Learn This Stitch First! How to Knit the Garter Stitch for Beginners

The knit garter stitch is one of the easiest and often times, the stitch beginner knitters learn first. But don't be bored with it's simplicity. This stitch is loaded with texture and the resulting fabric is stretchy and reversible.
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[@hannah-roa]

FINALLY! A tutorial that goes beyond the first row. So glad I found your helpful video. Please keep producing detailed content like this! It’s very helpful! 😊

[@lenlavigne5788]

Omg. I was having the same problem!!

[@romimichelle1057]

Stitch 1 for my harry J.W Cardigan.

[@SaraAli-vy7gg]

I’m just starting mine and the plan is so confusing. I hope I can do it, I’m excited!

[@romimichelle1057]

@@SaraAli-vy7gg dont worry its not too bad. i started two days ago. if you ever need help feel free to ask 😊

[@pienpien837]

@@SaraAli-vy7gg same here! i cannot wait to see the end result!

[@SaraAli-vy7gg]

Romi Michelle thank you sm!! Maybe we could update each other on insta?

[@SaraAli-vy7gg]

pien pien Same! I’m using thinner yarn and it’s taking me ages. I’ve been knitting for hours and I’m still on my first patch but it’s worth it 😁

[@kennaangel88]

thank you so much!!! have tried three or four other videos and haven’t gotten the hang of it until this one!! so cool that even though this was posted 7 years ago it’s still more than helpful

[@Roxy2854]

Excellent! Someone who explains and moves slowly enough so that we can see how it’s done! Thank you!

[@ben_anton]

Your awesome man! I’ve been trying to knit a scarf with this stitch for my girlfriend because she loves to knit and this has really helped! Thanks a bunch, you are good dude in my book.

[@AJamesCortazar1006]

At first i cannot understand the knots. But i traced the beginning procedure, little by little i can follow and your teaching is very interesting and i can now follow more. Thank you 🙏😊

[@staciegarza3128]

I just needed to be reminded of how to garter stitch. This video helped me. Thank you 🙏 so very much.

[@christyl5174]

Oh my gosh, you just made the long tail cast on make sense to me for the first time!! Thank you!

[@ayla4ngel]

Omg thanku so much. You have no idea how many different videos I watched trying to get this. Funny thing is that I’m left handed and not even the left handed tutorials made it click for me, but you did! 😂☺️

[@NOODLES70773]

Thank you so much for explaining how to do this!i was very confusing at first and i had to slow it down to see what and how you were doing it, but it then made more sense after failing a few times but overall helped A LOT-. So thank you so much for doing a video like this or i would be very lost since I would ask my great grandma but she's lives 10 - 9 hours away, and i wanted to make her something that was more advanced than what she taught me, though i would always remember and treasure those memories and skill, and this video is gonna make more happy memories with her :D SHOUT OUT TO MY GREAT GRANDMA FOR KNITTING BABY SWEATERS TO THOSE BABYS IN NEED-

[@julies5515]

I am fixing to start this project this week. I just taught myself to knit this week. So far I like your video. Easy to see your work and your close up angle is perfect.

[@sofieanderson622]

I'm such a knitting nerd but your stitches are so beautiful😍😍

[@EmbroideredDaisies]

I know this video's a bit old, but thank you so much for making it! It's very well explained and definitely helped me a ton. I hope you're having a nice day! :>

[@aestheticlilly6960]

Wow finally i found a totorial that i think is easy and great and i can understand 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰Thank you

[@ngiphilezulu-r1u]

Thank you so much for explaining and showing how to knit this stitch has been struggling to do it

[@TechnoScorpion2137]

i'm just screaming and crying Out of every art stuff knitting is the only one impossible for me to learn. I can even do embroidery, but this? I'm trying to learn this for 15 years now and it's still impossible. I'm giving up.

[@figsandpudding6179]

Been a while but have you heard of knooking?

[@tlojewelrylove]

Very good tutorial! Thanks!👍🙂 ❓❓❓ Question.... I learned how to knit this way a few days ago so I can make a chunky potholder. I'm confused about the name of the stitch. Is it called a "knit stitch" or a "garter stitch"?❓ I love that it produces that squiggly stitch pattern on both sides. That's very cool. I think after I finish my pot holder knitting project, I'll go back to crocheting. It's much easier. LOL!

