stockinette stitch
- noun
- /ˌstɑːkɪˈnɛt stɪtʃ/
- Specialized
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punto de jersey
- The sweater is made using the stockinette stitch for a smooth and classic finish.
Examples
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After knitting a few rows of stockinette stitch, the fabric began to curl at the edges.
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She practiced both the garter stitch and the stockinette stitch to learn the basics of knitting.
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The stockinette stitch is perfect for beginners.
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I love using stockinette stitches for my projects.
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The scarf was knitted using stockinette stitch, giving it a sleek and polished appearance.
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She decided to make a sweater with stockinette stitch because it creates a smooth fabric.
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For her first project, she followed a pattern that featured stockinette stitch on every other row.
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
stockinette + stitch
The word 'stitch' clearly signals a knitting/sewing context, and 'stockinette' (relating to 'stocking') gives a rough cue that this is a stitch producing a stocking-like fabric, so a learner can guess it's a type of knitting stitch. However 'stockinette' is a specialized, lexicalized knitting term that does not transparently describe the specific alternating knit-and-purl pattern, so the precise technical meaning is not predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Stockinette stitch may come from its old use for stockings, because knitters used this smooth, even fabric to make close-fitting socks. One side of the stitch looks smooth while the other is bumpy, so that smooth look became the main idea and today stockinette stitch means this smooth knit used in many garments.