When you're comfortable
with garter stitch, learn how to purl and you can try some stockinette projects as well!
The Garter Stitch scarf is a classic first project, but here also are some other ideas for knitting
with Garter Stitch.
Many new knitters start
with a Garter Stitch scarf, but you could also knit a washcloth, hot pad or anything else in this simple stitch to get your needles wet.
Not exact matches
Add a little fun to your exploration of
Garter Stitch (and a little color to your table)
with these simple three - color coasters.
Garter Stitch is usually the first stitch you learn when learning how to knit, and it's possible to make pretty projects with it before you even learn how to
Stitch is usually the first
stitch you learn when learning how to knit, and it's possible to make pretty projects with it before you even learn how to
stitch you learn when learning how to knit, and it's possible to make pretty projects
with it before you even learn how to purl.
The basic
Garter Stitch Scarf is the quintessential first knitting project, and
with good reason.
Yet another look for basically the same
Garter Stitch scarf is this fuzzy design, accomplished by combining a smooth cashmere blend yarn
with a novelty yarn.
If you're using a
stitch pattern other than Garter Stitch, you may find it easier to work the increase and the decrease on the same row, as I did with my Bias Knit Scarf, which is worked in Stockinette S
stitch pattern other than
Garter Stitch, you may find it easier to work the increase and the decrease on the same row, as I did with my Bias Knit Scarf, which is worked in Stockinette S
Stitch, you may find it easier to work the increase and the decrease on the same row, as I did
with my Bias Knit Scarf, which is worked in Stockinette
StitchStitch.
This one has an easy Stockinette
Stitch body and Garter Stitch ears, along with a face that's worked after the knitting is done in duplicate s
Stitch body and
Garter Stitch ears, along with a face that's worked after the knitting is done in duplicate s
Stitch ears, along
with a face that's worked after the knitting is done in duplicate
stitchstitch.
The pattern is knit
with a simple
Garter Stitch on a bias and you can adapt it to fit any size or use you have for a simple and comfy blanket.
Garter Stitch Faggot uses the same pattern row as Turkish
Stitch, but it is alternated
with a row of
Garter Stitch, which makes the fabric a little firmer and more solid (it also biases thanks to all those right - leaning decreases; you could alternate a row of k2togs
with a row of ssks to reduce this tendency).
The pattern is
Garter Stitch with an eyelet round, but remember, to work
Garter Stitch in the round you must knit one round and purl one round.
With the eyelash and ribbon yarns together work four rows of
garter stitch as described in Step 1.
With the suggested yarn and needle combination, you should get around 2 1/2
stitches per inch in
garter stitch.
Basically, it's a variation on
Garter Stitch in which you work
with needles of very different sizes, giving you alternating rows of small
stitches and large
stitches.
Many new knitters start
with a basic
garter stitch scarf as their first knitting project because it's quick, easy and a project you're sure to be proud of when it's done.
Whip up squares of
garter stitch and seam the squares together
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Work up the long, curved shape
with short rows, and give it a tailored look
with the
garter border and slipped -
stitch edge.