Who doesn’t like fairy floss? A soft, sweet, and colorful cloud that melts in your mouth and, in a split second, takes you back to your childhood spent at the fair grounds and to rides at the amusement park.

This stitch is inspired by this generation spanning sweet, maybe a touch vintage, but still poetic.

The Fluffy yarn was chosen to make this knit fairy floss stitch and thanks to its woolly appearance it is perfect for reproducing the soft and delicate form of fairy floss.

This project is by Airali Design – Ilaria Caliri, crocheter, designer, and blogger with golden hands.

Let’s begin.

Tutorial: how knit the fairy floss stitch

MATERIALS
Fluffy yarn col. Hydrangea 100 g / 3.5 oz
Knitting needle n° 4 EU / 6 US

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

METHOD

The stitch is based in multiples of 6 stitches.

The gauge in the photo has a base of 28 stitches (including 2 garter stitches per side).

In 10 cm / 4″ there are 18 stitches and 28 rows.

Row 1, wrong side: purl all stitches, turn over the piece
row 2, right side: *knit 3, 1 yarn over needle, 1 double stitch passed over, 1 yarn over needle*, repeat from * to * until the end of the row, turn over the piece
row 3: purl all stitches, turn over the piece
row 4: *1 yarn over needle, 1 double stitch passed over, 1 yarn over needle, knit 3*, repeat from * to * until the end of the row, turn over the piece.

Repeat the steps from rows 1-4.

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