The invention discloses a control method of a washing machine and the washing machine. The washing machine disclosed by the invention comprises an impeller, and the control method comprises the following steps: in the washing machine washing/rinsing process, controlling the impeller to rotate forward by a first time at a first speed, then controlling the impeller to rotate reversely at a second speed, and circulating the process after detecting that the clothes is static. The washing machine is the one using the control method. The control method of the washing machine and the washing machinehave the benefits that irregular playing among clothes is reduce by controlling the rotation of the impeller, so as to effectively prevent the clothes from intertwining, and ensure the washing effect;the washing machine is suitable for cleaning special clothes, and can prevent damage of intertwining to the clothes; an original water level sensor of the washing machine is used for judging whetherthe clothes is static, and the state of the clothes can be fed back on the premise of not adding additional structures and parts.