Would the REAL Moss Stitch please stand up (aka: May 9, 2011)

Yarn: Berroco Vintage Worsted - 50% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 10% Nylon in Breezeway

Needles: 5 mm / US 8

Gauge: 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch

Stitch Pattern: Moss Stitch

Source: BW1, p. 11.

Comments: When I posted this version of moss stitch a few days ago, it was brought to my attention that there is some debate over what moss stitch really is (google it, and see how many versions you get!). So I consulted the stitch bible (aka: Barbara Walker's Treasuries of Knitting Patterns), and found out that I had been wrong all along!

Here is what I discovered (click on the pics for bigger images):

Seed Stitch

Cast on an even number of stitches;

Row 1: (K1, P1) to end

Row 2: (P1, K1) to end

Double Seed Stitch

Cast on a multiple of four stitches;

Row 1: (K2, P2) to end

Row 2: (P2, K2) to end

(I thought this one was moss stitch, but I guess I was wrong!)

Moss StitchCast on an even number of stitches;
Row 1: (K1, P1) to end
Row 2: (K1, P1) to end
Row 3: (P1, K1) to end
Row 4: (P1, K1) to end

Double Moss Stitch

Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches;

Row 1: (K2, P2) to end

Row 2: (P2, K2) to end

Row 3: (P2, K2) to end

Row 4: (K2, P2) to end

Does that clear everything up? :)