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26 Lay Flat Knitting Stitches (Non-Curling)

Collection of Lay Flat Knitting Stitches lets you confidently knit scarves, dishcloths, and blankets that look beautiful fresh off your needles. Eliminate the common issue of curling edges by selecting among these lay flat stitch patterns.

A swatch of fabric that remains flat without curling is called “lay flat.” This phrase suggests that the fabric is smoothly spread out, devoid of any curling or wrinkling. While “lie flat” is also grammatically correct, “lay flat” prevails as the more commonly used term in this context.

Fisherman's Rib knit stitch pattern knitted flat in light blue yarn color.

Fisherman’s Rib Knit Stitch Pattern

The Fisherman’s Rib Knit Stitch Pattern creates a classic ribbing. This ribbed stitch variation results in a thicker double-knit texture that requires more yarn and intermediate skills. Get your free printable knitting pattern and chart to knit this pattern both...

Little Raindrops Knit Stitch Pattern in white yarn on knitting needle atop a green background.

Little Raindrops Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Tumbling Moss Knit Stitch Pattern in white yarn color on knitting needles.

Tumbling Moss Block Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Long Raindrops Knit Stitch Pattern in bright blue yarn color on knitting needle atop a light blue background.

Long Raindrops Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Diagonal Chevron Zigzag Knit Stitch Pattern in blue yarn on knitting needle.

Diagonal Chevron Zigzag Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Diagonal Rib Cable Knit Stitch Pattern texture in pink color yarn on knitting needle.

Diagonal Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern

Pique Rib Knit Stitch Pattern in white yarn on knitting needle.

Pique Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Garter Ribbing Knit Stitch Pattern in blue color yarn.

Garter Ribbing Stitch Knitting Pattern

Garter stitch knitted in pink color yarn.

Garter Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Waffle Stitch Knitting Pattern in white yarn color on knitting needle.

Waffle Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

1x1 Rib Knit Stitch Pattern in white color yarn on knitting needle.

1×1 Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Chevron Rib Knit Stitch Pattern in blue yarn color.

Chevron Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Seed Stitch Knitting swatch on a knitting needle in orange yarn.

Easiest Seed Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Seeded Rib Knit Stitch Pattern in purple yarn.

Seeded Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern

Double Moss Stitch Knitting Pattern in green color yarn.

Double Moss Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Broken Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern swatch in peach color yarn.

Broken Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Sand Knit Stitch Pattern texture in blue yarn.

Sand Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Beaded Rib Knit Stitch Pattern in pink color yarn.

Beaded Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Hurdle stitch texture knitted with blue colored yarn.

Hurdle Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

2x2 Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern in white yarn on knitting needle

2×2 Rib Stitch Knitting Pattern for Beginners

Irish Moss Knit Stitch pattern in green color yarn.

Irish Moss Stitch Knitting Pattern

Mitered square half triangle knitted with white and orange colored yarn.

How to Knit 2-Color Mitered Square Half Triangles

Mitered square knitted with center decreases in purple colored yarn.

How to Knit Mitered Squares with Easy Decrease Seam

Mitered square knitted with center decreases in orange colored yarn.

How to Knit Mitered Squares CDD Spine Seam

Double Stockinette knit stitch pattern.

Double Stockinette Stitch Knitting Pattern

Fisherman's Rib knit stitch pattern knitted flat in light blue yarn color.

Fisherman’s Rib Knit Stitch Pattern

Linen Stitch Knitting Pattern in white and pink yarn colors

Linen Stitch Knitting Pattern

Knitting Swatch in the Granite Stitch Pattern texture in light brown yarn on a wooden bamboo knitting needle.

Granite Lace Knitting Stitch Pattern

Ripple Ridge knit stitch texture in alternating yarn colors of pink, orange, and white on a wooden bamboo knitting needle.

Ripple Ridge Lace Knit Stitch Pattern

Stamen stitch knitting texture in pink yarn color.

Stamen Stitch Knitting Pattern

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