The Sunlight book of knitting and crocheting

Detail Stitches

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CROSS STITCH

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Make a chain the length required.

1st row: Work 1 double crochet in the 5th stitch from needle, make another double crochet across the 1st one in the next stitch on the chain. This makes the Cross Stitch.

Now make 1 double crochet in 2nd stitch on the chain and the other double crochet across in the stitch skipped.

2nd row: Same as 1st row; make the stitches above each other and take up in the double stitch on the row below.

Turn for every row.

RIB STITCH

Make a chain the length of the work.

1st row: Take up 1 loop in the 2nd stitch on the chain, put yarn over hook and pull through both loops on needle. This is the single crochet. Repeat in every stitch in the chain to end of row; turn.

2nd row: Make 1 chain, work same as on 1st row, taking up in the back of the stitches on row below.

SLIPPER STITCH

Make a chain as long as 1½ times the length of the work.

1st row: * Begin with 7 single crochet (larger or smaller number of stitches as desired), make 3 single crochet in the next (the 8th) stitch on the chain, then make 7 single crochet, skip 2 stitches on the chain and repeat from * to end of row.

2nd row: Plain, or 1 single crochet for each stitch on row below, taking up in the back of the stitches.

3rd row: Same as 1st row; make 3 single crochet in 1 stitch at the point, then work 7 single crochet, skip 2 stitches and repeat.

Repeat 2nd and 3rd rows for the work.

BLOCK STITCH

Make a chain the length required.

1st row: Work 3 double crochet in the 5th stitch from needle. * Make 1 single crochet in the 4th stitch on the chain, then make a chain of 3 stitches and 3 double crochet in same place as the single crochet; repeat from * to end of row; turn.

2nd row: A chain of 3 stitches; make 3 double crochet in the single crochet below; then work 1 single crochet on top of the block over the chain of 3 stitches.

Now make a chain of 3 stitches, and work 3 double crochet in the same place as the single crochet over the chain of 3 stitches; then a single crochet on top of next block and repeat this for the work.

SHELL STITCH

Make a chain somewhat longer than the length of the work.

1st row: Work 5 double crochet in the 5th stitch from needle. * Make 1 single crochet in 4th stitch on the chain, then a shell of 5 double crochet in 4th stitch from the single crochet and repeat from * to end of row; end row with a single crochet, turn.

2nd row: A chain of 3 stitches; work 2 double crochet in the single crochet on row below (always taking up in the double stitch).

* Make 1 single crochet in the middle of the shell, then make a shell of 5 double crochet in next single crochet and repeat from *, ending the row with 3 double crochet, turn. Start next row with a shell and repeat for the work.

GRANDMOTHER’S STITCH

Make a chain the length required.

1st row: Put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop in 4th stitch from needle, yarn over and pick up another loop in next stitch on the chain; now yarn over hook and pull through 4 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops and make 1 chain.

Repeat the stitch to end of row, taking up in every stitch on the chain; turn.

2nd row: Draw out the loop on needle, put yarn over hook and take up 1st loop in the 1 chain below, yarn over and pick up 2nd loop between 1st and 2nd stitch on row below.

Pull through as before and repeat for the work, always taking up the loops for the stitch on each side of the stitch below.

DESIGNS IN KNITTING AND PURLING

1st Part: Knit plain every row.

2nd Part: Knit 2, purl 2 for every row.

3rd Part: 1st row: Knit 1, purl 1 and repeat to end of row.

2nd row: Same as 1st row, alternating the stitches. Slip 1st stitch for every row.

PATENT STITCH

Cast on the stitches, uneven numbers.

1st row: Knit 1st stitch, * keep yarn in front of needle and slip 1 stitch with the yarn, knit plain the next stitch and repeat from * to end of row.

Now for every row always slip 1st stitch, having the yarn to the left side of the stitch and knit plain last stitch.

2nd row: Knit yarn over needle and the slipped stitch together as 1 stitch, and put yarn in front of needle and slip the knitted stitch with the yarn.

Repeat these 2 rows for the work.