The knitting school part 5 – garter stitch and moss stitch

Texture without a pattern. Just knit and purl, put together in different ways — and suddenly the garment looks completely different.

Garter stitch and stripes

Rows of knit and purl alternating, forming clear ridges. Add a colour change and you get stripes without needing anything new of you technically.

Simple moss stitch

Alternating knit and purl, shifted by one for every round. It lies flat, does not curl, and is the easiest way to get texture.


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