W3Schools Online Web Tutorials quot;Knitting Stitch Patterns" There are many ways to combine stitches to create different patterns, but the basis of every pattern is the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Garter Stitch (g st) Knit every row in flat knitting, and you have garter stitch (fig. 10). It's a great stitch pattern for new knitters because it uses only one simple stitch. Stockinette Stitch (St st) This is the most commonly used stitch pattern. The knit side (the smooth side) is called stockinette stitch (fig. 11a), and the purl side (or bumpy side) is called reverse stockinette stitch (fig. 11b). Ribbing (rib) You'll recognize ribbing as the stitch found at the cuffs and hems of sweaters. The single rib is made by alternating one knit stitch with one purl stitch (abbreviated as k1,p1). The most important thing to remember when making ribbing is that the yarn must be brought between the needles to the back of the work for the knit stitches and brought between the needles to the front of the work for the purl stitches.
How to Substitute Yarns: Using your knitting math to replace yarns not in the pattern Sometimes creating a garment with the yarn called for in the pattern isn’t a possibility, and that can create problems in terms of reaching the right number of stitches in a pattern. However, all that is needed is some simple math to correct the problem, and here is how to do it. First, make a swatch according to the pattern's gauge. If the pattern says that 21 stitches by 28 rows will be 4"x4", but the swatch is too small (or too large) look on the label that came with your yarn, then knit a swatch according to what gauge is indicated. Then, a little bit of math is all you need to know to figure out your correct gauge and ratio. For example, the pattern calls for 21 sts x 28 rows, but you need to knit 25 sts x 32 rows in order to achieve your 4"x4" swatch. A ratio is the answer - and in order to do that some division is that’s required. Now that the stitches are done, what about the rows? Once again round up to 1.2. Now apply your math to the rest of your pattern. 50 x 1.2 = 60 rows