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Place a marker at the end of your row to keep track of the beginning of your row. Divide the stitches evenly between the 4 needles. The first row and every odd row you will knit. The second row and every even row you will purl. Continue this until the end of your pattern. Cast off on the odd row (knitted side)
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What is a knitting stitch called?
There are 2 basic knitting stitches: stockinette stitch and garter stitch. The stockinette stitch is where you knit one side and purl the other which gives you a smooth side and a bumpy side. Garter stitch is where you knit every row which gives you a bumpy look on both sides.
How do you add a garter stitch border to a knitted scarf?
garter stitch is when the rows alternate knit, purl, knit, purl. Since purl is the reverse of knit, for a scarf you just have to set aside a few stitches for your border on either side and knit all of them every row.
What does 1 garter stitch in the beginning of an English rib pattern mean?
keep the first stitch always as a knit stitch on both sides
What is the most common knit stitch used for beginners?
The most common knit stitch used for beginners is... wait for it... the knit stitch! The other most common knit stitch is called the purl stitch. These are the two basic stitches in knitting and when they are put together in different ways, they create different patterns! When you knit every row, that's called the garter stitch and when you knit one row and purl the next row, that's called the stockinette stitch.
Is garter stitch and knit stich the same?
With garter stich you either knit every row or purl every row. With knitting stich you're not using the purl stitch so I would say they are the same thing. I would say they are NOTthe same.
When knit pattern says work garter stitch slipping the first st. of every row how is it done?
Every row will go as follows: 1. Insert the right needle into the first stitch as if you were going to knit it. Pull the left needle out of the stitch WITHOUT knitting it. That's slipping a stitch knit-wise. 2. Knit all remaining stitches to the end. 3. Turn and repeat. Slipping the first stitch gives the fabric an attractive selvage (edge). Garter stitch also gives an attractive selvage. I'm guessing that they're asking for the slipped stitch edging because it is easier to pick up if you want to add more stitches along the side later on. If you are doing a scarf, there is no need to worry about it. Plain garter stitch will look tidy and attractive without the slipped stitch at the beginning of the row.
What are the properties of purl knit fabric?
If it's purl, it's not knit. If you do all purl stitches you get exactly the same fabric as all knit stitches, i.e. garter stitch. This is a rougher looking finish than stocking stitch, but has the advantage of lying flat.
What is stock knit mean is it plain knit?
I assume you mean stocking stictch? that is knit one row, purl the next, so that you have the wavy pattern on one Garter stitch is plain knitting every row.
What are a couple of knitting patterns?
If you mean stitches there is, Knit, Purl, Ribbing, Stockinette Stitch, Seed Stitch and Garter Stitch to name a few. If you mean actual knitting patterns then there are loads, for scarves, beanies, jumpers, toys, slippers and lots of other things. You can get patterns off the internet, you can buy them, and also get packs which normally come with wool and sometimes needles.
How do you stop the edges of your knitting from rolling in?
You can either add a few rows of garter stitch (which is knit every row) or you can do a few rows of ribbing (which is knit 1, purl 1). One of my favorite boarders to put on sweaters or scarves is the seed stitch (knit 1, purl 1 to the end of the row and turn your work, then you purl the knit stitches and knit the purls and you just keep repeating that every time you turn your work)
What are the best needles to use for knitting?
For me it's the easiest to use the metal metallic straight needles but when it comes to circular needles I'd probably prefer wooden ones. Hope this helps! ---- i definitely think that bamboo are the best needles. they are light weight which is great because they don't fall and drop stitches very often and they are soft so they don't hurt your fingers when you push on the tip, also they are a little bit textured so stitches don't slip off like they do with metal needles. and as for straight or round needles if you're making something tubular like a hat, socks, mittens, round needles are easier to use, but if you're making a scarf or a bag straight needles are better. but I much prefer round needles, because you don't have to keep switching hands, you can just keep on knitting. and if you use only the knit stitch you will get a pretty stockinette stitch, but if you use only the knit stitch on straight needles you will come out with garter stitch.
How do you cast something with 2 needles?
Are you looking to knit /cast on? Using 2 needles; slip knot unto first needle and make a knit stitch into the slip knot, place that knitted stitch unto needle with first stitch (slip knot). Now you you have 2 stitches. continue this way until number of stitches wanted is achieved. Lynn
