How to Knit the Garter Slip Stitch [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]
Garter Slip Stitch is a really simple, but effective knitting technique that uses just knit and slipped stitches - no purling involved! It produces a lovely dense piece of fabric that isn't reversible but looks great on both sides making it perfect for projects like dish or wash cloths.
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There are two versions of this pattern - one that is a 4 row repeat, and another that's a longer 8 row repeat. The only difference between the two is that the 8 row repeat staggers the texture whereas with the 4 row repeat the stitches are stacked on top of each other.
The 4 row repeat is just the first four rows of the 8 row repeat, so if this is the pattern you want to follow, after you've knitted Row 4, you can just go back and restart from Row 1 and repeat the process.
For those of you that like to have a video tutorial to follow along to while you knit, there is a video tutorial linked at the bottom of this post. Happy Knitting!
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written pattern
stitches used:
- K - Knit
- P - Purl
- Sl1p wyib - Slip one Purl wise with the yarn at the back.
- Sl1p wyif - Slip one Purl wise with the yarn in front.
Repeat Rows:
Cast On: Any ODD number of stitches (aka a multiple of 2+1).
Row 1: K all stitches.
Row 2: K all stitches.
Row 3: K1, *sl1p wyib, k1* repeat from *to* until end of row
Row 4: k1, *sl1p wyif, k1* repeat from *to* until end of row.
Row 5: K all stitches.
Row 6: K all stitches.
Row 7: K2, *sl1p wyib, k1* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch remains, k1.
Row 8: K2, *sl1p wyif, k1* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch remains, k1.
Repeat rows 1-8 (or 1-4 if you want the shorter repeat) until your project is the desired size. Cast off knit wise on either a Row 2 or Row 6.