Garter Stitch

Garter Stitch - Stitch Sample
Difficulty: Easy Basic Stitches

The garter stitch is the most basic and with that the easiest knitting stitch. It creates a quite soft reversible fabric and is perfect for any project and for any beginner.

Instructions

You can use any number of stitches + 2 edge stitches.

Purl all stitches on the right and wrong side rows.

Garter Stitch - Knitting Chart

Symbol Key

edge stitch

purl 1 on the right and on the wrong side

Traditional Instructions

Row 1: edge st, purl across to last st, edge st

Repeat row 1.

  • basic knitting stitches
  • easy knitting stitches
  • garter stitch
  • purl
  • reversible knitting stitches

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