What Does seed st Mean in Knitting?
seed st means seed stitch.
Seed Stitch · Stitches & Fabrics
Seed Stitch explained
A bumpy, reversible texture made by alternating knits and purls and then offsetting them each row. British patterns call this 'moss stitch' — a genuine source of confusion, because UK 'double moss stitch' is a different fabric again.
UK and US terminology
- United States
- seed stitch
- United Kingdom
- moss stitch
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How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. seed st may also appear as seed stitch, moss st, or moss stitch. The converter recognizes all of these.
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