‘The Garter Papers – Garter St Tutorials’ by Susan D. Kerin

 

Garter Stitch Tutorials

20 page PDF with lots of clear how-to photos

Tutorial Includes:

Identify Shaping Fixes and Options

Picking Up Sts on Garter Edges

Picking up additional sts evenly – the perfect formula

To pick up or not pick up before or after a garter bump

Knit-On Border Bands

Top-ch sts on knit-on border bands

Top-ch sts – end-of-rnd invisible join

Seaming –  horizontal invisible join on garter seams

Seaming – horizontal invisible garter seams

Top-ch st from inside edge

Top-ch st from outside edge

Knit-on garter border

Excerpt from Page 1:                                                                                                        When the ST st and the Garter st are worked on the same needle size, same number of sts, and same number of rows, the completed pieces will …

When a garter band, edge, or garter sequence is relatively significant in a project, the math will need to be completed if the work is to remain square (unless a piece that is not square is part of the design).   Generally, if garter is to be mixed with a lot of ST st work, the possible need to accommodate multiple garter st rows  must be considered in relationship to ….

Like gauge, this aspect of knitting preparation should be addressed before beginning a project to hopefully eliminate …

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