{"id":75369,"date":"2022-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhgshop.it\/how-to-knit-the-balcony-stitch\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:46:36","slug":"how-to-knit-the-balcony-stitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/en\/how-to-knit-the-balcony-stitch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to knit the balcony stitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Balconies are one of the most loved places in a house. In cities all across the world they can be found adorning households. It is there where you can take some sun, read a book, watch people passing by on the street below, chat with your neighbour and, if you’re lucky enough to have a large one, enjoy an <\/span>outside<\/span> lunch.<\/span><\/p>

Did you know that the balcony was brought about thanks to Ramesses III and used for official ceremonies? Soon after that it made it way across Egypt, into ancient Greece, to Rome, and eventually it spread to all corners in the globe.<\/span><\/p>

Today’s <\/span>stitch<\/span> has been named the <\/span>balcony <\/span>stitch<\/span> as a tribute to this simple but important architectural invention. Look carefully at <\/span>the stitch <\/span>and you will see, many Sicilian-style balconies.<\/span><\/p>

Let’s begin.<\/span><\/p>


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Tutorial: how to knit the balcony stitch<\/h2>

MATERIALS<\/span>
<\/b>Sailorman yarn<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/b> col. Zinnia 100 g \/ 3.5 oz<\/span>
Needles n\u00b0 5 EU \/ 8 US<\/span><\/p>

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY<\/span><\/b>
Easy<\/span><\/p>

METHOD<\/span><\/b><\/p>

We work off a number of base stitches in multiples of 2 + 1.<\/span><\/p>

Rows 1, 3 and 5<\/b>: *1 knit into back, purl 1*, <\/span> always repeat from * to * and finish with<\/span> 1 <\/span>knit into back<\/span>. <\/span>* <\/span>1 <\/span>knit into back<\/span>, purl 1 *, always repeat from * to * and finish with <\/span>1 <\/span>knit into back<\/span>.
<\/span>row 2 and all other even <\/b>rows<\/b>: <\/span>work all the stitches as they appear, right sides together and<\/span> <\/span>purl into back<\/span> on <\/span>purl into back
<\/span>row <\/b>7<\/b>: *purl 1, 1 <\/span>knit into back<\/span>*, always repeat from * to * and finish with <\/span>1 <\/span>purl
<\/span>row <\/b>9<\/b>: work as stated for row 1
<\/span>row <\/b>11<\/b>: <\/span>work as stated for row 7
<\/span>row <\/b>13<\/b>: repeat all from row 1.<\/span><\/p>


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Always repeat from * to * for the entire row and finish with the stitch following the second *. In the even rows, not represented in the diagram, work all the stitches as they appear, right sides together and <\/span>purl into back<\/span> on <\/span>purl into back<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

If you enjoyed knitting the balcony stitch and want to discover other types of stitches to knit, then we recommend taking a look at our large <\/span>section dedicated to knitting stitches<\/a><\/b>.<\/span>
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