[@arsonhycan]

me: **cries is confusion** (fr tho i'm picking this up bc i think it's cool and bc i think it'll help with my adhd an stuff, but i didn't account for how my adhd would make it harder to learn 😫)

[@knmplans]

Zuley Ruley my adhd could be best described as severe. I was taught how to knit at 5 maybe? Didn’t have the patience for it. Can’t believe my mother even bothered since half the time she’d look up and I’d be missing. She’d find me, bring me back lol. Once I didn’t “have to” do it I stopped. I’d come back to it here and there over the years. It’s been 15 years since my last project (which went poorly) and I’m two rows away from finished with my latest project. One I didn’t even use a pattern for. So hang in there. Just keep watching the videos even if you don’t pick up your needles, get the basic idea in your head. Eventually something will click and it makes the rest sooo much easier!

[@rainy1835]

adhd as well, i can also back this up. once you get over the hurdle of learning the basics, it gets a lot easier. im knitting my first scarf (just knit stitch though :')) and im a good bit of the ways through. keep going! and once you get the hang of it you can listen to stuff in the background or watch tv to keep your attention.

[@gunikashah279]

Me too. My grandma has been doing this for a while so I wanted to pick it up as well

[@mtnester62]

Try crochet

[@irelandkillen865]

Oh my gosh thank you I can’t stand the tutorials that take 1000 years to explain everything

[@ritika2563]

It is sooooooo beautiful.. ur skills are very inspiring 🙏✨

[@leahlapidus6004]

This was an excellent video.

[@Proverbs3.3]

Your voice is really therapeutic Thankyou so much for this video God bless you

[@Matt-ze1wx]

Fantastic! I feel like I can finally understand knitting :)

[@ИринаМ-х8н]

Хорошо показывает уроки вязания, спасибо, молодец девушка!!!!!!

[@garyjenkins8964]

I find that your left thumb is often in the way of a stitch. However, I finally understand the long tail cast on. Ty for the video.

[@MotivationOnlyOfficial]

Thank you so much for the video😊❤

[@Truthlover4U]

Thank you, I subscribed and rang the bell. 😊

[@skittery.skittles3478]

Very helpful, but how do I finish? Do I just slide it off and leave it?

[@lai4633]

Thank you so much for the refresher that I needed!

[@riellegomez2838]

Your stitching is AMAZING 😍 but... Do you have any things for 10 year olds because my daughter tried and couldn't do it.

[@ingejustavanderhelm5208]

Thank you dear, that was so so helpful ♡ Groetjes from Amsterdam ♡

[@cherylmugglestone1321]

Ty it worked so well I love knitting your video is so helpful ♥️💕

[@bhookedcrochet]

Glad it was helpful!

[@miasemple4491]

ngl at first i thought you were knitting with noodles! haha but thank you for the tutorial!

[@bhookedcrochet]

😄 Yeah, this yarn is interesting to look at, right?! It's very nice to work with though. Definitely recommend if you're going for this sort of look!

[@saturnmeadow]

Thank you so much! You've really opened my eyes & you made it very simple to understand

[@salma547]

Kaelyn Marcum hell no

[@indianartcraftschool758]

Amazing work💝😃🙏🌹

[@jessicavannoster5826]

I'm new to this.. how do you finish?

[@carolinestewart972]

Would you please please do a honeycomb stitch tutorial. Any others I’ve watched are really hard to follow.

[@TorchwoodPandP]

Thank You!

[@ildalimon8569]

Is the knit stitch the same as the garter stitch? What's the difference? Or it's the same just different names? I'm a beginner

[@catherinemac3587]

Ilda Limon yes its the same xoxo,💖💕💓💞

[@theabstractsunflower7]

So, if we want it not to only be one sided how do we do it? Like one side is nice but the other side shows the lines from you blending colors, is there a reversible stitch?

[@amyvaccaro2761]

Dayna Nelson to do that you would need to do a row of purl every other row.

[@brettmeyer9055]

So basically, a knit stitch is about an individual stitch. The garter stitch is about doing knits for every row. The stockinette stitch includes the knit stitch but it also has purls, making it different from the garter stitch.

