Stockinette Stitch

The Stockinette stitch is the one that most people associate with knitted garments. Because rows of stockinette stitch will curl the bottom of a garment is knit with either a garter stitch or ribbing. If the top is not sewn to another knitted piece it would also be knit with either of these two stitches.

Flat Knitting:

Row 1: Knit
Row 2:

Circular Knitting: For circular garments, knit every row.

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