In this blog post, I want to share how to keep all the sequins on one side of your work.

First, you need to choose a yarn to combine with your Cosmo yarn. I’m using cotton yarn Safran by Drops, but you can use almost anything, like acrylic, wool, or even mohair. Have you seen it mixed with mohair? It looks absolutely amazing! The idea is that the second yarn helps hold the sequins on one side. If you use Cosmo yarn on its own, the fabric will be too loose, and the sequins will show on both sides, as you can see in the video. We want to avoid that.

Second, choose the right stitch for your project. I recommend using solid stitch patterns like rows of sc, hdc, or dc. Taller stitches, lace, or mesh patterns won’t keep the sequins on one side.

Third, after choosing your yarn and pattern, make a swatch. When I made mine, I noticed that more sequins appeared on the wrong side than on the right. That means the “wrong” side actually became my right side. If you’re working in rows, using shorter stitches on the right side can help keep even fewer sequins visible. For my swatch, I used sc on the right side and dc on the wrong side. After finishing, I also pulled a few sequins from the right side to the wrong side, and that’s it.

This technique works even better when working in the round, because all the sequins naturally move to the wrong side, and you don’t need to mix stitches. For my skirt, I used only dc rows, and it looks amazing!

As you can see, this technique is really simple. What do you think? I’d love to know how you would use it and for which projects. And if you’ve tried it, did you also notice more sequins on the wrong side?