How To Knit The Purl Stitch
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How To Knit The Purl Stitch
This VideoJug video is designed to show you how to knit the purl stitch. This backward facing knit stitch can be used in many ways and is an extremely addition to your knitting techniques. Using the expertise of knitter Rachel Ong, VideoJug shows you how to carry out this knitting stitch.
Step 1: You will need
Step 2: Row one
Hold the needle with the cast-on stitches in your left hand and the other needle in your right hand.
To learn more about how to cast on see our video 'How To Cast On'.
Push the tip of the right needle up into the first stitch on the left needed, so that it crosses in front of the left needle.
Keep the yarn to the front of your needles.
Holding the yarn nice and tight in your hand, wrap it around the tip of the right needle, counter clockwise.
Gently start to pull the tip of the right needle back towards you through the first loop, taking the yarn with it.
Slowly pull the right needle all the way through.
Don't pull too hard though or you will pull the needle right out.
Carefully pull this new loop to the tip of the left needle and let the loop slide off.
Your first purl stitch is now on the right needle!
Purl all the cast on stitches in the same way to produce a row of purled stitches.
Step 3: Row Two
Purl your second row in exactly the same way as the first and watch as your purled fabric begins to grow.
Step 4: The stockinette stitch
Instead of purling your second row, you can knit it instead. This will create what is called the stockinette stitch.
One side of your fabric will be smooth and the other will be bumpy giving a very professional finish.
The stockinette stitch is a popular choice for knitters everywhere and will allow you to knit almost anything you want.
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Tips & Comments
what happens when your done with step 1,2and,3 what happens next do you repet
knitchic6210, if you haven't figured out the answer to your question yet, to make a stockinette stitch, you alternate one row of knitting with one row of purling repeatedly until you complete your project. In other words, every other row is a purl row. Does that make more sense? Good luck!
after you do the stockinette stitch do you do the purl stitch again or keep doing the stockinette stitch?????? Im so confused!!!
Thanks for makin' such a helpful vd
Thanks for makin' such a helpful vd
Yes, this purl stitch is definitely a 'twisted purl' stitch, and not the normal purl.
To anonymous who said "the video doesn't show how to start it properly on the secound row b/c shes holding the working needle in her right hand now not her left"-- i may be reading you wrong, but i think your solution is just to switch hands. Once you're done with a row, always switch them so that your working needle is in the same hand.
Ive been knitting for years and this is not right the stitch shown is purl into the back and is a lot harder for beginners
FRUSTRATED NEWBIES: this video isn't quite right! The knit video is good, but this purl video has you purling in the BACK OF THE STITCH, which for this newbie was difficult and came out funky looking. I found another video that is much better - it even tells you when to move your yarn from front to back. FINALLY I'm able to purl and it looks great!!!Go to www.knittinghelp.com and click on "View Knitting Videos." Click on The Purl Stitch and then scroll down to The English Method. Hope this helps!
that colorful scarf in the beginning of the video is absolutely gorgeous!