- CraftKnitting
- US abbreviationk
- UK abbreviationk
- TypeMain stitches
What is knit stitch?
One of the two stitches all knitting is made from. From the front it looks like a small V. If you knit every row you get garter stitch.
In a pattern you will see it written as k in both US and UK patterns.
How to do it, step by step
- With the yarn at the back, put the right needle into the front of the first stitch, left to right.
- Wrap the yarn around the right needle counterclockwise.
- Pull the new loop through toward you.
- Slide the old stitch off the left needle.
The mistake to watch for
Yarn in front by mistake adds a hole and an extra stitch. Check the yarn is at the back before each knit.
If you are left-handed
Most left-handed knitters knit the usual way, since both hands work. If you prefer, you can knit mirrored: stitches move from the right needle to the left. Swap "left" and "right" in the steps.
Practise it on a free pattern
These patterns from Crochet Counter use knit stitch:
Related stitches
Questions
What is the most common mistake with knit stitch?
Yarn in front by mistake adds a hole and an extra stitch. Check the yarn is at the back before each knit.
Keep count with Crochet Counter
The app has this stitch and 31 more in its stitch dictionary, in US or UK terms, with a row counter for every project. The core app is free, has no ads and needs no account. Pro is optional.
