Lotus Bud Stitch: A new stitch, Spa Set pattern, and video tutorial

I've been holding on for a little while to tell you about this new pattern release because I asked my lovely friend Tasha, over at Startdust Gold Crochet, if she would feel like making a video tutorial for my newly invented crochet stitch. My what?! Yes yes, I believe I invented a crochet stitch! 💝

How often does one get the chance to invent a stitch? For me, probably once in a lifetime. Here she is: the Lotus Bud Stitch (Lbs), so named because its texture is reminiscent of a lotus bud.

The stitch is really simple, check out Tasha's blog about it here and her video tutorial on YouTube as well. And while you're there, Tasha is releasing stitch tutorials every week, maybe you'd like to sign up for her channel?

So after inventing the stitch, I wondered how I could show what this stitch has to offer. Depending on how you use it, you can make a wide variety of textures and I wanted to show you the different effects of working in the round or in rows. The Lotus Bud Spa Set is what I came up with.

The set consists of a face towel, a bath mitt, make-up remover pads and a tawashi scrubby sponge. Tawashi's are very versatile, you can use them in your bathroom but you can also make them into kitchen scrubbies. They are made by folding the fabric in a certain way. I made a photo tutorial with the spa set pattern for both, right- and left-handed people.

My pattern testers have been wonderful in showing off what is possible with these patterns and different yarns again. Check out there projects here.

There is a Pdf of the full pattern set available on Ravelry, Etsy and Love Crochet. And to celebrate the new stitch and video tutorial, I offer a 25% discount on Ravelry until the 27th of April midgnight (GMT+1), promocode: lotusbudlove. I hope you will enjoy it!

If you are going to make something using this stitch, I'd love you to tag us in your posts about it with hashtags #LotusBudStitch #StardustGoldCrochet #LilinetteCrochet and #LotusBudSpaSet. This way, Tasha and I get to see all your lovely makes and cheer you on!

As usual, if you need help while making this pattern, you are welcome to ask for it below in the comments, contact me personally or come and find me on Ravelry or Facebook. On both platforms I have groups as well where I love to help you out.

Happy crocheting,
Lili

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