Knit Stitch

knit stitch

The knit stitch is a common stitch used in stitch patterns on the knitting board. You wrap each peg on the board by bringing the working yarn in front on the peg above the current wrap. This type of wrapping method is referred to as "diagonal" on this site because the yarn makes straight lines on a diagonal between the pegs. Typically, you will use this wrapping method throughout the entire stitch pattern, just as you would the figure eight (knit tbl). The box wrapping method is a modified version of the diagonal which will also produce a knit stitch.

Directions
  1. Moving from the left side of the knitting board to the right, bring the working yarn in front of the peg from left side of the peg to right above the existing wrap.

  2. Continue covering pegs on the knitting board moving to the right in the order specified for the stitch pattern.

  3. Moving from the right side of the knitting board to the left, bring the working yarn in front of the peg from right side of the peg to left above the existing wrap.

  4. Continue covering pegs on the knitting board moving to the left until all of the pegs are covered.

  5. Lift the bottom wrap over the new top wrap to knit off the peg.