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ColourSpun in Stitches – Broderie Anglaise

Broderie Anglaise - knit stitch

A beautiful eyelet stitch that resembles Broderie Anglaise embroidered fabric. Its perfect for soft, feminine knits and for babies.

You will need:

ColourSpun Yarn of your choice

Needles to suit your yarn

Abbreviations

K:                                            knit

k1long, k2, k1 long:      Step 1: Insert your right needle into the space between the k2tog and ssk from 2 rows earlier.

Step 2: Knit one stitch through this hole. Knit the next two stitches on your left needle, and then knit another stitch through same space you picked up in Step 1.

Try to keep your tension even on both stitches so that they will be of equal length.

k2tog:                                   knit 2 together

ssk:                                        slip, slip, knit (slip one stitch knit wise, slip another knit wise, knit these two together)

Instructions

Cast on a multiple of 8 plus 4

Knit 5 rows.

Row 1: *k4; k2tog; ssk. Repeat from * until end of row.

Row 2: Purl all stitches

Row 3: *k4; k1long, k2, k1long. Repeat from * until end of row.

Row 4: Purl all stitches.

Row 5. k2tog; ssk; *k4; k2tog; ssk. Repeat from * until end of row.

Row 6: Purl all stitches.

Row 7: k1long, k2, k1long; *k4; k1long, k2, k1long. Repeat from * until end of row.

Row 8: Purl all stitches.

Repeat these 8 rows for pattern

Knit 5 rows

Cast off.

Other Stitch Patterns

Because you chose Broderie Anglaise Stitch, we have added links below to a few more Stitches you may like

This Broderie Anglaise Stitch swatch was made using Pure Merino Wool – DK but would work equally well with any of our large range of Natural Yarns

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