How to Create Ladder Stitch
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Tutorial 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 guide
Step 1:
At the end of the stocking stitch work, cast off three stitches.
Step 2:
Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle.
Step 3:
Next, loosely but firmly, continue to cast off the next three stitches.
Step 4:
Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle.
Step 5:
Cast off the rest of the row and thread the yarn tail through the loop.
Step 6:
Where you have dropped a stitch pull each stitch down the same column to create the ladder effect.
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