[@michelledai7958]

what yarn are you using?

[@Sky-di9iy]

The first and last stitches of my rows are so much looser than the rest! Any advice on how to fix it?

[@lesliessweetobsession5285]

Thank you. I'm finally getting the hang of it. :-)

[@jhamilleorhen9101]

Thankyou now i know how to make it

[@deedeemegad00d00]

someone please help me!!!!! im getting so lost on the part where you put the thread down between the needles and then you work the needle through the loop. i cant tell what loop im supposed to work it through or how, i just keep undoing all my stiches on the first needle

[@caitlynmari3128]

If you figured it out please let me know, I’m struggling with this too 😭

[@penguinooo8994]

Girl im still here trying to figure it out

[@Bekahleemusic]

I Love the video

[@madonna923]

Omg I learned sooo quick and ❤❤

[@jessicavannoster5826]

Awesome thank!! This is a great video!!

[@dannabittner5567]

What is this yarn? Looks like ribbon! Love your video.

[@RosenrotRtLiebchen87]

looks kinda like tshirt yarn to me

[@RosenrotRtLiebchen87]

i wish she would list it in the description

[@RosenrotRtLiebchen87]

oh it is the link in the description for recommendations

[@luisloya4650]

Great demo and explanation. Love the soft minimalist aesthetic, but it doesn't quite work for a tutorial where the yarn blends in with the perfectly color-matching background surface. I know this is free content, so feel free to ignore my suggestion.

[@voxifera2300]

If a pattern starts by saying “cast on 190 st back and forth on circular needles, then work 10 rows of garter stitch” does that mean doing 10 rows of knit stitches (for all 190 stitches)?

[@marilynvargas2149]

Thank you very much !

[@AllIsWellaus]

What kind of yarn or fiber are you using? cheers.

[@penelopebarajas3518]

This helped me so much thanks 😊

[@leylac5534]

If I want to knit a thicker blanket do I need bigger needle? Thank you

[@NotRemYouTube]

Use thicker bulky yarn

[@lexi_brown]

Didn’t actually find this helpful at all but that’s ok! I’ll keep trying to do it. I’m a beginner so find knitting difficult but fun!

[@bhookedcrochet]

Hey, that’s okay! I appreciate your kind honesty 😊 It took a while for knitting to click for me too. Just keep at it!

[@Riya_xox]

My parents are wondering why im sat in a chair at 3 am and crying while holding yarn in my hands ✋

[@ezellvuosto3685]

So it’s the same as the knit stitch?

[@djawnsjhilson218]

Yes, there are only knit and purl.

[@kiranroy2063]

@@djawnsjhilson218 no purp.. only knit stich

[@jenniferzazula6030]

I’m brand new to knitting...I know how to do this garter stitch and that’s it so far. I’ve been watching other KZbin videos, and I’m confused because they say that “purl” stitches (on the left needle) have the horizontal yarn bump while knit stitches don’t have the yarn bump and look like a “v”. This garter stitch (while on the left needle) all have the bump which looks like a ‘purl’ stitch....yet I’m not purling. I’m so confused! Can someone explain to a very new and easily confused knitter? 🙏🏻

[@allisonbourgeault1964]

What yarn did you use

[@gaildivico3151]

How does this differ from just plain knitting? I'm not seeing any difference between just doing the knit stitch. Don't get the garter stitch method.

[@aniarodriguez5371]

stitch 2 for my Harry J.W Cardigan

[@msbossy413]

After I finish knitting a square how do I finish it or close it up?

[@amaribites]

Use a bind off. My personal favorite is using a crochet hook to bind off

[@amaribites]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKutqqiGqZZ9q6M you don't have to catch the yarn if you don't want to. Just stick the crochet hook into 2 stiches and pull it through (she explains it better)

[@Nayyabghohar]

So it's basically knitting each row

[@gerrymontgomery7118]

Ok...so does think work out the same way on circular needles?

[@bhookedcrochet]

It's actually a little different for circular needles when knitting in the round specifically. When you work in rounds, you're never turning the work; you're always looking at the same side. So to get the garter stitch look in the round, you'll knit one round and purl the next (and continue with that repeat). However, if you're using circular needles but not knitting in the round (flipping the work after each row), it'll be the same 👍

[@sehreengul6166]

Which wool is this?

