

TASSEL STITCH PATTERN

Knitting skill level: Easy

CO a mult of 6 sts + 1
1. (RS)
*k4, p2; rep from * to last st, k1.
2. (WS) p1, *k2, p4; rep from * to end of row.
3. rep row 1.
4. rep row 2.
5. *loop, k1, p2, k3; rep from * to last st, k1.
6. p1, *p3, k2, p2tog; rep from * to end of row.
7. k1, *p2, k4; rep from * to end of row.
8. *p4, k2; rep from * to last st, k1.
9. rep row 7.
10. rep row 8.
11. k3, *loop, k1, p2, k3; rep from *, ending k1.
12. *p1, k2, p2tog, p2; rep from * to last st, p1.
Rep rows 1-12. (12 rows)

Special stitch note: Within the Tassel Stitch, other stitches are worked. A special stitch (a.k.a. not your run of the mill knit or purl 2tog) is used to achieve the Tassel Stitch, and it’s called a loop. By definition (source: https://bit.ly/31cnubx though in row 11 my pattern differs, I believe fixing a minor error), a loop in the Tassel Stitch is worked as follows. “Put right-hand needle through between the 4th and 5th stitches and draw through a loop.” I demo it in the video as well. 👍🏻

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the tassel stitch.

P.S. New to this stitch? Shout out to Knittingfool.

Isn’t finding a new stitch fun? 🤓 I originally encountered this stitch on a delightful website that you should really bookmark: Knittingfool. They’re not a sponsor, just a very useful website for folks who love finding new stitches, and I don’t think enough people are aware of this great knitting resource.

You can conveniently look up stitches by name, stitch count, row count, and appearance. There’s a gallery of thumbnails in color too, which makes finding the right stitch easy. (Note: The patterns aren’t written in Craft Yarn Council format, but their styling is pretty easy to understand.)

Heidi from Hands Occupied walks you through how to knit the tassel stitch.

Yarn provided by Knit Picks. Post contains affiliate links.

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Sue

    November 16, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Looks easy enough. I want to make a wide wide scarf with pockets, so this would be nice to try. Thanks Heidi! Stay well.

    Reply
    • Heidi

      November 22, 2020 at 9:22 am

      You too, Sue! :)

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How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
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Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
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I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
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The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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