- [Kristen] Let's learn how to make
the Reverse Edelweiss stitch.
You can see I've got it in-the-round here
as well as a flat panel,
so I'll teach you both of those.
But I discovered the stitch when I was learning
how to make the Edelweiss stitch,
either flat and in-the-round,
which we have a tutorial for down at the link below.
But this stitch right here has a sort of flat flower look.
It looks spread out
like the classic edelweiss flower stitch,
and when I make it very similar, just a little tweak
and change, you can see that this one kind of bumps out,
it's got a lot more texture to it.
It's more nubby and everything.
This one is very pretty.
It still has a nice reverse back on it,
and it does have a little bit more
of a tulip shape with two little peaks here on the side
that kind of bulb out,
and then a little bitty part in the middle right here.
So let's learn how to do that today on GoodKnit Kisses.
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For more information on written instructions
for knitting the Reverse Edelweiss
in a flat panel or in-the-round,
be sure and click in the link
in the description below for our blog,
as well as a pattern for this beanie hat,
you can get this pattern down there.
And if you need instructions
or a tutorial for making the decreased crown
or working the shaping the top of this hat,
we do have a tutorial for that as well.
So be sure and click for the pattern
down in the links below.
Let's get started first on working on a flat panel.
Knitting the Reverse Edelweiss,
you need a multiple of two plus one.
I have 31 stitches cast on here.
Now, you can use any size yarn and needles.
I'm working with a US eight, or five millimeter needle,
and a medium worsted weight yarn,
or medium 4 weight yarn in America.
So we're going to just work this first row as a knit row.
We are on the right side.
All of your beautiful stitch work
is going to come across on the right side,
and then the wrong side is where we do
our special stitch work.
So go ahead and knit across,
pause your video, and I'll meet you when you get there.
All right, we are on the wrong side.
We've knit our first row,
and row two out of our four row repeat
is going to be working with making our specialty stitches.
We're gonna be working two stitches together
and then working them again right after the other.
So we're gonna be knitting two stitches together,
and into the same two stitches,
we're going to purl those two stitches together
and continue throughout the row.
Now, on row four, it's going to shift over.
So row two is gonna start
by simply knitting the first stitch.
So this is that plus one we talked about.
So we're going to knit the first stitch,
and then we're going to take the next two stitches,
put our needle in, knitwise,
we're going to knit these two stitches together,
but don't drop off the old two.
Put your yarn to the front between those needles
and then go in as if to purl,
and we're going to yarn over
and then purl those two stitches together,
and then drop off the old stitches.
All right, so let's do that again.
Make sure your yarn goes to the back,
'cause we're going to knit those next two stitches together,
and then swing your needle around,
put your yarn to the front, and then go in to purl
those two stitches together, just like that.
We're gonna knit those next two stitches together,
and then swing your needle around,
put your yarn to the front,
and then go in to purl those two stitches together,
just like that.
And now you can see,
it looks like you have some pairs together.
As you go along,
it's gonna look like you have a single one
and then pairs going all the way down your needle.
And that forms the first half of our four row repeat.
When we get down to the end,
you should only have two stitches left.
So go ahead and continue on.
You're going to knit these two stitches together,
remember, and then purl the two stitches together.
All right, now, go ahead and continue.
I'm gonna show you how to troubleshoot
and go backwards if you need to.
So pause as needed.
Let's say you need to go backwards.
You can just put your yarn to the back
and insert your non-working needle
into these two stitches here.
It makes it really easy.
So if you can see them, I'm just going to the side here,
inserting starting my needle right where my working yarn is,
and then let go, and then they pop right out.
So it's really easy to undo it.
So if you accidentally purl the two stitches together
and then knit together as in the edelweiss stitch,
you can just undo that and fix that stitch.
So again, if you want to try the edelweiss stitch,
go click down the links below to do that one.
All right, so go ahead and continue,
knit two together and purl two together
to the end of the row.
Pause your video, and I'll see you for row three.
All right, we've finished working our row two.
You can see when I spread these out,
you can see how they look like they're in pairs
and you've ended on a pair,
and now we're gonna work another knit row,
so row three is just knitting across to the last stitch.
Now, the next row is going to shift over.
So notice that this starts with a pair here.
So when we get to the end,
you're gonna start with the pair at the end there.
So whenever you're starting your knit rows,
you're going to start seeing a shift.
So just pay attention to this,
and I'll reinforce that at the end here in just a moment.
