List of knitting stitches

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This is a list of knitting stitches. Common knitting abbreviations as used in patterns are shown in parentheses.

Individual Stitches

Variations

Increases

  • Yarn over (yo)
  • Dip stitch which can be either
    • A raised increase, knitting into row below (k-b, k 1 b)
    • A lifted increase, knitting into the yarn between the stitches (inc, m1)
  • Knit Front and Back (kfb)
  • Purl Front and Back (pfb)
  • Make 1 (m1) by creating half-hitch loop on right needle

Decreases

  • Knit 2 Together (k2tog)for a right-leaning decrease
  • Purl 2 Together (p2tog)
  • Slip, slip, knit (ssk) for a left-leaning decrease
  • Slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over (S1, K1, PSSO) for a left-leaning decrease
  • Next Knit two together through the back loops (K2tog tbl) for a left-leaning decrease

Stitch Patterns

Knit and Purl

Basic

Variations

Rib

  • English Rib (or Mistake Rib or Uneven Rib) rib[1][2]
  • Farrow rib[3]

Eyelet and Lace

Cable and Twist

Slipped stitch patterns

  • Crossed stitch[5]
  • Herringbone stitch[6]
  • Linen stitch is a pattern that creates a tightly-knit fabric that resembles woven linen. Tailored garments are especially suited for the linen stitch. It is a durable stitch, and is often used to reinforce the heels of hand-knitted socks. It includes knit and purl stitches, as well as slipped stitches.[7]
  • Loop stitch[8]

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://newstitchaday.com/how-to-knit-the-uneven-rib-stitch/
  2. ↑ http://newstitchaday.com/mistake-rib-stitch/
  3. ↑ http://newstitchaday.com/farrow-rib-stitch/
  4. ↑ http://www.knittingfool.com/StitchIndex/StitchDetail.aspx?StitchID=1307
  5. ↑ http://newstitchaday.com/how-to-knit-the-small-quilted-cross-stitch/
  6. ↑ http://newstitchaday.com/horizontal-herringbone-stitch/
  7. ↑ Virginia Colton, ed. (1979). Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework. Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association Canada. p. 301. ISBN 0888500858.
  8. ↑ http://newstitchaday.com/loop-stitch/
  • Vogue Knitting Magazine (2012) Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume 1: Knit and Purl, Sixth&Spring Books. ISBN 978-1936096237
  • Walker, Barbara G (1998) A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Schoolhouse Press. ISBN 978-0942018165
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