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Garter stitch   /gˈɑrtər stɪtʃ/   Listen
Garter stitch

noun
1.
A knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side).





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"Garter stitch" Quotes from Famous Books



... strips when finished she sewed together with strong linen thread on the wrong side of the rug. She commenced the rug by knitting two rows of the twine or cord. (When I was a girl we called this common knitting 'garter stitch.') Then, when commencing to knit third row, slip off first stitch onto your other needle; knit one stitch, then lay one of the tiny scraps of silk across or between the two needles; knit one stitch with the cord. This holds the silk in position. Then fold or turn one ...
— Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit - among the "Pennsylvania Germans" • Edith M. Thomas


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