# Stitch patterns **URL:** \ **Category:** Catalog\ **Created:** [12 December 2021 21:28 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392 "2021-12-12T21:28:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [12 December 2021 21:28 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/1 "2021-12-12T21:28:56Z")
Here’s a great video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JbfhzlMk2eY/maxresdefault.jpg "Hitomezashi Stitch Patterns - Numberphile") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbfhzlMk2eY) Both for its fascinating patterns from simple inputs, and sharing of a curiosity-driven process of exploring them. Reminds me of the work of blackwork embroiderer and digital artist Toni Buckby’s work with Sean Cotterill “Sampler/Sampler”: > **[2017: sampler/sampler\_2.0](https://tonibuckby.com/2017-sampler-sampler_2-0/)** > > sampler/sampler\_2.0 (2017) – interactive computer work, two networked Rasspberry Pi computers with touchscreens running Processing code. Toni Buckby in collaboration with Sean Cotterill This … ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [26 April 2022 13:45 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/2 "2022-04-26T13:45:54Z")
MAI-DAY Textile Elements Conversations – Pattern Part three of a series of discussion around fundamental aspects of stitch practice Jessica Ogden and Marcia Bennett-Male hosted by Carol Tulloch and Amy Twigger Holroyd [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/brwNysQxqcU/maxresdefault.jpg "MAI-DAY Textile Elements Conversations – Pattern with Jessica Ogden and Marcia Bennett-Male") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brwNysQxqcU) ---
**Author:** ![gannet](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/gannet/32/196_2.png) [@gannet](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/gannet)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2022 16:40 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/3 "2022-05-13T16:40:04Z")
Not sure if this is where I should share my own work. I’m hoping it’s suitable for this forum! I turn the letters of words into numbers, and graph those onto charts that can be used for making stitch patterns, usually after using various kinds of symmetry on them. And then some of those I turn into lace knitting designs like this one: ![image](https://forum.algorithmicpattern.org/uploads/secondsite/original/1X/013a34cac0a908791ad47ba2738b3c7fef6452f6.jpeg) I’ve never had any formal training, but have learned by doing and by reading various books and websites. You can see my work on my website: > **[String Geekery](https://gannetdesigns.com/)** > > by Naomi Parkhurst, Gannet Designs I’m always looking for more information to fill in the gaps of what I know about pattern design. The hazard of being self-taught is that I’m constantly at a loss for technical terminology, or I feel like I might be missing out on various design tools. ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2022 10:31 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/4 "2022-05-14T10:31:05Z")
Welcome @gannet! Thanks for sharing your work, I really enjoyed reading through your blog. I especially enjoyed the post on the [parity problem](https://gannetdesigns.com/2022/04/12/parity-an-explanation-of-a-problem-i-had-to-figure-out-for-myself/). It reminds me of looking at the chest of drawers in my room when I was young, and being a bit disturbed that the four drawers had only three gaps between them. Then I realised if you put things in a circle, they had the same number of gaps as things, much more satisfying! Still, I feel something fundamentally strange about the relationship between odd and even that I just can’t put my finger on. It’s a bit embarrassing sharing these kinds of thoughts as they’re so naive in a way, but I think it goes beyond just the mathematics to be about learning to feel and develop structure through craft. Anyway I wondered if you already knew the work of [Amy Twigger-Holroyd](https://amytwiggerholroyd.com/)? Your thoughts on transitioning between odd and even parity reminded me of the the techniques she developed for e.g. [transitioning between machine and handknit gauges](https://reknitrevolution.org/2021/04/02/sampler-replace-cuff/), maybe there is some commonality? Anyway you’ve encouraged me to pick up the knitting project I put down by the sofa a few years ago… I’d got a bit stuck on the lacework! ---
**Author:** ![anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/anu1905/32/179_2.png) [@anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/anu1905)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2022 11:47 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/5 "2022-05-14T11:47:41Z")
Hi @gannet! Writing to say I adore your blog! I dig your post on symmetry and asymmetry as well as the one on parity. I have recently been fascinated by the idea of chirality/chiral patterns in things (the opposite of parity?). Your work on knitting parity patterns is the closest I’ve found! (I’m not a physicist but I’m always fascinated by how crafting with yarn is helping me get closer to fields like math and physics). I’m new to fibre arts (since 2020), and I’ve dabbled some in crochet and embroidery. I resonate with your nerdy yarn experiments as I’ve tried some on my own. I recently spoke about my own projects in a [talk](https://youtu.be/KXUlqIrALRo) for the Open Hardware Summit 2022. I’d love to keep this conversation ongoing. Thanks for sharing your work and inspiring us! ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2022 12:02 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/6 "2022-05-14T12:02:05Z")
