Cocoon stitch (pod stitch tutorial) – stitch 37
Fariba / cocoon stitchembossed patternsfree knitting tutorialsKPK abbreviation knittingM1 abbreviation knittingpod stitchstitch gallerystitches for making shawl / February 8, 2018
Cast on:
Multiple of 8+1 stitches and repeat of 12 rows.
Instruction:
Row 1 (wrong side): P1, rep *(K1, P1, K5, P1)* to the end
Row 2: Sl1, rep *(P5, K1, P1, K1)* to the end
Row 3: Sl1, rep *(M1, KPK into next stitch, M1, P1, P5TOG, P1)* to the end
Row 4: Sl1, rep *(P1, K1, P5, K1)* to the end
Row 5: Sl1, rep *(K5, P1, K1, P1)* to the end
Row 6: repeat row 4
Row 7: repeat row 5
Row 8: repeat row 4
Row 9: Sl1, rep *(P5TOG, P1, M1, KPK into next stitch, M1, P1)* to the end
Row 10: repeat row 2
Row 11: repeat row 1
Row 12: repeat row 2
Abbriviation:
M1(Make one): insert the left needle into the loop between the purl stitch and knit stitch from front and put it in the left needle as an stitch, then knit it.
KPK into the next stitch: knit, purl, and knit into the next stitch
Hi, thank you for explaining this stitch in a way that wad simple but understandable. I was breaking my head for days with another tutorial, that didn’t explain it the way you did. You have a new subscriber. God bless you.
Fondly, Arlene
Hi Arlene,
I am glad you finally find something useful to help you figure it out ;)