Knit 2 rows of garter stitch in MC. Knit 2 rows of garter stitch in contrasting color (CC). Knit 2 rows of stockinette stitch in MC. Knit 2 rows of stockinette stitch in CC. Knit 4 rows of ...
A lot of circular knitting is in stocking stitch, which is made by knitting every row in knit stitch, rather than alternating knit rows and purl rows as you would with knitting with straight needles.