Lady Edith Stitch
Hello and hi!
Today, I’m excited to share an official tutorial on how to make my Lady Edith Stitch pattern here on the blog! Inspired by my love for Downton Abbey, it’s a stitch that’s been featured in my Edith Ear Warmer (below) and also featured as the second panel in the Serenity Throw CAL, but given the beautiful texture and the simplicity of the stitches, I thought it deserved its own tutorial post!
My Lady Edith stitch pattern is an easy alternating stitch pattern perfect for beginners! It’s a 2-stitch repeat that’s deceptively simple but yields TONS of texture by alternating a regular half double crochet with a half double worked into the third loop. If you’re unfamiliar with the third loop, then prepare to be amazed at the whole new world about to open up to you!
This tutorial uses the following stitches and abbreviations:
- Stitch(es) (st(s))
- Chain (ch)
- Slip Stitch (sl st)
- Half Double Crochet (hdc)
- Third Loop Only (TLO)
2-Stitch Repeat Blog Hop
I’m super excited to be featured in Sweet Potato 3’s 2-Stitch Repeat Blog Hop – a blog hop to learn a variety of fun new stitch patterns that use only two repeating stitches! There are so many fun new combos to try, so be sure to head to Christine’s page to see them all!
Photo Tutorial
When you work the Lady Edith stitch flat, you’ll need to begin with a multiple of 2 stitches (+1 for foundation chain). You’ll begin with a set-up row of half double crochet, then chain 1 and turn to begin. Each Lady Edith row will start with a half double worked into the third loop then alternate that with a standard half double crochet across the row, ending with a standard half double crochet in the last stitch.
Rules of Thumb
1. Start with a row of hdc in an even number of stitches
2. Each row will alternate hdcTLO and hdc across
3. You’ll always work a hdcTLO into a hdc and a hdc into a hdcTLO.
For the sample swatch below, I’ve worked up 21 foundation chains then worked half double crochets into the 2nd chain and each across for our set-up row, leaving me with a total of 20 stitches, then I chained 1 and turned my work.
Video Tutorial
If you want to see this stitch in action, I’ve recorded a video tutorial for you as well!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If there’s a stitch you’d like to see me make a tutorial for, let me know in the comments below!
Until next time!
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4 Comments
Linda H Garshon
Thanks so much for the tutorial. As a true beginner, I need all the help I can get.
Linda Garshon
Hooks Books & Wanderlust
Aww you’re welcome, have fun!
delicatelye2fe6e63ee
This is a nice stitch pattern, thank you!
I love that you don’t have a bunch of ads in the way on your tutorial page!
Hooks Books & Wanderlust
Thank you! ? I know what you mean — sometimes it feels like you need to wade through a maze of ads just to get to the good stuff. I try to keep things as clear as possible here, though I also know those ads are how many bloggers keep the lights on (and the coffee flowing ?). I’m glad you could enjoy this one without the extra “maze running.”