What Is A Mattress Stitch

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What is a mattress stitch. Mattress stitch photo tutorial and written instructions. Lay out the two edges that will be sewn lining up the corresponding stitches on each side. One of the most important things to learn with knitting is how to sew knit seams.

The key is to mirror what you do on one side or one piece with what you do on the other. Mattress stitch makes a practically invisible and nicely flexible seam for joining pieces side to side. The seam itself is flexible neat and firm making it perfect for finishing up several projects from jumpers and cushions to that vibrant patchwork blanket you ve always wanted to finish.

After all you ve spent hours days weeks and maybe even months knitting up something wonderful and it can be ruined so easily if it isn t sewn up properly. To join two pieces of crochet together. You can t use mattress stitch successfully however on pieces that don t have the same number of rows or a difference of only 1 or 2 rows.

The mattress stitch brings together two pieces of fabric crocheted or knitted. If you re working into the top edges as shown here it s easy to keep things even because each stitch is clear. The seam is on the wrong side the back or hidden side of your work so it will not be visible.

I find that the mattress stitch creates the most seamless and invisible seam and it does so without the ridge inherent in most other methods of joining crochet pieces. The mattress stitch is a method of joining knit pieces together to form one solid piece with a hidden seam. You can easily learn how to use.