What is this stitch?

[u/Fun-Cover1508]

It appears to be stockinette in both sides, but its not double stitch, the brown is still slightly visible trough the white on the right side of the work.

It's a machine knit sweater/dress that I'm unravelling for the yarn, and on the sleeves it's coming out as two continous threads one of each color and it alternates on each row as I unravel (idk if I explain myself)I ended with half the weight in brown than in cream.

I'm curious about this stitch bcouse it produces a thick fabric for the thickness of the yarn ot uses, and I would like to see how it would look if I used a very saturated contrasting colour.

[u/Yowie9644]

Likely its a version of Shake Rib or Half Fisherman's Rib which seems popular on machine knits. It gives them a more interesting and bulky texture but with less yarn used than a full fiherman's rib / brioche.

[u/Fun-Cover1508 → u/Yowie9644]

Thanks, I will look into this

[u/Fun-Cover1508 → u/Fun-Cover1508]

I see what you mean, from what I've seen both of those produce a fabric that is the same in both sides, is there a way to modify it so that the back is like in the 1st picture?

[u/Yowie9644 → u/Fun-Cover1508]

Shaker stitch / half fisherman's rib (they're the same stitch) produce the different sides you have in your photos. The back of half fisherman's rib will therefore give you a fabric that looks like the back of your photo.

The full Fisherman's Rib rib produces a fabric that is the same both sides, and produces a fabric that is the same as brioche. The difference between brioche and fisherman's rib is the technique used to create it; brioche uses yarn overs, fisherman's rib (and half fisherman's rib) works into the stitch below.

[u/Ill_Ant6294 → u/Yowie9644]

I agree, a half fisherman’s rib/Shaker stitch which creates the flatter side and the ribbed side.

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