Tuesday’s Knitting Tip – How to Count Garter Stitch Rows
Greta has a tip for us this week about counting your rows. Counting rows in stockinette stitch is pretty easy. You simply count each little “V” stitch you see. Counting garter stitch rows is trickier since we don’t have all those little V’s to count anymore; they’ve been replaced with wide bumps. The solution is simple! Each ridge counts as two rows. To keep track, put a locking stitch marker in the first ridge of your piece and that counts as your first 2 rows. Then you can count by two’s going up the piece where each garter ridge equals 2 rows. This is also good for projects that aren’t entirely in garter stitch because the stitch marker also marks which side is your “right side”. This makes it easier to keep track since the “right side” and “wrong side” of garter stitch are identical.
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June 19th, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Isn’t the marker in this photo on the second row of garter bumps? I may have counted wrong all these years because I would have said that’s the second row not the first. I hope you can answer this!!
June 19th, 2013 at 5:11 pm
I would agree with you. Also looked at the picture wondering about the marker!!
July 31st, 2013 at 1:33 pm
and since these other 2 comments have been on here for a month…where are the answers to them…as I agree with their inquiry!
November 10th, 2013 at 11:09 am
When did posting a question entitle you to be demanding, catty, and rude? Use a search engine and figure it out. Knitting should be fun and anonymous trolls with no manners suck the fun right out. The blogger posted the information she wanted to share–take it, leave it, or keep on looking.