[@shiny0tinfoil0girl93]

😅 My mind is blown. 😂 I've not seen anyone say to turn your knitting work yet.

[@shiny0tinfoil0girl93]

Thank you though! Very helpful!

[@vanillatae9156]

Can I ask what is the weigh of your yarn?

[@5hixne]

Am I the only one who cant do it😭😭

[@plamiplush]

If your stitches slip off while you are pulling the yarn through, I think I can help you. I find that if I keep the yarn really tight, the stitches won't slip off.

[@Personalthings-11]

Uss 😭😭

[@blancacervantes3580]

me it's complicated

[@maceymercer320]

It took me a week but when it clicks it just clicks. I had to redo it so many times

[@officialteknews4441]

No

[@perveenakhtar6060]

I used thin yarn

[@Baccheinn]

Everytime I knit a new row, a new loop gets added at the end hence I’m unable to make a square piece as each new row is slightly longer. Where am I going wrong ??

[@-savana-27]

same! did u ever figure it out?

[@Baccheinn]

@@-savana-27 yeah, ur just supposed to slip the first loop of every row into the next needle without knitting it in. So like how we start off knitting the second row but slipping the first loop directly into the next needle, similarly Youre supposed to repeat that step for every first loop of every row. U get me?

[@ch1ck0npie-25]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHNHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHH

[@ashlielaurensmith]

Play at 1.75 speed

[@snbrmsyll]

when i do the knitting after the cast on, the yarn becomes loose and i dont know what to do😭 can someone help me

[@midnightmooncrazyness1920]

At lest I can cast on witch is good now learning how to knit properly

[@Diversedaily2009]

Now I understand

[@jeannakelly4174]

You go nice and slow I think I could cast on better now yours is the best video for that cast on is the hardest for me I’m a new knitter but not to crochet. Yes what is the difference between the knit Stitch and garter my knit circle has started me on a dishcloth shawl so I cast on three st 3rd st yo for increase knit to end they picked out dar yarn on kinda small metal circular needles pretty tough for an absolute beginner 😐

[@donnagoode6923]

she said 12 stitches per row, but i only count 11. Am I missing something?

[@zoeascano5727]

What kind of yarn is this??

[@AllIsWellaus]

3:03 Knit Stitch or garter begins.

[@elizabethhagos7868]

I love it 😍 it is amazing nice job 💞

[@AminahibahEdasserippadi-bm2zf]

I more try it but I can't do that 😭

[@LaurensVideos2]

Work it underneath what?

[@matildadawson4484]

Curtis stone creamy pea soup

[@yangzhou07]

Matilda Dawson What?

[@AshlynCookie439]

3:34

[@saturnmeadow]

😊

[@Admin-gl5qg]

This really wasn't great. I'm just beginning and it doesn't show the back where you're supposed to have the needle when you push it in "knitting wise"... It's slow but doesn't show a good perspective

[@gillianmeek4086]

c2c

[@pathackett2685]

Gillian Meek er

[@fof3904]

Seems like seed stitch!

[@NJC00ki3]

Couldn't work with this tutorial. Confusing and frustrating 😫

[@erinhall4635]

You don’t learn anything from this

[@guisell73778]

Who else gave up

[@DavidWatson-h7m]

what this is very hard

[@maren9516]

I don’t get it

[@leilanim6681]

What? So a garter stitch is just a knit stitch? Why are there two different names? Why not just say in the pattern "knit the first five rows" or whatever.

[@bhookedcrochet]

You’ll find some patterns worded that way, and some will say work in garter stitch for some number of rows 👍

[@carabingham3207]

The garter stitch is just using the knit stitch over and over. There are other stitches such as stockinette where you’d knit one row and purl the next.

[@eowyn4043]

Haroşo örgü.

[@glorialloyd2774]

She’s too slow in her presentation.

[@milagrosherrmann5781]

That’s not true

[@begumdemirkol3658]

bu kadar kötü anlatılmaz

[@kittykat4638]

I Hate the word cast

[@blancacervantes3580]

this is confusing