Day 145 – Knit Stitch

Once upon a time I used to knit constantly. I hardly ever actually finished any of my knitted projects, but I certainly did love to click needles in class and occasionally create a pair of socks or hat for friends and family.

For a long time I’ve tried to figure out a way to capture the look of knitting in a free motion quilting design. Here’s my first try which I’m calling Knit Stitch:

I just finished a new update to my Quilt Shop, so if you haven’t been there in a while, I hope you’ll take a few moments and check out some of the useful quilting tools and resources I have for sale.

Difficulty Level – Intermediate. This is a fairly easy design, but I found that it looks a lot better if you keep the rows of “v” shapes close together.

Design Family – Edge to Edge. This is a design that works from one edge of your quilting space to the other, so this is a design that will work really well in open areas, like your sashing.

Directional texture – 2 directions. If you space the rows out, you can definitely see a noticeable horizontal or vertical texture.

Suggestions for Use – You know what would be a cool project to make with this design? A small lap quilt, about the size of an alfgan. Stitch it with Knit Stitch and it will be like a knitted, quilted blanket all rolled into one!