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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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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is an artist, author and crafts designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame. In addition to running the Hands Occupied Blog and Pattern Shop, you can find her making videos & co-hosting the Very Serious Crafts podcast.

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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.

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    • Heidi

      November 22, 2020 at 9:22 am

      You too, Sue! :)

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