How to Knit the Clamshell Stitch
Stitch Description
This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the clamshell stitch. The clamshell stitch creates a beautiful clamshell pattern. The clamshell stitch would be great for blankets, baby blankets, and scarves!
Video Tutorial
Abbreviations
- K
- Knit Stitch
- P
- Purl Stitch
- YO
- Yarn Over
- K5tog tbl
- Knit 5 Together Through Back Loop – Insert the needle from the right into the back loops of five stitches at the same time and knit them together as one stitch.
Stitch Details
Stitch Characteristics
Pattern Instructions
Cast on in multiples of 4 + 1
- Row 1 (Wrong Side): K2, *(p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) in next st, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2.
- Row 2: P2, *k5, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2.
- Row 3: K2, *p5, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2.
- Row 4: P2, *k5tog tbl, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2.
- Row 5 K4, *(p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) in next st, k3; rep from *, end k1.
- Row 6 P4, *k5, p3; rep from *, end p1.
- Row 7 K4, *p5, k3; rep from *, end k1.
- Row 8 P4, *k5tog tbl, p3; rep from *, end p1.
Repeat rows 1-8 until you have reached your desired length.
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Johnny Vasquez
Johnny is the founder of New Stitch a Day and Head Honcho at Knitiversity.
Since 2011 he's helped millions of people become Fearless Knitters though his tutorials, patterns, classes, and books. When he's not knitting he likes to play his baritone ukulele, hangout at speakeasy bars, and discuss movies with friends. He currently lives in Estonia with his wife and 3 kids.
