Stitch Saturday - Garter Stitch
Hello, crafty companions, Number Two here with our first Stitch Saturday pattern! Stitch Saturday will be a series where every Saturday, I will go over a stitch pattern that you can learn and implement in your own projects, complete with photos of the finished project. Our first stitch will be the classic:
Garter Stitch
The garter stitch is one of the first, if not the very first stitch, most knitters learn. The pattern is thus: cast on however many stitches your project calls for, in whichever cast-on method works best for you. Knit every stitch to the end of the row. Turn your work and knit back.
That’s it, you’ve done the garter stitch!
The garter stitch is what I first learned when I was getting into knitting, because I was struggling with the concept of knitting a stitch, let alone purling, so I kept to the garter for all of my first projects. Cowls, hats, dishcloths, all used garter stitch. Whenever I’m in situations of high stress, or examining certain measures of trying to solve problems caused by the Emergency, I frequently overview them with garter stitch in my hands. It gives me something to do that eases the anxiety that comes along with such problems that the Emergency creates, and at the end of the inspection of signals and possible solutions to situations that arise, I typically have a dishcloth or a washcloth that can be used by my family or else donated to those in need.
Below is a picture of what the garter stitch looks like. It is fully reversible, so the front and the back will look the same.
[Alt ID: An image of a small rectangular gauge swatch, done in the garter stitch in yellow-green yarn. /End ID]
This swatch was done with fifteen cast-on stitches by twenty four rows.
In summary:
Pattern - Knit as many stitches as are on your needle. Turn. Knit back the way you came.
Reversible - Yes
Skill Level - Beginner
Thank you for joining me on this Stitch Saturday, my crafty companions. Stay crafty, and take care of yourselves.
- Number Two
