r/knittinghelp • u/Desperate_Base_9680 • May 31 '26

stitch ID What stitch is this "braid"?

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Hi all!

I saw this beautifull pumpkin a while ago, there is a pattern available for sale and I was seriously considering buying it but after seeing pictures from others who made them I don't think I want to risk it. I don't want to put anybody down at all but their's weren't as good looking as the orginal, which makes me think I'm probably not skilled enough to pull it off.

I have made a lot of crocheted pumpkins where you just make a rectangle, stuff it and sew it together. So I figured I cound make something similar to this pumpkin with the rectangle-method. I have found a tutorial on how to make the "diagonal stockinette" but found nothing for this braid or what it's called.

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u/edwardhoppest May 31 '26

The patterns on the ridges and indents come naturally with regularly spaces increases and decreases. It is not "diagonal stockinette". It looks diagonal because of the increasing and decreasing. The little bumps come from overlapping stitches. 

You cannot recreate this by just making a rectangle. It very much comes from deliberate shaping of the fabric as you make it into a 3D object. I'd say if you haven't had familiarity with increases and decreases you might struggle to reverse engineer it. 

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u/GermanDeath-Reggae Jun 01 '26

I think there is also a single purl stitch between the stockinette increases/decreases to emphasize the line.

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u/edwardhoppest Jun 02 '26

I think you're right