This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the horizontal herringbone stitch. 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.
Skill: Advanced
Cast On: Multiples of 2
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For this pattern you will need to know the following techniques:
Slip Slip Knit – ssk
Purl Two Together – p2tog
Pattern:
Row 1: *Ssk, dropping only the first stitch off your needle,* rep from * to last st, k.
Row 2: *P2tog, dropping only the first stitch off your needle,* rep from * to last st, p.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have reached your desired width.
Note this pattern will not reveal itself until two rows have been completed
After a few repeats your pattern should look like this:
Example of the Horizontal Herringbone
music in video is from demo 2008 by (Latchxe9 Swing) / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Mary
Thank you for teaching this stitch, I have been trying to figure it out for weeks.
Cindy Ball
Thank you kindly. I am excited about starting another project.
Rose
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
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
video not working
newstitchaday
@KirstenGould works for me. Try emptying your browser cache.
kimh
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
Honestly, I have no idea. I’d have to play around with it.
peggy
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
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
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
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
Cat
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
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
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