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

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Meanings

noungarter stitch (plural garter stitches)

plural garter stitches

  1. businessthe 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

Translations

French point mousse
  • point moussethe most basic form of welting
Icelandic garðaprjón
  • garðaprjónthe most basic form of welting
Irish cniotáil ar deiseal, cniotáil shleamhain
  • cniotáil ar deisealthe most basic form of welting
  • cniotáil shleamhainthe most basic form of welting
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APA

garter stitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garter%20stitch

MLA

“garter stitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garter%20stitch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garter stitch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garter%20stitch.

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