Stitch structure posts

These are a series of posts that illustrate the structure of various knitting stitches as they are formed, without knitting needles or other tools to obscure what’s happening.

Basic techniques

• Knit stitch, part 1
• Knit stitch, part 2
• Slip stitch (sl 1)
• Knit one through the back loop (k1 tbl)

Cast-ons

• Looping provisional cast-on

Increases

• (Knit one, yarnover, knit one) in one stitch (kyok)
• Make 1 (m1)
• Make 1 Left and Make 1 Right (m1l and m1r)
• Knit through front and back (kfb)
• Lifted increases: left (lli)
• Lifted increases: right (rli)
• Yarnover (yo)

Miscellaneous techniques

• Brioche
• Elongated stitch
• Knit 1 below (k1-below)

Stitch patterns

• a comparison of the structures of four lace meshes

---

If you find my stitch structure posts helpful, please leave a couple of dollars in the tip jar in the sidebar. Thank you!