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(upbeat music)

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- [Voiceover] Here's a swatch that

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was worked in seed stitch.

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Seed stitch makes a very nice, flat textured fabric

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that looks the same from the front

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as it does from the back.

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Exactly the same.

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The way it's worked is by alternating

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knit and purl stitches,

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but unlike ribbing, in this case

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you're gonna knit every time you see a purl stitch

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and you're gonna purl every time you see a knit stitch.

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They're alternating on top of each other

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and that's what gives this pattern, so

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I'm gonna start.

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I see that this stitch is wearing a turtleneck

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which is a purl,

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so I'm gonna knit that one instead of purling it.

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Now here's a knit stitch in a v-neck.

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I'm gonna purl that stitch.

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And knit knit the next stitch

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and so on and so forth.

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Here's another case where it's useful

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to be able to read your knitting.

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Of course you can remember to change

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knit and then purl.

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Now the other thing that's important,

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really important, in seed stitch.

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This is also important in ribbing,

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is you have to make sure that you

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bring your yarn to the front

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before you make a purl stitch

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and to the back before you make a knit stitch.

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And you have to do that between your needles.

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If I don't do that for instance,

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if I leave my yarn in the front

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when I wanna make a knit stitch,

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you're gonna make an extra loop

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of yarn over my needles and that is actually

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gonna make a big hole in my fabric.

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You don't want any of that to happen.

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I'm gonna undo that and do this the right way.

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This yarn needs to be in back, naughty yarn.

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Then make the stitch.

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Same thing, stitch needs to be in the front

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between the needles, not like this.

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In between the needles, and not just like that.

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That's a shortcut, it has to go in between the needles.

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And now I make a purl and

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on you go forever and ever.

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I like seed stitch a lot because

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it's very simple to do and

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as you can see in this hat,

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it makes a really nice textured edging that's really cute.