{"id":75288,"date":"2020-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhgshop.it\/how-to-knit-the-twist-stitch\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:45:29","slug":"how-to-knit-the-twist-stitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/en\/how-to-knit-the-twist-stitch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to knit the twist stitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The knit stitch we\u2019re going to learn today is the Twist stitch. One of the most traditional ones that you can make sweaters for both the young and old with or even super snuggly scarves. The yarn chosen is our <b><a href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/prodottisch2_eng.php?rep=18&#038;mac=51&#038;cat=212\">Sierra<\/a><\/b> that has a high percentage of baby alpaca. Super warm and soft to the touch, it\u2019s one of our finest yarns. Let\u2019s get started.<\/span><br><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img000388B.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><br><\/p><br><br><h2 style=\"text-align: center; \">Tutorial on how to knit the twist stitch<\/h2><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">MATERIALS<\/span><\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Piuma yarn (apre in una nuova scheda)\" href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/prodottisch2_eng.php?rep=18&#038;mac=51&#038;cat=212\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Sierra yarn<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> col. Wisteria 100 g \/ 3.5 oz<\/span><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Needle (apre in una nuova scheda)\" href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/prodottiele2_eng.php?rep=6&#038;mac=41#cat267\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Knitting needle<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> n\u00b0 8 EU \/ 11 US<\/span><br><\/p><br><br><p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>DIFFICULTY LEVEL<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Easy<\/span><br><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>METHOD<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">It\u2019s done on a number of stitches in multiples of 7+1.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Row 1 and 3<\/b>: *purl 1, knit 6*, always repeat from * to *, purl 1 to finish off<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>row 2 and all the even rows<\/b>: work the stitches as they appear<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>row 5<\/b>: *purl 1, knit 6 left cross stitches (keep 3 stitches hanging on the front, knit 3, knit up the hanging stitches)*, purl 1<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>row 7<\/b>: repeat from row 1.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/blog\/area\/news\/img000388C.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In the even rows not shown on the chart, work the stitches as they appear: knit on the knitted and purl on the purled.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Repeat from * to * for all the row and finish off with the stitch that comes after the second asterisk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">If you liked this twist knit stitch we recommend reading <b><a href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/blog\/article-how-to-knit-the-candy-stitch_23.php\">how to knit the Candy stitch too<\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/p><br><br><br><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The knit stitch we\u2019re going to learn today is the Twist stitch. 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