Essential knitting stitch patterns for beginners. Simple repeats with clear instructions to build your skills and confidence.
The stockinette stitch (also spelled stocking stitch, abbreviated St st) is the most widely used stitch pattern in knitting. It’s the smooth, classic fabric you see on most commercial knitwear — a surface of neat, interlocking “V” shapes on the right side, and a bumpy purl texture on the wrong side. Making stockinette is straightforward: … Read more
The seed stitch (also called moss stitch in the UK) creates a beautiful, pebbly texture that looks like scattered seeds across the fabric. It’s made by alternating knit and purl stitches in a checkerboard pattern — wherever you knitted on the previous row, you purl, and vice versa. This simple alternation produces a dense, firm … Read more
The garter stitch is where every knitter begins, and for good reason. It’s the simplest stitch pattern in knitting — just knit every stitch on every row — yet it creates a beautifully textured, squishy fabric that lies flat without curling. What makes garter stitch special is that it looks the same on both sides … Read more
