What Does St st Mean in Knitting?
St st means stockinette stitch.
Stockinette Stitch · Stitches & Fabrics
Stockinette Stitch explained
The classic smooth knitted fabric: knit every stitch on right-side rows, purl every stitch on wrong-side rows. British patterns call this 'stocking stitch'. It curls at the edges, which is normal.
UK and US terminology
- United States
- stockinette stitch
- United Kingdom
- stocking stitch
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How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. St st may also appear as st st, stst, stockinette, stocking stitch, or stocking st. The converter recognizes all of these.
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