The Horizontal Herringbone stitch is not easy to master. This is a complicated, but beautiful stitch that creates a woven looking fabric similar to the herringbone material used to make men’s suits. It’s gorgeous lines add class and sophistication to patterns like scarfs, cowls, and bags.
Thank you for teaching this stitch, I have been trying to figure it out for weeks.
Cindy Ball says:
Thank you kindly. I am excited about starting another project.
Rose says:
I am having problems downloading this stich on ITunes….would you please verify and repair is reqquired…look forward to my daily stitches and love to knit them from my IPhone on the go…keep up the good work
Johnny Vasquez says:
I'm not sure what is going on. I tried to reset the video to the feed but that can take up to 24hrs to update. Here are some options for what you can do in the meantime:1. The videos will work from the web page on an iPhone if you are connected to 3G or wifi. Just browse to the page and click on the video image.2. Click the little blip.tv button in the bottom right hand corner of the player. That will take you to the show page where you should be able to download a copy to your computer. Then drag and drop it in iTunes and it should show up in your videos section (not your podcast section). You will need to manually sync it to your iPhone. Bummer I know but that's all I can do for now.
@KirstenGould works for me. Try emptying your browser cache.
kimh says:
what should i do if i’ve accidentally dropped the second stitch off of my left needle? I can’t find it and have no idea how to continue.
JohnnyV says:
Honestly, I have no idea. I’d have to play around with it.
peggy says:
When I do this beautiful stitch my cast on stitches look loose and lacy. I am using silk and merino yarn with 17 needles. Even with 15 needles I can’t seem to control the edge. Any suggestions? Thank you for your beautiful instructions.
Johnny Vasquez says:
Most likely your needles are too big for your yarn. In the video I used a worsted weight yarn with a size 13 needle.
Peggy says:
I changed my method of casting on and used your long string method and it worked great! Now my issue is that I am on my second row and I am making this an infinity scarf, so it is continuous. I need to do the second row as purl but do I start with the last stitch knitted stitch from the first row to join the scarf or would that mess up the pattern? How do I join the scarf at this point and keep the pattern? Thank you for your help? Peggy
Johnny Vasquez says:
I would use this pattern if you’re going to make a herringbone infinity scarf. The instructions are slightly different, but the technique is similar:
I love your clear and nicely paced video, but the music (although lovely) is very distracting and I’m not able to concentrate clearly on the pattern instructions. Perhaps it’s more about my age rather than the music? 🙂
Johnny Vasquez says:
Thank you! We don’t use music in the background during the demonstration in our new videos. This is a really old video.
reseeger@sbcglobal.net says:
I have enjoyed all the new stitches I have learned!! For this “old dog” it’s really great!!! Thanks..have to find
a way to put them into my old computer, as I cannot do them fast enough….I have had compliments on the
new patterns I am doing. Would like to make a throw for my daughter with squares made of all the new sts.
I have learned from you. Thank you so very much…don’t know where you were hiding, but glad I found you
before “I go”!!!! Am 78 and these are really great stitches and videos for teaching. God bless you. reseeger@sbcglobal.net
Barbara Abler says:
I love your video on how to do this complicated stitch. Since this is not a stitch that looks the same on both sides, it would be nice if you could flip the swatch so we could see what the back looks like.
Also, would I proceed the same way if I wanted to knit this horizontally, i.e. cast on at least 250 stitches (I’m using DK yarn on a US6 needle)? I’m making a scarf for my husband and wanted a stitch that looks woven. I’m not sure I like the reverse side of the linen stitch enough to use that. Thanks.
Johnny Vasquez says:
Well this is a reversible stitch, so it looks pretty similar on both sides.
Most patterns using this stitch do it long with a few rows rather than just casting on a few stitches and working a bunch of rows. It tends to look much better that way.
Thank you for teaching this stitch, I have been trying to figure it out for weeks.
Thank you kindly. I am excited about starting another project.
I am having problems downloading this stich on ITunes….would you please verify and repair is reqquired…look forward to my daily stitches and love to knit them from my IPhone on the go…keep up the good work
I'm not sure what is going on. I tried to reset the video to the feed but that can take up to 24hrs to update. Here are some options for what you can do in the meantime:1. The videos will work from the web page on an iPhone if you are connected to 3G or wifi. Just browse to the page and click on the video image.2. Click the little blip.tv button in the bottom right hand corner of the player. That will take you to the show page where you should be able to download a copy to your computer. Then drag and drop it in iTunes and it should show up in your videos section (not your podcast section). You will need to manually sync it to your iPhone. Bummer I know but that's all I can do for now.
video not working
@KirstenGould works for me. Try emptying your browser cache.
what should i do if i’ve accidentally dropped the second stitch off of my left needle? I can’t find it and have no idea how to continue.
Honestly, I have no idea. I’d have to play around with it.
When I do this beautiful stitch my cast on stitches look loose and lacy. I am using silk and merino yarn with 17 needles. Even with 15 needles I can’t seem to control the edge. Any suggestions? Thank you for your beautiful instructions.
Most likely your needles are too big for your yarn. In the video I used a worsted weight yarn with a size 13 needle.
I changed my method of casting on and used your long string method and it worked great! Now my issue is that I am on my second row and I am making this an infinity scarf, so it is continuous. I need to do the second row as purl but do I start with the last stitch knitted stitch from the first row to join the scarf or would that mess up the pattern? How do I join the scarf at this point and keep the pattern? Thank you for your help? Peggy
I would use this pattern if you’re going to make a herringbone infinity scarf. The instructions are slightly different, but the technique is similar:
Purl Bee – Big Herringbone Cowl
I love your clear and nicely paced video, but the music (although lovely) is very distracting and I’m not able to concentrate clearly on the pattern instructions. Perhaps it’s more about my age rather than the music? 🙂
Thank you! We don’t use music in the background during the demonstration in our new videos. This is a really old video.
I have enjoyed all the new stitches I have learned!! For this “old dog” it’s really great!!! Thanks..have to find
a way to put them into my old computer, as I cannot do them fast enough….I have had compliments on the
new patterns I am doing. Would like to make a throw for my daughter with squares made of all the new sts.
I have learned from you. Thank you so very much…don’t know where you were hiding, but glad I found you
before “I go”!!!! Am 78 and these are really great stitches and videos for teaching. God bless you.
reseeger@sbcglobal.net
I love your video on how to do this complicated stitch. Since this is not a stitch that looks the same on both sides, it would be nice if you could flip the swatch so we could see what the back looks like.
Also, would I proceed the same way if I wanted to knit this horizontally, i.e. cast on at least 250 stitches (I’m using DK yarn on a US6 needle)? I’m making a scarf for my husband and wanted a stitch that looks woven. I’m not sure I like the reverse side of the linen stitch enough to use that. Thanks.
Well this is a reversible stitch, so it looks pretty similar on both sides.
Most patterns using this stitch do it long with a few rows rather than just casting on a few stitches and working a bunch of rows. It tends to look much better that way.
what does the reverse side look like
It’s reversible.
Thanks for your answer about herringbone stitch.