I have purchased the most beautiful shank of silk yarn that I would like to knit into a narrow scarf as an accessory for a suit. Is there a stitch, other than stockinette, that will give a nice flat, smooth look to the scarf?
I’m not sure, but you might check some stitch libraries.
http://www.knittingwisdom.com/stitches/stitch-gallery.htm
http://www.knittingfool.com/pages/StCatalog.cfm?alpha=A
http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lu-stitch_patterns.php