The Lotus Flower Stitch is a beautiful lacy pattern that creates a tight fabric that resembles interlocking flower blossoms. Using a unique knot stitch, this gorgeous pattern is a little difficult to master, but the result is well worth it. It’s great for a scarf, shawl, wrap, or blanket.
Purl Three Together Make Three – Insert working needle into the first 3 sets on main needle, p3tog, keeping sts on main needle. Yo, insert working needle back into all 3 sts, p3tog.
p5togm5
Purl Five Together Make Five – Insert working needle into the first 5 sts on main needle, p5tog. [Yo, insert working needle back into all 5 sts, p5tog] twice, slip the 5 working sts off of main needle.
Just wondering how many stitches I am actually supposed to cast on. How many stitches is a multiple 6+1? & if I come across the same multiple in another pattern will I still cast on the same amount of stitches? My guess is that I would.
Johnny Vasquez says:
It depends on what your trying to make, how big you want it to be, how tight or loose you knit. You’re best bet is to make a gauge swatch to see what your stitches per inch are.
It’s unlikely you’ll find another pattern with similar multiples because most garment patterns are not written that way. You may find a blanket pattern like that. Basically you cast on in multiples of 6 (12, 18, 24, 30, etc.) and then add 1 at the end.
Does that help?
McKenzie Ann says:
Yes it does! Thank you very much!
Cindy says:
I want to make fingerless gloves using this stitch. Would it be possible to do multiples of 6+2 and then seam the sides together to hide the edge stitches?
Thank you for the video! I would have never figured out how to do this stitch without it! 🙂
Johnny Vasquez says:
Yeah that could work. Your welcome! Thank you for watching!
Judith Doll says:
Great stitch for making lap blankets
puja1675@gmail.com says:
how to increase or decrease in this pattern to make pullover/cardigan?
Johnny Vasquez says:
Sorry, but that’s beyond the scope of this site.
Lea says:
this tutorial is so helpful! Thankyou!! 🙂
April says:
Thank you very nice stitch. very helpful.
Ninie says:
I tried this stitch for a blanket square but my edges (casting on and off again) are wavy… Do I need to do a border or will these edges sew together ok?
Just wondering how many stitches I am actually supposed to cast on. How many stitches is a multiple 6+1? & if I come across the same multiple in another pattern will I still cast on the same amount of stitches? My guess is that I would.
It depends on what your trying to make, how big you want it to be, how tight or loose you knit. You’re best bet is to make a gauge swatch to see what your stitches per inch are.
It’s unlikely you’ll find another pattern with similar multiples because most garment patterns are not written that way. You may find a blanket pattern like that. Basically you cast on in multiples of 6 (12, 18, 24, 30, etc.) and then add 1 at the end.
Does that help?
Yes it does! Thank you very much!
I want to make fingerless gloves using this stitch. Would it be possible to do multiples of 6+2 and then seam the sides together to hide the edge stitches?
Thank you for the video! I would have never figured out how to do this stitch without it! 🙂
Yeah that could work. Your welcome! Thank you for watching!
Great stitch for making lap blankets
how to increase or decrease in this pattern to make pullover/cardigan?
Sorry, but that’s beyond the scope of this site.
this tutorial is so helpful! Thankyou!! 🙂
Thank you very nice stitch. very helpful.
I tried this stitch for a blanket square but my edges (casting on and off again) are wavy… Do I need to do a border or will these edges sew together ok?