The Aster Stitch: A Gorgeous Knitting Stitch Tutorial

[@joanie9258]

Beautiful pattern! Love your closeup views and very detailed explanations!

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you so much! Glad you like it!

[@ingridmcturk]

The best instruction verbally and visually I have seen yet ! I look forward to trying this stitch ! Thankyou !

[@helenkennedydesigns]

That's so lovely to hear, thank you! and very glad you found it useful!

[@amaliarubio3940]

Thank you for your detailed explanation of this stitch.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

You're most welcome! I hope you enjoy using it!

[@lindamadden7264]

A really lovely pattern, which I’m now going to purchase even thought I said no more pattern buying, and a very nice video to go along with it. Thank you.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Excellent! so glad you like it. I said more yarn buying then...Birdstreet yarns happened...🧶

[@lindamadden7264]

@@helenkennedydesigns And thanks for the discount for signing up, I’ve used it already.

[@beanixdorf6977]

Very good video, you’re a good teacher , thanks

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you so much! really glad you liked it and hope you try out the stitch!

[@katjafarbenfroh8646]

Very beautiful! I like that you read your knitting as I do. I had no pattern as a young child so reading the work was essential ....may be for you too. Happy knitting from Germany

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you! you're right I was taught to read my knitting and it's prevented many an error!!

[@Anna-Klara]

What a pretty stitch! And thank you so much for the detailed and clear instruction video 😊

[@helenkennedydesigns]

You are so welcome! I'm so glad you like it! Have fun knitting!

[@adrianawilliams9633]

Thanks you for sharing this tutorial 🎉🎉🎉

[@helenkennedydesigns]

You are very welcome, hope you enjoy trying it out!

[@fionaellem4379]

This is beautiful, and very easy to follow. Thank you!

[@helenkennedydesigns]

I'm so glad you like it! Enjoy!

[@cbtringali6799]

You are a wonderful teacher! I’m excited to find your pattern and tutorial as I’ve been looking for a pattern to combine some lovely variegated yarn with solids. Thank you!

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment!!! Variegated combined with a neutral is one of my favourite things to design!!

[@Myrtana1]

Absolute gorgeous pattern and very well explained. Thank you so much

[@helenkennedydesigns]

You’re welcome 😊 glad you enjoyed it.

[@E_LithaBeth]

Hello Helen, What a nice video to find for a little insomnia viewing! I will store this and try it out sometime. I subscribed for more. Thanks!

[@helenkennedydesigns]

So glad you like it!! It's a really fun stitch and lovely with coloured yarns!

[@redredwine1277]

Well explained and illustrated, thanks Helen for sharing ❤

[@helenkennedydesigns]

you're so welcome, I'm really glad you found it useful!

[@ritagraham6703]

Excellent video.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you very much!

[@klz4377]

Thanks

[@helenkennedydesigns]

You're welcome! Enjoy!

[@matthiasheinig3742]

Vielen Dank für das tolle Video 🎉

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Bitte sehr!

[@andrearoosth564]

Great tutorial! Thank you!

[@helenkennedydesigns]

You're welcome! Hope you have fun knitting with it!

[@anniebatllo1779]

Magnifique...un petit regret de ne pas comprendre l'anglais mais le visuel est très parlant.merci de mamiannie.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Je suis tellement contente que vous ayez pu le comprendre visuellement

[@Bobbakerfield]

Thought I was so good with my tight knitting. Boy howdy its hard for me to not knit tight. Specially after trying to make everything look uniform. Just when you think you know it all you learn you're light years away and it takes a lifetime to learn all the skills.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Don't worry about knowing everything, I certainly don't know all the techniques out there!!! Just focus on a few core skills and enjoy! If you are relatively new to knitting then try hard to relax you hands, it might help with the tight stitches...

[@gabriellejacobs1192]

Excellent tutorial. The only thing I was left wondering was whether you ran the coloured yarn up the side of the garter stitch rows, or do you cut and start again?

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Hi, you can do either, and I have done both depending on what I'm making. For a shawl I cut the yarn and weave the ends in, for working in the round, or if I'm going to sew up for a cowl I carry the yarn up! Hope that helps.

[@brendafuller1806]

wow! this is fantastic

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you very much! enjoy!

[@arygomez9243]

I loved your explanation of the stitch, I have a question. How do you travel the yarn for the stitch through the rows if it were knit it in the round?

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Not quite sure what you mean..do you mean how do you work row 2 on the RS? if so you can work the stitches together with (k1, yo k1, yo, k1) or using purl which just changes the direction of the swirl if that makes sense...let me know if that helped...

[@angelacarnes2894]

Thank you for this excellent tutorial! This is a very interesting stitch. What is the name/brand of the variegated yarn you are using? It’s perfect!

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Thank you so much. I dyed the yarn to sell at a local yarn festival!

[@redredwine1277]

Thanks ❤

[@helenkennedydesigns]

you are very welcome, enjoy!

[@pc8863]

Oh dear. Went to look for the pattern - so many pretty ones. Decisions, decisions. But I think I found my next project.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

Oh Brilliant!! glad you like the patterns. You might think about signing up to the newsletter for discounts and news of the new releases! No worries if that's not your kind of thing!

[@nickydraper5559]

What yarn are you using? It's beautiful.

[@helenkennedydesigns]

It's a single ply merino sock weight that I dyed myself. But malabrigo mechita comes in very beautiful colours the closest would be Diana.

[@nickydraper5559]

@@helenkennedydesigns thanks for coming back to me. It is very lovely and you must be very talented. I was thinking Malabrigo would be similar. Yours is stunning

[@helenkennedydesigns]

@@nickydraper5559 you are too kind!

[@stevemichael8186]

Is this being worked in the round?

[@helenkennedydesigns]

No it's being worked flat. If you worked in the round you would do (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1) into the group of 5 sts.

[@stevemichael8186]

@@helenkennedydesigns thank you yea i have been wanting to do this style of stitch but in a beanie