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garter stitch

garter stitch noun: the most basic form of welting, produced in the round by knitting and purling alternate rows, or in the flat by knitting (or purling) every stitch.

Noun

garter stitch (plural garter stitches)

  1. the most basic form of welting, produced in the round by knitting and purling alternate rows, or in the flat by knitting (or purling) every stitch

Forms of garter stitch

pluralgarter stitches

Questions about garter stitch

What does garter stitch mean?
Garter stitch means the most basic form of welting, produced in the round by knitting and purling alternate rows, or in the flat by knitting (or purling) every stitch.
What part of speech is garter stitch?
Garter stitch is a noun.
What is the plural of garter stitch?
The plural of garter stitch is garter stitches.

Words near garter stitch in the dictionary

  1. garter
  2. garter belt
  3. garter belts
  4. garter snake
  5. garter snakes
  6. garter stitch
  7. garter stitches
  8. gartered
  9. gartering
  10. garterings
  11. garterless

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