Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
OUR STORY
Stitch & Story supply all-in-one knitting kits, online tutorials and hold knitting workshops in London. We’re passionate about revamping knitting and crochet as simple, modern and aspirational skills. Sharing crafting has inspired our business from day one. We believe in the power to create, personalise and achieve something meaningful by bringing out the artisan in everyone.
OUR WEBSITE
stitchandstory.com
Crafting made simple - knitting and crochet kits for beginners
OVERVIEW
Ladder stitch is a lacy, ladder textured stitch pattern created by knitting in stocking stitch and dropping stitches. In this video we will show you how to create a dropped stitch ladder. This stitch is used in the Drop Lay Scarf Knitting Kit.
STEP-BY-STEP
1) At the end of the stocking stitch work, cast off three stitches.
2) Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle.
3) Next, loosely but firmly, continue to cast off the next three stitches.
4) Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle.
5) Cast off the rest of the row and thread the yarn tail through the loop.
6) Where you have dropped a stitch pull each stitch down the same column to create the ladder effect.
Find our knitting kits here:
stitchandstory.com/collections/knitting-kits
Drop Lay Scarf Knitting Kit:
stitchandstory.com/collections/knitting-kits/products/drop-lay-scarf-knitting-kit
OUR STORY
Stitch & Story supply all-in-one knitting kits, online tutorials and hold knitting workshops in London. We’re passionate about revamping knitting and crochet as simple, modern and aspirational skills. Sharing crafting has inspired our business from day one. We believe in the power to create, personalise and achieve something meaningful by bringing out the artisan in everyone.
OUR WEBSITE
stitchandstory.com
Crafting made simple - knitting and crochet kits for beginners
OVERVIEW
Ladder stitch is a lacy, ladder textured stitch pattern created by knitting in stocking stitch and dropping stitches. In this video we will show you how to create a dropped stitch ladder. This stitch is used in the Drop Lay Scarf Knitting Kit.
STEP-BY-STEP
1) At the end of the stocking stitch work, cast off three stitches.
2) Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle.
3) Next, loosely but firmly, continue to cast off the next three stitches.
4) Carefully drop the next stitch off the needle.
5) Cast off the rest of the row and thread the yarn tail through the loop.
6) Where you have dropped a stitch pull each stitch down the same column to create the ladder effect.
Find our knitting kits here:
stitchandstory.com/collections/knitting-kits
Drop Lay Scarf Knitting Kit:
stitchandstory.com/collections/knitting-kits/products/drop-lay-scarf-knitting-kit
