How to: knit counting stitches

This nifty video will teach you how to count your stitches when working in garter stitch and stocking stitch. Watch it once to crack it.

This nifty video will teach you how to count your stitches when working in garter stitch and stocking stitch. Watch it once to crack it.

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This nifty video will teach you how to count your stitches when working in garter stitch and stocking stitch. Watch it once to crack it.

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Level: Beginner
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

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How to: knit counting stitches - Step 1

Step 1

To count your rows in garter stitch, the horizontal ridges count as two rows. If you separate the ridges you can see that 1 row makes up the flat space in between the riidges and the second row is the ridge.

How to: knit counting stitches - Step 2

Step 2

To count your stitches in garter stitch, you will see that each ridge is made up of a top bump and a bottom bump, the top bumps each count as a stitch.

How to: knit counting stitches - Step 3

Step 3

To count your rows in stocking stitch, the Vs count as a stitch, so each V is one rows.

How to: knit counting stitches - Step 4

Step 4

To count your stitches in stocking stitch, the Vs count as a stitch, so each V is one stitch.