The Lace Cord of Long Stiches A beautiful stitch to be used not just for bracelet but also for necklaces and belts. We decided to try with a bracelet with this stich and some cotton yarn on a pale peach colour. The tutorial from Sheruknitting was a fantastic help.
I could not wait to try the Start Stitch , I posted the tutorial in the new page I created in the blog call " Stitch Library " I would like to keep a Library of all the stitches that I really like. I have made a Coin Purse following the Parttern instructions. Here are the pictures of the Purse , I found it so cute
Special Abbreviation: WP (Wedge Picot): work 6ch, 1sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc into next ch, 1dc into next ch, 1tr into next ch, 1dtr into next ch.
Row 1
(Wrong Side): 1sc into 2nd ch from hook, *1WP, skip 5ch, 1sc into next ch; rep from * to end, turn.
Row 2
5ch (count as 1dtr), *1sc into top of WP, over next 5ch at underside of WP work 1sc into next ch, 1hdc into next ch, 1dc into next ch, 1tr into next ch, 1dtr into next ch, skip next sc; rep from * omitting 1dtr at end of last rep when 2 sts remain, **[yo] 3 times, insert hook into last ch at underside of WP, yo, draw loop through, [yo, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, rep from ** into next sc, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook, skip tch, turn.
Row 3
1ch, 1sc into first st, *1WP, skip next 5 sts, 1sc into next st; rep from * ending last rep with 1 sc into top of tch, turn.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have reached your desired length.
I found a great tutorial for this stitch on the bookpeopleestudio blog,star-daisy-stitch/
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I’m especially fond of Ishrat Khawja’s star stitch coin purse, which is offered as a free download on Ravelry.
The star stitch requires you to stick your hook into some nonstandard spaces, so I put together a little video tutorial to walk you through it.
Everyone seems to do this stitch a little differently, so here’s my version. Written instructions appear below.
Multiple for the foundation chain is 2 (basically any even-numbered chain will do)
Row 1: Draw up a loop in the first ch (the one right next to your hook) and the next 4 ch for a total of 6 loops on your hook. YO and draw through all loops on hook to create a star. Ch 1 to secure the star. (Insert hook into the center of the star created by the ch-1 and draw up a loop. Draw up a loop by inserting your hook into the side of fifth loop you drew up in the previous star. Draw up a loop by inserting your hook into the foundation ch in the same ch space you used to draw up the fifth loop on the previous star. Draw up loops in the next two chs in foundation row. This gives you a total of 6 loops on your hook. YO and draw through all loops, and secure the star with a ch-1.) Repeat across till 1 ch remains. Dc in the last ch. Turn, ch 2.
Row 2: Make 2 hdc in the ch-1 spaces from the previous row. Do not hdc in the loop spaces that form the top of the star, only the ch-1 spaces. Make final hdc in the top ch from the previous row. Turn, ch 3.
Row 3: Insert hook into first ch (the one right next to your hook) and draw up a loop; do the same in the next 2 chs and the following two hdc. YO and draw through 6 loops on hook. Ch 1 to secure the star. (Insert hook into the center of the star created by the ch-1 and draw up a loop. Draw up a loop by inserting your hook into the side of fifth loop you drew up in the previous star. Draw up a loop by inserting your hook into the same hdc you used to draw up the fifth loop on the previous star. Draw up loops in the next two hdcs. This gives you a total of 6 loops on your hook. YO and draw through all loops, and secure the star with a ch-1.) Repeat across till 1 hdc remains. Dc in last hdc. Turn, ch 2.
