sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ɹˈɪbɪŋ, ɐ wˈɛltɪŋ pˈætɚn kæn biː spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv nˈɪt ɹˈoʊz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɜːl ɹˈoʊz, ˈiː.dʒˈiː., wˈʌn ˈɛks wˈʌn wˈɛltɪŋ ɪz ɡˈɑːɹɾɚ stˈɪtʃ.
Similar to ribbing, a welting pattern can be specified by the number of knit rows followed by the number of purl rows, e.g., 1x1 welting is garter stitch.