What does G St mean in knitting?

g st: Garter stitch, knit every row.

What is G St in knitting?

Garter stitch is the first stitch you'll learn when you're starting out with knitting. When knit flat it consists solely of the knit stitch. Garter stitch lies flat and is totally reversible, meaning that both sides look the same. The resulting fabric is very stretchy both length-wise and width-wise.

What does SSP in knitting mean?

ssp is an abbreviation for slip, slip, purl. This is quite similar to the ssk, but happens on the purl side. Completing an ssp creates a decrease in your knitting because you are getting rid of two stitches and replacing them with one stitch.

Is SSP right leaning?

The knitting term SSP stands for “slip, slip, purl”. It's a right-leaning decrease for the purl side and will look similar to an SSK when seen from the knit side.

What happens if you purl every row?

If you purl every row then you'll end up with garter stitch. If this sounds crazy, think about it: Traditionally, garter stitch is done by knitting every row. A purl stitch is also a knit stitch.

Gst: knitting abbreviations

What is it called when you knit one row and purl the next?

However, knitting one row, purling the next, and then repeating this process consecutively creates the most classic pattern of all, known as stockinette stitch.

Is garter stitch just plain knitting?

Knitting in garter stitch is just knit stitches, so after casting on the first step is to start your first knit. Insert your right needle through the first stitch from front to back, left to right.

Does fisherman's rib use more wool?

NOTES. Projects worked in fisherman's rib or brioche may require up to 35% more yarn than a comparable stockinette stitch project. It takes two rows to complete one full row of fisherman's rib or brioche.

What is knit two purl two called?

Second Common Rib Stitch Pattern

This is 2 X 2 ribbing and that means you knit 2 stitches and purl 2 stitches all the way across your needle. I find this ribbing to be a little more stretchy than the 1 X 1 ribbing and I tend to use this one a little more because of the stretchiness.

What does WS stand for in knitting?

Wrong-side = tail on the left

This time, the tail of your work will fall on the left-hand side of your work. When knitting in stocking stitch, this is what the wrong-side of your work will look like. If your pattern tells you to end on a WS row, your final row would start with the tail on the left-hand side.

What is all purl stitch called?

You can create garter stitch by purling every row, too.

Which knitting stitch uses the most yarn?

Garter stitch (knit every row) uses more yarn than stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) because it is not as tall as stockinette stitch. Garter stitch also uses more yarn than lace knitting. Lace tends to be open and airy so the yarn will go a lot further than knitting in garter stitch.

Is SSK left or right leaning?

The knit 2 together (k2tog) decrease leans to the right and its mirror image decrease is an SSK—slip, slip, knit—which leans to the left.