Kitchener stitch

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, British army officer, though the technique pre-dates him.

Noun[edit]

Kitchener stitch (plural Kitchener stitches)

  1. (knitting) A common method for the grafting of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in an end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.
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