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Noun: garter stitch  gaa(r)-tu(r) stich
  1. A knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side)
    "The scarf was made entirely in garter stitch"

Derived forms: garter stitches

Type of: knitting stitch

Encyclopedia: Garter stitch