So I'm just noticing in my head, I'm just saying,
"Okay, I started with a pair,
so I'm gonna knit to the end."
Pause your video, and I'll see you back for row four.
We'll see you soon.
All right, so we started row three with a pair,
so now we're on row four,
we're gonna start with a pair.
So this row begins
with a knit two together, purl two together.
So we're gonna be in the same stitch again,
knitting two together,
yarn forward, and purling two together, and then repeating.
And in this row, you'll have the extra stitch at the end.
All right, so continue on down,
pause your video, and I'll meet you back for the next part.
We'll see you soon.
All right, so I'm at the end of my row,
and I've got one stitch left I'm gonna knit.
And when I turn it over, I have completed my four row repeat
and I'm ready to begin my four row repeat again.
So we always start with our knit row,
you can tell because we've already got these in pairs,
and we notice that we have a single starting us off.
So I just remember I started with a single,
so when I get to that next row,
I'm going to start with a single.
So you can see how if you're paying attention to that part,
you don't necessarily have to keep looking at your pattern.
So you're just going to repeat those four rows
and continue until you get your desired length.
All right, let's work on knitting in-the-round.
Let's work it in-the-round.
This is the Reverse Edelweiss stitch in the round.
You can see how this is actually where my seam is,
I've got a stitch marker just showing you here
this is actually where I casted on.
And you can see there's a little bit of a jog
of the pattern, but actually it just, it really looks well.
It doesn't have a hard seam or an odd line here.
It's mostly invisible.
I mean, I know where it is,
but I think most people wouldn't even see it.
This stitch pattern is a multiple of four
and has a four row repeat,
so cast on a multiple of four stitches.
So I've got my marker for the beginning of the round.
You are gonna need a stitch marker for that.
And if you do put down your work,
I just suggest knitting up until just before,
or just after the stitch marker.
And then just knit your first stitch,
just so that you can stop your work
and that stitch marker doesn't go away,
because you really do need to pay attention
to where the beginning and ending of these rounds are.
So for round one, just like in the flat version
of the reverse edelweiss,
you need knit stitches going all the way around.
So the first row around is knit,
go ahead and knit one row.
Pause your video, and I will meet you
at the end of that row.
See you soon.
All right, so we're gonna slip our stitch marker,
and now we're ready for round two.
Round two, we're going to knit the first stitch,
and then we're gonna work in pairs,
just as we did on the flat panel of the reverse edelweiss.
So we're working with the next two stitches,
and we'll knit those two stitches together,
leaving those stitches on our other needle, yarn front,
and purl those two stitches together, same stitches.
And then we have our pair.
Yarn to the back, knit the two stitches together,
and purl the two stitches together.
And you're just going to repeat that
all the way until the end,
and you will need to leave this last stitch alone.
You'll have one stitch left,
and I'm gonna show you what to do
with your stitch marker.
You're going to have to move some stitches around.
So continue that on until you have one stitch left,
maybe three stitches left,
and I'll show you how to work with that.
We'll see you soon.
All right, so we're ready for the ending of our round two.
I've got three stitches left before my stitch marker,
so let's go ahead and work these next two stitches together
as we've been doing,
and then we have one stitch left.
We're gonna put our yarn to the back,
and we need to work the last stitch
and the first stitch of the next round together.
So we're going to go ahead and slip our needle over,
sorry, slip our stitch over,
take off our stitch marker, and slip our stitch back over.
We're gonna work these two stitches together,
go ahead and knit them together,
and once you've got the knit stitch on there,
I go ahead and place my stitch marker
back on my working needle,
and then I yarn to the front and go ahead
and then purl these two stitches together, just like that.
And so now my stitch marker is set up for success,
and ready for the next time.
So then we're going to work round three,
where we're knitting all the way around.
So it's the same as round one.
So every other round is a knit row,
and then when we come to the end,
we'll finish all these stitches.
And then actually, I don't even need to show you a thing,
because round four is actually working in pairs.
So then you begin round four
with working the first two stitches together,
knitting together, then purling together,
and then that goes all the way to the end,
where you're left with two stitches.
And then you repeat your four rounds again,
you start off by knitting that very first stitch
on your round two
after you make your knit round again for round one.
So you're always around it too.
You're always doing that sort
of different exercise where you knit the first stitch,
work everything, and then work
until you have one stitch left,
and then do those little gymnastics that I just did.
So just refer back to this part of the video.
There will be a link to the timestamps,
so if you have to jump to that part,
you'll be able to go right to it for a reminder.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial today.
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