How to Create Ladder Stitch - Knitting Tutorial
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Overview
Ladder stitch is a lacy, ladder textured stitch pattern created by knitting in stocking stitch and dropping stitches. In this video we will show you how to create a dropped stitch ladder. This stitch is used in the Drop Lay Scarf Knitting Kit.
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Step-by-step
| 1) | At the end of the stocking stitch work, cast off three stitches. |
| 2) | Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle. |
| 3) | Next, loosely but firmly, continue to cast off the next three stitches. |
| 4) | Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle. |
| 5) | Cast off the rest of the row and thread the yarn tail through the loop. |
| 6) | Where you have dropped a stitch pull each stitch down the same column to create the ladder effect. |