Stockinette Stitch and Reverse Stockinette Stitch
Stockinette stitch (in the UK, Stocking Stitch) is the most basic knitted fabric; every stitch (as seen from the right side) is a knit stitch. In the round, stockinette stitch is produced by knitting every stitch; by contrast, in the flat, stockinette stitch is produced by knitting and purling alternate rows.
Stockinette-stitch fabric is very smooth and each column ("wale") resembles a stacked set of "V"'s. It has a strong tendency to curl horizontally and vertically because of the asymmetry of its faces.
Reverse stockinette stitch is produced in the same way as stockinette, except that the purl stitches are done on the right side and the knit stitches on the wrong side. In the round, reverse stockinette stitch is produced by purling every stitch.
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Stockinette stitch front.
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Back of stockinette stitch, also same appearance as reverse stockinette stitch.
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Famous quotes containing the words stitch and/or reverse:
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—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
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—Bible: Hebrew Isaiah, 2:4.
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