Wow @anu1905, you’ve only been in fibre arts since 2020, and are already [crocheting lenticular QR codes](https://anuradhareddy.com/)?? ---
**Author:** ![anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/anu1905/32/179_2.png) [@anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/anu1905)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2022 12:16 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/7 "2022-05-14T12:16:00Z")
> [@yaxu](#): > > crocheting lenticular QR codes Thanks for sharing my project, Alex! Kind of you 🙂 I never knew what I was getting into when I started that project, I’m happy it worked out the way it did! ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [19 December 2022 11:33 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/8 "2022-12-19T11:33:08Z")
I have to share this lovely ‘stitching life’ blog from Karen Turner (via Tanya → [solderandchaos@mastodon.social](https://post.lurk.org/web/@solderandchaos@mastodon.social/109539921935515012)) > **[Karen Turner Stitching Life textile artist stitching by hand](https://stitchinglife.uk/)** > > Pieces of a life with thread e.g. I love the idea that you can still [invent stitching as you go](https://stitchinglife.uk/2022/12/12/inventing-stitches/), despite this being such an ancient practice. On a tangent I’m reminded of the Rabari embroidery in this short film Ulaṭbānsi/Zigzagging, on textile culture in contemporary India: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/q5ObYqWIkyM/maxresdefault.jpg "Ulaṭbānsi | Zigzagging") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ObYqWIkyM) The stitching through the woven threads as a ground for counting and geometry… A [scene-by-scene description here](https://looms-in-motion.eu/index.html%3Fp=428.html) offers extra context. ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [15 December 2023 15:21 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/9 "2023-12-15T15:21:32Z")
I’m a big fan of the work of Toni Buckby mentioned earlier. She now has a website exploring blackwork embroidery patterns: [http://blackworkembroidery.org/](http://blackworkembroidery.org/) In case anyone is near Sheffield UK, she has an exhibition coming up next week: > **[Re-embroidering Blackwork, 'an unstitched coif...' & other works: Toni...](https://www.blocprojects.co.uk/exhibitions-events/2023/reembroidering-blackwork)** > > 20 - 23 December Open: Tue - Sat, 12 - 6pm Launch event: Mon 19 December, 6 - 8pm Free & Open to all ---
**Author:** ![anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/anu1905/32/179_2.png) [@anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/anu1905)\ **Post date:** [15 December 2023 16:41 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/10 "2023-12-15T16:41:15Z")
I love the pattern series on this website. I wondered if the gold threadwork in the exhibition cover image is an e-textile component. I wish I could attend the exhibition to learn more about her process and research. More stunning embroidery by Toni Buckby: [Embroidery – Toni Buckby](https://tonibuckby.com/embroidery/) ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/yaxu/32/3_2.png) [@yaxu](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [24 May 2026 09:19 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/stitch-patterns/392/11 "2026-05-24T09:19:42Z")
I love this pattern I spotted on the seat of [on a settee](https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/446444) in a national trust property called Upton House in England. The settee is dated 1760, although it’s possible that the stitchwork isn’t the same age as the rest of it. ![image](https://forum.algorithmicpattern.org/uploads/secondsite/original/1X/274c139db6b4d858b19c8dc3fb72159f94acfa53.jpeg) ![image](https://forum.algorithmicpattern.org/uploads/secondsite/original/1X/6bcbc9a7a87bcd13a27ccd8cf677cff8417a0796.jpeg) A steward told me that it’s something called ‘flame stitch’, which is also known as Bargello [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bargello\_(needlework)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bargello_(needlework) "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bargello\_(needlework)") I took the above photos with my phone, you can see there’s something pretty strange going on with the stitches. The vertical stitches of a length following a repeating pattern of 2, 2, 6, 6. This pattern is then offset by one, either up or down, creating a diagonal pattern in the stitches. I’m not sure how this up/down pattern is chosen, or whether it’s arbitrary. (on mastodon, someone pointed out that it looks like [Weierstrass’s monster](https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-jagged-monstrous-function-that-broke-calculus-20250123/).. So perhaps it follows a mathematical curve of some kind? I noticed that the colour changes follow the same zigzagging pattern, but upside down! When the stitch length goes up, the colour goes down, creating the wild flame-like effect as the shifting stitch lengths and colour create an interference pattern between them. The underlying plain weave fabric that pattern is stitched into is sometimes visible, I guess this is from being worn down..? The origins and history of this pattern seems a bit unknown, but from wikipedia it seems there’s a Hungarian connection.. The effect reminds me of crackle weave threadings.