Give a big welcome to today's guest blogger Jil Eaton, whose name has become synonymous with kids knitwear. Last year she introduced her own yarn line— MinnowMerino distributed by Classic Elite Yarns—and offered knitters everywhere an adorable free pattern for a child’s holiday...
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Make a foundation by working five straight stitches of equal length radiating out from the same point on the knitted background. Weave the needle over and under the straight stitches until they are half covered.
Bring needle out from back to front at center of a knitted stitch. Insert needle into upper right edge of next stitch to right, then out again at center of stitch below.
*Bring threaded needle out from back to front at base of knitted stitch(es) you want to cover. Insert needle at top of stitch(es) you want to cover. Repeat from *.
Work as for stem stitch, bringing needle out from back to front at center of a knitted stitch, piercing the working thread with each stitch.
Working small straight stitches, pass the threaded needle over one knitted stitch and under the next to form a dashed line. The stitches can be worked in equal or varying lengths, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Work closely spaced straight stitches in graduated lengths as desired, entering and exiting in center of or at side of knitted stitches.