How do I do the garter stitch and what is another name for it?

Sukino · July 25, 2009, 5:26pm

I was just wondering how to do the garter stitch and if that was the only name?

Jan_in_CA · July 25, 2009, 5:34pm

Welcome to Knitting Help!

Garter stitch is just knitting every row. I don’t know of another name for it. :think:

Sukino · July 25, 2009, 5:59pm

Ahh thank you:mrgreen:

ceb123 · July 26, 2009, 11:36am

The garter stitch i have heard is also called the knit stitch because it’s all knit stitch on every row front and back. Hope this helps! Oh, and welcome to Knitting Help!

Jan_in_CA · July 26, 2009, 11:45am

Knit is a stitch and it’s used in may other stitch patterns.
Garter is a stitch pattern which uses only the knit stitch.

suzeeq · July 26, 2009, 12:53pm

Garter stitch is the [I]result[/I] when you knit every row, or also when you purl every row. The back of a knit st looks like a purl st and the back of a purl st looks like a knit st.