STITCHES 101: THE JASMINE STITCH

Here's a step by step tutorial on one of my favorite stitches: The Jasmine Stitch!

Skill level : intermediate or adventurous beginner

The jasmine stitch is made up of clusters of puff stitches which look like petals of a flower. The fabric created is thick and looks identical on both sides.

Explanations of the Puff Clusters

anchor puff (single puff): Pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch/space and pull up a loop) three times. You should have 7 loops on your hook. Yarn over again. Hold the working yarn and carefully pull through all 7 loops on hook. Insert hook under held yarn. There are now two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the 2 loops. Chain 1.

2 puff cluster: Pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch/space and pull up a loop) three times (7 loops on hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next space and pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into the same space and pull up a loop) two more times. (13 loops on the hook). Yarn over again. Hold the working yarn and carefully pull through all 13 loops on hook. Insert hook under held yarn. There are now two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the 2 loops. Chain 1.

3 puff cluster: Pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch/space and pull up a loop) three times (7 loops on hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next space and pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into the same space and pull up a loop) two more times. (13 loops on the hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next space and pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into the same space and pull up a loop) two more times. (19 loops on the hook). Yarn over again. Hold the working yarn and carefully pull through all 19 loops on hook. Insert hook under held yarn. There are now two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the 2 loops. Chain 1.

4 puff cluster: Pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch/space and pull up a loop) three times (7 loops on hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next space and pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into the same space and pull up a loop) two more times. (13 loops on the hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next space and pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into the same space and pull up a loop) two more times. (19 loops on the hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next space and pull up a loop. (Yarn over, insert hook into the same space and pull up a loop) two more times. (25 loops on the hook). Yarn over again. Hold the working yarn and carefully pull through all 25 loops on hook. Insert hook under held yarn. There are now two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the 2 loops. Chain 1.

TIP: You can alter the characteristics of the fabric created by changing the number of yarn overs in each puff/petal. Increase the number of yarn overs to create a thicker fabric. Decrease the number of yarn overs to create a thinner fabric.

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