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Arrangement of groups of stitches in one or several rows; they are worked until they form a regularly repeated design or feature.
stitch patterns garter stitch cable stitch basket stitch stocking stitch rib stitch sample moss stitch

garter stitch click to hear

Stitch obtained by a succession of plain stitches on all the rows.

cable stitch click to hear

Stitch obtained by reversing the stitches on a row to form an overlap.

basket stitch click to hear

Stitch obtained by alternating squares composed of plain stitches with squares composed of purl stitches.

stocking stitch click to hear

Stitch obtained by alternating a plain row with a purl row.

rib stitch click to hear

Stitch obtained by alternating plain and purl stitches and by repeating the same order on the following rows.

sample click to hear

Square sample used to calculate the number of stitches and rows on a 2 in2 surface so that a consistent pattern can be established.

moss stitch click to hear

Stitch obtained by alternating a plain stitch with a purl stitch on one row, and then reversing the order on the next.