Moss Stitch, Double Moss Stitch, Seed Stitch, Double Seed Stitch

This stitch is a hot topic.  Some use it interchangeably, others will argue til they are blue in the face that they are not interchangeable.    Some say the difference is terminology is just whether it is used in the US or UK.   You can find identical instructions in one book as one name, but another name in a different book.  The purpose of this post is not to determine a correct name or settle the debate one way or another.  I am just presenting different variations on some lovely needle work.

Honestly, I do not know the correct name and corresponding method, if there is one.  I also really don't care.  What I know as Seed Stitch - K1, P1 on every row - is what I often use as a border to keep fabrics laying flat, or just for a neat edge.

Below, I have given the instructions and names given them by five different stitch dictionaries.  I have several other books, but I didn't look through those because I am sure they are all the same or similar as what I show here.  Call them what you will.

From the Essential Stitch Collection:

Seed Stitch:
Multiple of 2+1

Row 1: K1, P1
Repeat for pattern

Fiber created using the above pattern

Moss Stitch:
Multiple of 2+1

Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: P1, K1
Row 3: P1, K1
Row 4: K1, P1

Fiber created using the above pattern

From Super Stitches Knitting:

Moss Stitch:
Multiple of 2

Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: K1, P1
Row 3: P1, K1
Row 4: P1, K1

Fiber created using the above pattern

       
        OR

Multiple of 2+1


Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: P1, K1
Row 3: P1, K1
Row 4: K1, P1

From The Harmony Guides Knit and Purl:

Double Moss Stitch:
Multiple of 2+1


Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: P1, K1
Row 3: P1, K1
Row 4: K1, P1

Moss Stitch:
Multiple of 2+1


Row 1: K1, P1
Repeat for pattern

From The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knit and Crochet Stitches:

Seed Stitch:
Multiple of 2+1


Row 1: K1, P1
Repeat for pattern

Moss Stitch:
Multiple of 2+1


Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: P1, K1
Row 3: P1, K1
Row 4: K1, P1

From the First Walker Treasury:

Seed Stitch:
Even number of sts

Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: P1, K1

Fiber created using the above pattern

Moss Stitch:
Even number of sts


Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: K1, P1
Row 3: P1, K1
Row 4: P1, K1

Double Seed Stitch
Multiple of 4

Row 1: K2, P2
Row 2: K2, P2
Row 3: P2, K2
Row 4: P2, K2

Fiber created using the above pattern

Here is a video showing all of these variations.