Knotted Diamond Stitch

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Knotted Diamond Stitch is also known as

Puntada de diamantes [ES], Point de diamant noué [FR], Ponto de diamante com nó [PT].


How to do the Knotted Diamond Stitch

This stitch is very decorative with diamond formations. The edges of the diamonds are knotted, which explains the name. The knotted diamond stitch can require some patience from beginners before you get the hang of it. This stitch is worked between two parallel stitch lines. It is better worked from top to bottom.

Fig 1: Start by making a straight stitch A-B, between the two stitch lines.Fig 2: Come out from a point C, a little below B. Now, take the needle under the stitch A-B, without plucking the fabric underneath. Twist the thread around the needle from the left, as shown.
Fig 3: Pull the needle out towards the right-hand side. This creates a small knot on the right side, as you can see. Now, to create the same kind of knot on the left edge, take the needle under the stitch A-B, and twist the thread around the needle from the left as before.Fig 4: Pull out the needle gently towards the left and create the knot on the left edge. This also makes a new straight stitch below the first one. Now, go in through the fabric very close to this new knot and bring out the needle from point D, as shown. Repeat this process every time you make a knot on the left side. Then, take the needle under the new straight stitch and twist the thread around the needle, this time, from the right side.
Fig 5: Pull out the needle gently towards you. This creates a knot in the center. Take in the needle through E, a point parallel to D. Now, bring out the needle through F. As illustrated, take the needle under the right portion of the previous stitch and twist the thread around the needle, pull it out to create a knot. Continue with the procedure by taking the needle under the left portion of the previous stitch, and so forth.Fig 6: A finished portion will look like this.

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47 Responses

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    Ally Myers says:

    Hi! I’m attempting the knotted diamond stitch but I’m baffled. I have the first 2 knots, but fig 4 then says to bring the needle up through D…. But my needle is above the fabric, not below. I’ve reread and reread, am I supposed to go back under at A after the left hand first knot? I’m sure it’s me not reading it correctly but I can’t see why I’m not where I should be. Thanks.

    • Sarah says:

      Dear Ally,
      I am sorry that I had missed a line while making the instruction causing you trouble with understanding the stitch. Thank you for pointing it out to me. I have made the change and added that sentence in Fig.4 and temporarily boldened it. This process is to be repeated every time you make a knot on the left side. Please let me know if you were able to succeed in making this stitch.
      Sarah

  2. Halle says:

    I love this all so much!!!
    It’s so helpful.

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    The Oncoming Storm says:

    what i’d like to know is how do you snug up the thread before the knot tightens. more often than not, no matter how slow i pull the thread when tying a knot, the thread between the knot i’m tying and the last knot tied ends up with a lot of slack in it by the time the knot is tight. i’m stitching with single strands of 16/2 unmercerized cotton.

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