The Knitting Fiend

“Clove Stitch” (picture top) and “Berry Stitch” (picture bottom) are both interesting stitches with a three dimensional texture. They are worked very similarly; in fact, you can create the directions for clove stitch by simply deleting 1/2 the rows in Berry Stitch.

Both stitches require you to work a “(k1, yo, k1) in same stitch”. It’s easy, but I’ll show you anyway!

Here are the directions for Berry Stitch:

• Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches and knit a row.
• Row 1: *(K1, yo, k1) in same stitch, p3 tog; repeat from *. (Wrong side row.)
• Row 2: *K1, p3; repeat from *.
• Row 3: *K3, p1; repeat from *. (You will be knitting all knit stitches and purling all purl stitches.)
• Row 4: *P1, k3; repeat from *. (You will be purling all knit stitches and knitting all purl stitches.)
• Row 5: *P3 tog, (k1, yo, k1) in same stitch, ; repeat from *.
• Row 6: *P3, k1; repeat from *.
• Row 7: *P1, k3; repeat from *.
• Row 8: *k3, p1; repeat from *.

Here are the directions for Clove Stitch:

• Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches and knit a row.
• Row 1: *(K1, yo, k1) in same stitch, p3 tog; repeat from *. (Wrong side row.)
• Row 2: *P1, k3; repeat from *. (You will be purling all knit stitches and knitting all purl stitches.)
• Row 3: *P3 tog, (k1, yo, k1) in same stitch, ; repeat from *.
• Row 4: *k3, p1; repeat from *. (You will be purling all knit stitches and knitting all purl stitches.)

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Here’s how to work the (K1, yo, k1) in same stitch. You’ll see you just do exactly as told.

1. Work a knit stitch, but don’t pull the old stitch off the left needle tip. See photo above and to the left.
2. Yarn over by bringing yarn to front passing underneath the right needle tip, then insert the tip of the needle back into the stitch you already knit into. See photo above and to the left.
3. Take yarn to back of work by passing it over the right hand needle; this forms the full yarn over. Now, yarn over as you normally do when you knit a stitch, and draw yarn through to form a stitch. There will now be three loops coming out of the old stitch on the left needle tip; (see photo to the right.)
4. Now, pull the old stitch off the left needle tip.

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10 Comments »

1. The Knitting Fiend,
   Thank you very much for the (K1,yo,k1) in same stitch illustration in lieu of (K1,p1,k1) in same stitch. Although I am confident with lace crochet and weaving I am a novice at knitting. Not being able to locate an illustration was making me contemplate using my knitting needles as little plant stakes or chop sticks if I read another, “…all in the same stitch” for a definition!#&*@+!!! I was beginning to sound like the dad in A CHRISTMAS STORY.
   The (K1,p1,k1)in same stitch for the “Trinity” still eludes me but I am just fine with the (K1,yo,k1)variation.
   Thanks again,
   Valarie G.

   Comment by Valarie — 9/30/2005 @ 5:21 pm

2. You’re welcome! I’ve been know to change things around and do them differently if I find something too difficult. If I like the way the new method looks, I say “Good enough for me!”.

   Comment by lucia — 9/30/2005 @ 5:25 pm

3. Wow, I just found your site while looking for instructions to Knit twice into the same stitch…I’m tickled pink with all the information and PLAIN LANGUAGE…I look forward to visiting frequently…Thank you so much for your generosity..I’ll send you pics of my “advanced beginner” projects that I’ve finished…in the future…I’ve just learned the yo technique and am starting a feather & fan afghan for my sister…I also want to try the “envelope” afghan…a bolero and for the “piece of resistance” footies, slippers and socks…Did the term “turn on a heel” come for knitting?
   I’ll also send photos of my parrots helping me knit.
   Happy Halloween!
   Terrie Gamino

   Comment by Terrie Gamino — 10/31/2005 @ 1:38 pm

4. Hello:
   My Mom taught me to knit with the wool in my left hand.
   She has passed and I can’t figure out how to Y O . Am I
   suppose to make an new stitch and treat it like a stitch or
   slip it off or knit it together?
   I am not even sure I am doing a Y O considering the mess I am making!!
   Kep Please!
   Debbie

   Comment by Debbie — 10/9/2006 @ 12:40 am

5. Hi Debbie,
   Say you need to work

   “k1, yo, k1″

   First, knit a stitch.
   Now the yarn over: you bring the yarn to the front of the work taking it over the *top* of the right hand needle. Then bring it to the back.
   knit the next stitch.

   You’ll have a “yo” the right tip–it’s sitting between the to knit stitches.

   That’s the “yo” pure and simple. When knitting the next row, you treat this extra loop as a stitch! Notice, each “yo” will create a stitch.

   In principle, I’ve answered your questions–the extra loop is on the right tip. When you come across it later, you just work it as though it’s a normal stitch. Usually, you will find the pattern has you knit or purl into that loop. However, it might tell you to do something different– whatever it tells you to do, treat the loop created as a yo as a stitch.

   Here’s the problem: In almost any pattern containing a yo, you’ll find some sort of decreases *somewhere*. If you don’t find decreases, the number of stitches will increase, increase, increase until you have a zillion.

   So, either on the row with the yarn overs or a later row, you’ll see “ssk”, “k2tog” “skp”, ” k3tog”, “p2tog” or *something*!

   Notice in berry stitch, row 1, there is a p3tog in the row with the (K1, yo, k1) in same stitch instruction? The (k1,yo,k1) in same stitch turned 1 stitch into 3. The p3tog decreases 3 stitches to 1 and keeps the number of stitches from changing when you work that row. (If you stared with 16, you end with 16. Count the loops from the yo as stitches!)

   Now on row 2, you’ll find you are purling into the yo!

   Hope that helps!

   Comment by lucia — 10/9/2006 @ 7:01 am

6. in your reply to debbie- she says that she holds her wool with the left hand- as do I, therfore when you do a yo- you would pass the yarn under the left needle- from bottom to top. knitting left handed is backwards, but the rest of the instructions are correct for either hand.

   Comment by cheryl — 12/30/2006 @ 12:10 pm

7. Thanks for the photos!
   I just got back to knitting and USED to have a stitch dictionary. NEVER loan out such an item.
   You will never, ever get it back.

   Thanks again!

   Comment by Pfunk — 8/2/2007 @ 7:17 pm

8. I have been using this stitch in a pattern I’m working on right now. My problem is when I drop a stitch by accident. I have no idea how to pick up the stitches without tearing out the rows down to that point. Is it possible to pick up lost stitches/repair mistakes without “going back to the drawing board”?

   Comment by Blake — 9/11/2009 @ 12:16 pm

9. you are a life saver thanks sooo much

   Comment by julie — 10/15/2009 @ 2:11 am

10. I have been attempting to make a scarf with what claims to be the berry stitch. It is not the same as this, but says,

    BERRY STITCH (multiple of 4 + 3) (Let’s use 15.)

    Row 1 (RS): K1, (K1, K1tbl, K1) into next st, *P3, (K1, K1tbl, K1) into next st, rep from *, end K1.

    Row 2: K4, P3tog, *K3, P3tog, rep from *, end K4.

    Row 3: K1, P3, *(K1, K1tbl, K1) into next st, P3, rep from *, end K1.

    Row 4: K1, P3tog, *K3, P3tog, rep from *, end K1.

    I got the first row to come out even. But unless I have lost my mind, the second row is wrong, and past that who knows.

    Has anybody got a clue what’s wrong with this pattern, or even what stitch it means to be? Thanks—fran

    Comment by fran — 11/16/2009 @ 7:46 pm

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