[SIZE=18px]Hello everyone! Today we take a look at the Tunisian Moss Stitch![/SIZE]
[SIZE=16px]A Video tutorial for the Moss Stitch is available from Mode Bespoke
The Tunisian Moss Stitch has a similar look to TFS (Tunisian Full Stitch). It creates on open woven look with a very nice drape. It’s also reversible! This pattern requires a 2 row repeat on an odd number of stitches with alternating TKS & YOs.
Note: I’ve also seen this stitch called the seed stitch on at least one designer’s site - The Purple Poncho.
Written instructions:
Foundation Row (Basic TSS Foundation) [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px]Create an odd number of chains[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px](1) Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px](2) Yarn over and pull up a loop. Leave that loop on your hook.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px]Repeat steps 1&2 across the row. This is your "Forward Pass". Don't turn your work.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px]Yarn over and draw through one loop only. (Yarn over and draw through two loops.) Repeat () to the end. You should have one loop on your hook.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px][B]Row 1 - Forward pass.[/B] Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, *insert the hook into the next vertical bar as to TKS and pull up a loop, yo, skip the next vertical bar*, repeat *-* to last 2 stitches, TKS, insert the hook under the 2 vertical bars of the last stitch and pull up a loop. Basic Return Pass[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px][B]Row 2 - Forward pass.[/B] Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, yo, skip the next vertical bar, insert the hook into the next vertical bar as to TKS and pull up a loop (this is the yo made on the pervious row, the front leg is diagonal from the next vertical bar)*, repeat *-* to last 2 stitches, yo, skip the next vertical bar, insert the hook under the 2 vertical bars of the last stitch and pull up a loop. Basic Return Pass[/SIZE]
[SIZE=16px]Bind off in TSS.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px]Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, ch1 * insert hook in sp, yo & pull through all loops, insert the hook under the next vertical bar, yo and pull through all loops,*, repeat *-* to last stitch, yo, insert the hook under the 2 vertical bars of the last stitch and pull through all loops. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=16px]Chain 1, cut the yarn and pull through the loop to fasten off.[/SIZE]
