FREE  Lesson 2 of 2

Knitting 201

Mattress stitch

Lay the two knitted pieces side by side, right sides up, edge to edge. Pass the needle under the little horizontal bar between the first two stitches on one edge, then under the matching bar on the other edge, and zigzag up the seam this way; then pull the thread gently so the two edges draw together and the edge stitches fold into the seam. This is a simplified diagram, not real hands: each stitch is a plain V on a flat piece.

Your turn: watch it loop twice, try it with your own needles and yarn, then press Mark done. No account needed.

A simplified 3D diagram, not a recording of real hands. Something unclear or wrong? Report a problem.