{"id":88,"date":"2008-05-29T08:46:50","date_gmt":"2008-05-29T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2021-10-24T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T22:00:25","slug":"using-the-stitchfinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the StitchFinder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each week, we feature a “stitch of the week” in our e-newsletter<\/a>. So far we’ve featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note: Each of these patterns can be used with any yarn that you like. The photos just show an example of what it might turn out to look like, but any yarn and any hook or needles that you’d like to use with that yarn (try the recommended hook or needle size, and go up or down depending on how it feels to you) will be fine. <\/em><\/p>\n

So you looked through the StitchFinder and you’ve found a stitch that you like. Now what?<\/p>\n

Try it out! You could make a few samples of different stitches to put on your inspiration board. You could even use them as coasters. You could take four cotton samples and seam them together to create a washcloth. Sew a few samples together in a row and create a scarf.<\/p>\n

If you’re feeling a little braver, use them to create scarves or afghans in one continuous piece. First determine the width you’d like your project to be. Then determine your gauge, using your selected yarn and hook\/needle size. Stitches per inch x desired width=number of chains\/number to cast on. Just remember to begin with the correct stitch multiple (which may cause you to have to readjust your desired width slightly).<\/p>\n

If you’re more advanced, incorporate the stitch patterns into a project. Take that stitch you like to embellish a plain afghan or to make a border on a jacket. You could also use the stitch pattern in a pattern for a scarf or an afghan you already have that uses, for example, plain single crochet or straight garter stitch.<\/p>\n

Consider this new stitch pattern to be a great addition to your store of knitting or crocheting skills. There’s no limit to what you could do with these patterns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each week, we feature a “stitch of the week” in our e-newsletter. So far we’ve featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder. Note: Each of these patterns can be used with any yarn that you like. The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,7],"tags":[67],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crocheting","category-knitting","category-tips-how-to","tag-stitchfinder"],"yoast_head":"\nUsing the StitchFinder | Lion Brand Notebook<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"we've featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Using the StitchFinder | Lion Brand Notebook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"we've featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lion Brand Notebook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LionBrandYarns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-05-29T13:46:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-24T22:00:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Zontee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lionbrandyarn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@lionbrandyarn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Zontee\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Zontee\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ee4a1fbb56e088c180000373e0d57766\"},\"headline\":\"Using the StitchFinder\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-05-29T13:46:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-24T22:00:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":345,\"commentCount\":7,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"stitchfinder\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Crocheting\",\"Knitting\",\"Tips & How To\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/\",\"name\":\"Using the StitchFinder | Lion Brand Notebook\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-05-29T13:46:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-24T22:00:25+00:00\",\"description\":\"we've featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/using-the-stitchfinder\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Using the StitchFinder\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lion Brand Notebook\",\"description\":\"News, Ideas and Information for Crafting with Yarn\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lion Brand Yarn\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/03\\\/cropped-new-logo-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/03\\\/cropped-new-logo-2.png\",\"width\":579,\"height\":484,\"caption\":\"Lion Brand Yarn\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LionBrandYarns\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/lionbrandyarn\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/lionbrandyarn\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/LionBrandYarn\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/lionbrandyarn\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@lionbrand\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ee4a1fbb56e088c180000373e0d57766\",\"name\":\"Zontee\",\"description\":\"What do you do at Lion Brand? I work on various projects in the marketing department including the weekly e-newsletter and the YarnCraft podcast. You can listen to me every two weeks talk about knitting, crocheting, and more. When did you start working at Lion Brand? I have been here at Lion Brand for just under a year, and it\u2019s been a lot of fun so far! What is your favorite thing about working at Lion Brand? As any knitter, crocheter, or yarncrafter might expect, I love all of the yarn! It\u2019s nice to just be able to walk past a bin of yarn and run your fingers over the top. I also love the friendly, family-like atmosphere here. Everyone is down-to-earth and we really try to be helpful to each other. What kind of knitter\\\/crocheter are you? What do you like to make? Why do you knit and\\\/or crochet? I like little, portable projects, because living in New York, I ride a lot of subway trains and use that time for knitting and crocheting. I make a lot of gifts for other people, and am often offering to make hats, mittens, bags, and other things for my friends and family. I think I enjoy knitting and crocheting because I am such a multi-tasker. It allows me to do something productive in front of the television, or on the subway, or even while waiting in line at the cash register!\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.lionbrand.com\\\/author\\\/zontee\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Using the StitchFinder | Lion Brand Notebook","description":"we've featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Using the StitchFinder | Lion Brand Notebook","og_description":"we've featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/","og_site_name":"Lion Brand Notebook","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LionBrandYarns","article_published_time":"2008-05-29T13:46:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-10-24T22:00:25+00:00","author":"Zontee","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lionbrandyarn","twitter_site":"@lionbrandyarn","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Zontee","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/"},"author":{"name":"Zontee","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ee4a1fbb56e088c180000373e0d57766"},"headline":"Using the StitchFinder","datePublished":"2008-05-29T13:46:50+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-24T22:00:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/"},"wordCount":345,"commentCount":7,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["stitchfinder"],"articleSection":["Crocheting","Knitting","Tips & How To"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/","name":"Using the StitchFinder | Lion Brand Notebook","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-05-29T13:46:50+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-24T22:00:25+00:00","description":"we've featured basic knit stitches, knit cable stitches, crochet blocks, and crochet stitches. You can find all of these featured stitches and more in the StitchFinder.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/using-the-stitchfinder\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Using the StitchFinder"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/","name":"Lion Brand Notebook","description":"News, Ideas and Information for Crafting with Yarn","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#organization","name":"Lion Brand Yarn","url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cropped-new-logo-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cropped-new-logo-2.png","width":579,"height":484,"caption":"Lion Brand Yarn"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LionBrandYarns","https:\/\/x.com\/lionbrandyarn","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lionbrandyarn\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LionBrandYarn","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lionbrandyarn\/","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lionbrand"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ee4a1fbb56e088c180000373e0d57766","name":"Zontee","description":"What do you do at Lion Brand? I work on various projects in the marketing department including the weekly e-newsletter and the YarnCraft podcast. You can listen to me every two weeks talk about knitting, crocheting, and more. When did you start working at Lion Brand? I have been here at Lion Brand for just under a year, and it\u2019s been a lot of fun so far! What is your favorite thing about working at Lion Brand? As any knitter, crocheter, or yarncrafter might expect, I love all of the yarn! It\u2019s nice to just be able to walk past a bin of yarn and run your fingers over the top. I also love the friendly, family-like atmosphere here. Everyone is down-to-earth and we really try to be helpful to each other. What kind of knitter\/crocheter are you? What do you like to make? Why do you knit and\/or crochet? I like little, portable projects, because living in New York, I ride a lot of subway trains and use that time for knitting and crocheting. I make a lot of gifts for other people, and am often offering to make hats, mittens, bags, and other things for my friends and family. I think I enjoy knitting and crocheting because I am such a multi-tasker. It allows me to do something productive in front of the television, or on the subway, or even while waiting in line at the cash register!","url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/author\/zontee\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54601,"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/54601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}