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How to knit seed (moss) stitch in the round

In this DROPS video we show how to knit seed (or moss) stitch in the round.

When you are knitting seed st in the round on a circular needle or double pointed needles it's a great idea to work with an uneven number of sts.
You will then get a good transition between K and P sts all the way around, and the beginning of the round will be invisible, You work alternating K1 and P1 around and around. On next round you will then automatically work K over P and P over K, which is what seed st is all about.

You must read the pattern to be able to follow. You’ll find patterns using this technique by clicking on the pictures below.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 131-22

DROPS 131-22
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Video #323, listed in: Learn to knit, Texture Knitting, Seed / Moss stitch

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Country flag Loretta Teitsma wrote:

How to increase seed (moss) stitch when knitting a yoke in the round? How to increase from 1 to 3 stiches without getting a hole? (I understand how to keep the checkerboard pattern, but I get a hole.)

08.04.2023 - 12:17

DROPS Design :

Dear Loretta, could you specify which pattern number you are working so that we may better help you?

08.04.2023 - 20:00

Country flag Loretta Teitsma wrote:

How to increase seed (moss) stitch when knitting a yoke in the round? How to increase from 1 to 3 stiches without getting a hole? (I understand how to keep the checkerboard pattern, but I get a hole.)

08.04.2023 - 12:16

DROPS Design :

Dear Loretta, could you specify which pattern number you are working so that we may better help you?

08.04.2023 - 20:00

Country flag Gayle N Pounds wrote:

Can you please make this Seed/Moss stitch available in Vimeo? Thanks!

23.03.2023 - 00:04

DROPS Design :

Dear Mrs Pounds, sorry we are now just available to have the video visible on you tube or on our website directly. Happy knitting!

23.03.2023 - 14:56

Country flag Malin wrote:

Hej. Hur ökar man i mosstickning? I mitt mönster står det att jag ska öka 1 maska på varje sida om markeringen. Jag har 3 markering i mitt arbete och jag ska öka vart annat varv. Mvh Malin

03.11.2022 - 18:57

DROPS Design :

Hej, du ska öka så att mosstickningen fortsätter med rm över am och am över rm. Ifall t.ex. följande maska efter ökningen ska stickas rät så ökar du en avig maska och om maskan efter ökningen ska stickas avig ökar du en rät maska.

19.01.2023 - 13:03

Country flag Berith Moseboel wrote:

Hvordan skal jeg forstå flg. I slutningen af næste pind fra ret siden slås 10m op midt for 85 m forsæt med at strikke rundt i perlestrik. Dette kan ikke lade sig gøre ,da man har strikket frem og tilbage for at få hul til hovedet jeg forstår det ikke.

09.06.2022 - 21:11

DROPS Design :

Hej Berith, skriv dit spørgsmål i selve opskriften. Skriv hvilken størrelse du strikker og hvor du er i opskriften, så skal vi prøve at hjælpe dig :)

10.06.2022 - 09:01

Country flag Carole Héroux wrote:

Pour le point de riz en circulaire on recommande d'avoir une nombre impair de mailles; donc en faisant 1 m end, 1 m env, ... lorsqu'on termine le rang on se retrouve avec 2 m end qui se suivent (la 1ère m du rang et la dernière)? Est-ce normal? Le tricot présentera un démarcation avec ses 2 m qui se suivent?

07.01.2022 - 17:15

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Héroux, quand on tricote en rond, on tricote comme en spirale, avoir un nombre impair de mailles permettra au point de riz de bien se former correctement. Bon tricot!

10.01.2022 - 09:36

Country flag Helene Trempe wrote:

Claire Trudel, c’est la méthode continentale. Plusieurs personnes l’utilisent ici aussi.😊

10.03.2020 - 14:40

Country flag Claire Trudel wrote:

La vidéo démontre une façon différente de tricoter au Québec ... qui ne me convient pas. / Les explications écrites sont claires et précises ... elles m'ont éclairées ... très appréciées. Merci !

17.02.2020 - 15:10

Country flag Els wrote:

Hoe kun je het beste minderen bij het breien van een muts in gerstekorrel in de rondte?

26.10.2018 - 13:26

DROPS Design :

Dag Els,

Er zijn verschillende manieren, maar bij gerstekorrel ontkom je er bijna niet aan dat het patroon verbroken wordt als je mindert in een muts. Om het patroon niet te verbreken zou je 2 steken kunnen minderen (ipv 1 steek), maar dan krijgt de muts een andere vorm. In dit patroon (als voorbeeld) is ervoor gekozen om na de eerste mindernaald verder te breien in een boordsteekvariant.

15.11.2018 - 08:37

Country flag Kristina åslund wrote:

Hej ni har hjälpt mig så mycket i min stickning men nu har jag problem. Hur tas en tappad maska i halv patent stickning upp. Snälla hjälp.

19.04.2016 - 18:13

DROPS Design :

Det kommer an på om det skal være en ret eller vrangmaske. Der findes videoer som viser Tabte masker både som ret og vrang. God fornøjelse!

02.05.2016 - 14:40

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