▁straight ▁need les ▁to ▁make ▁generally ▁two - dimensional ▁( flat ) ▁pieces . ▁Fl at ▁kn itting ▁is ▁usually ▁used ▁to ▁kn it ▁flat ▁pieces ▁like ▁scar ves , ▁blank ets , ▁af gh ans , ▁and ▁the ▁back s , ▁front s ▁and ▁arms ▁of ▁swe aters ▁( p ul lo vers ). ▁ ▁In ▁flat ▁kn itting , ▁generally ▁stock in ette ▁st itch , ▁the ▁hand - kn itter ▁kn its ▁from ▁right - to - left ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁fabric , ▁turns ▁the ▁work ▁( over ), ▁and ▁then ▁p urls ▁right - to - left ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁starting ▁position . ▁ ▁Usually ▁the ▁smooth ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁fabric ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁right ▁side , ▁the ▁one ▁facing ▁out wards ▁for ▁view ing ; ▁and ▁the ▁side ▁that ▁faces ▁in wards , ▁towards ▁the ▁body , ▁the ▁rid ged ▁side , ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁wrong ▁side . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁flat ▁kn itting ▁involves ▁kn itting ▁each ▁row ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side , ▁then ▁pur ling ▁each ▁row ▁on ▁the ▁wrong ▁side , ▁etc . ▁ ▁If ▁each ▁row ▁is ▁kn it ▁( no ▁p urls ) ▁this ▁creates ▁g arter ▁st itch , ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁appearance ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁and ▁creates ▁horizontal ▁rid ges ▁offset ▁by ▁valle ys , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁kn it ▁and ▁p url ▁side . ▁ ▁Pattern ed ▁st itch ing , ▁such ▁as ▁c ables , ▁can ▁be ▁accomplished ▁with ▁either ▁flat ▁kn itting , ▁or