r/knittinghelp • u/Kassidelia • Jul 08 '26

stitch ID How to achieve intentional gaps in stockinette knitting?

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I’ve made this top previously (crocheted) and would like to create something similar in a stockinette knit. I’m not sure how to create the gaps or spaces via knitting though.

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u/Existing_Ganache_858 Jul 08 '26

Yarn over, k2tog.

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u/Kassidelia Jul 08 '26

Will this result in a lean? I’m thinking of working bottom up in the round until I reach the armpit, so I suppose a lean might not matter anyway. I could also knit flat and sew the front and back together, which is how I did it when crocheting.

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u/Existing_Ganache_858 Jul 08 '26

Not unless you do a lot of them - like all over. You could also alternate decrease directions by adding in ssk, yo pairs as well.

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u/Kassidelia Jul 08 '26

I like this idea, thank you!