Whether you like a sweet or savory breakfast, prefer brunch or a snack, there is one thing that everyone can always agree on: a nice warm and crunchy piece of toast! In fact today we are going to learn how to knit the toast stitch. This delicious stitch is reminicent of this comfort food loved by all. It has a dense texture redered extremely soft with the use of our Piuma yarn, here in the coluor, Terra.
Did you know that toast has a thousand variations, its roots can be traced back to France during the Middle Ages, and that at the beginning of its history it was associated with the expression: drink to the health of? In fact, during celebrations a slice of toasted bread was placed over a full glass of wine. The glass was then passed from person to person, each taking a sip until the glass ended up in the hands of the person being celebrated, who would then finish the wine and eat the slice of toasted bread. Therefore, during that time period, toast was connected to drinking to someone's health. interesting, isn't it?
Now we are wiser in the ways of toast, let's begin knitting!
MATERIALS
Piuma yarn col. Earth 100 g / 3.5 oz
Knitting needles n° 8 EU / 11 US
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Easy
METHOD
We work off a number of base stitches in multiples of 3+1.
Row 1 we knit from the wrong side: Purl all stitches
row 2: Knit all stitches
row 3: 1 slip stitch purl wise, *knit 2, 1 slip stitch purl wise*, always repeat from * to *.
To execute 1 slip stitch purl wise: Insert the needle into the back of the stitch without knitting it, leaving the yarn in front
Row 4: Repeat from row 2.
Repeat from * to * for the whole row and finish with the stitch following the second *.
If you had fun knitting the toast stitch, then we suggest also reading the tutorial on how to knit the double cross stitch.
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