My favorite knit stitch RIGHT NOW is the Star Stitch.

This stitch is easy and fun. It gives you a fabulous knit fabric with very little effort. (Don’t you LOVE that?)

This favorite stitch right now resembles crochet. The Star Stitch can be done in a solid color or any number of colors. It is usually knit in two colors.  Try working it in a gradient yarn. You may use it for shawls, scarves, baby blankets and even sweaters in any weight yarn.

If you work the Star Stitch in two colors, simply draw the yarns gently up the side of the work without cutting.

Cast on with color A. *Work rows 1 and 2 in color A. Join color B and work rows 3 and 4 in color B.* Repeat between *’s. Note: When a stitch pattern gives a multiple with a plus number behind it, use multiples over and over and add the plus at the end. For our example, you would cast on a multiple of 4 (4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, etc) and then add one stitch. The pink swatch has 41 stitches. The green and white has 25 stitches. The cream and peach swatch has 17 stitches.

Star Stitch Pattern:
Cast on a multiple of 4 plus 1.

***How to MAKE STAR: Purl 3 stitches together. Do not remove these from the left hand needle. Yarn over the right hand needle  (counterclockwise as usual). Purl the same 3 stitches together again. Remove all to right hand needle.

Row 1: K

Row 2: P1, (make star, p1), repeat between () to end.

Row 3: K

Row 4: P3, make star, (p1, make star), repeat between () to last 3 sts, p3.

Watch the video below to learn the Star Stitch.

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