garter stitch


noun

a basic knitting pattern that produces an evenly pebbled texture on both sides of the work, created by consistently knitting or purling every stitch of every row.

Origin of garter stitch

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby garter stitch

British Dictionary definitions for garter stitch

garter stitch

noun

knitting in which all the rows are knitted in plain stitch instead of alternating with purl rows