The rib stitch with garter is one of those basic stitches indispensable for the creation of simple garments that go beyond the stockinette stitch. In addition, it is a stitch that can be easily customised in many ways. By adding the grain of rice, for example, or by decreasing or increasing the distance between one rib to next.

What makes today’s stitch particular is that the matching yarn is our Hokusai. Shiny, due to the viscose and very soft thanks to the alpaca, it guarantees a fluid and delicate texture to this stitch which is normally used with more consistent wool yarns.

The colour we have chosen is Water, however, on the store can find numerous other colours, all shiny and beautiful.

Try making a scarf, we think it will turn out great.

This project is by Airali Design – Ilaria Caliri, crocheter designer and blogger with the magic touch.

Let’s get knitting.

Tutorial: how to knit the rib stitch with garter

MATERIALS
Hokusai yarn col. Water 100 g / 3.5 oz
Needles n° 5 EU / 8 US

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Beginner

METHOD

The stitch is based on a multiple of 4 + 2 stitches.

The gauge in the photo has a base of 26 loops.

In 10 cm / 4″ there are 18 stitches and 26 rows.

Row 1, wrong: * purl 2 and knit 2 *, repeat from * to * to the end of the row, finish with purl 2, turn over the piece
row 2, right: knit all stitches, turn over the piece.

Repeat the instructions from lines 1 and 2.

If you liked knitting the rib stitch with garter and want to experiment with a new knitting stitch, then we suggest you go and discover our entire collection of knitting stitches.