Mattress Stitch

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A mattress-stitch seam joins the vertical edges of two pieces of knitting. With the right side of the knitting facing, use a threaded tapestry needle to join the corners of the two pieces, then pick up one bar between the first two stitches on one piece (Figure 1). Next, pick up the corresponding bar plus the bar above it on the other piece (Figure 2). *Pick up the next two bars on the first piece (Figure 3), then the next two bars on the second piece. Repeat from * to the end of the seam, sometimes picking up one bar if pieces are getting out of alignment (Figure 4). Finish by picking up the last bar (or pair of bars) at the top of the first piece. As you go, tighten the seam stitches to close up the gap between pieces.

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