| How to Knit the Purl Stitch Jan 12th 2013, 08:00 Purl Stitches on the wrong side of stockinette. Knitting is a very relaxing hobby. The knit stitch and the purl stitch are the only stitches used when knitting any garment. Looking at the underside of the purl stitch, or turning it around, you see the knit stitch. The knit stitch is the lower or flat one, and the purl is the higher bumpy looking stitch. A combination of both, knitted by following a pattern, is what makes sweaters look different. - Cast on as many stitches as you would like.
- Hold the needle with the cast on stitches in your left hand and the empty needle in your right hand.
- Push the tip of the right needle down. Push it into the top of first stitch on the left needle, so that it crosses in front of the left needle.
- Place the yarn in the front of the needles. Hold the stitch on the first left needle with your thumb and forefinger.
- Hold the yarn nice and tight in your hand. Wrap it counter clockwise around the right needle, from the front to back.
- Gently pull the tip of the right needle back towards you through the first loop, taking the yarn with it. Slowly pull the right needle to the back. Make sure that you do not pull too hard or you will pull the right needle out.
- Carefully pull the old loop from the left needle.
- Observe your first purl stitch on the right needle.
- Purl all the cast on stitches in the same way to produce a row of purled stitches.
- Purl your second row and those to follow in exactly the same way as the first. Watch as your purled fabric begins to grow. If you purl all your stitches, you are doing garter stitch.
- Practice with large needles and smooth, large yarn. It is easier to learn. As soon as you get the hang of making the stitches, use the smaller sized needles, as suggested on the pattern you want to knit.
- Instead of purling your second row, you can knit it instead. This will create what is called the stockinette stitch. In stockinette stitch, one side of your fabric will be smooth and the other will be bumpy, giving a very professional finish. Stockinette stitch is a popular choice for knitters and allow you to knit almost anything you want
- Many sweaters are made with knit one row, purl the next row, so that the outside of the sweater is not bumpy but smooth, just like a bought sweater. The inside, the side next to your body, has the bumps. Look at a store bought sweater for an example.
- Ribbed stitches are made with knitting and purling in a row. Rib stitch are usually for cuffs of a hat and the finished bottom of the sweater. The stitches can be K2, P2, continued in that pattern. Note that the bumpy or purl stitch can be seen on the rib, in between the knits stitches. A more tight rib might use K1, P1.
- Knit a cuff or the bottom of a sweater, with knit one, purl one, then knit one purl one. Continue this for the length you want to get a ribbed pattern for the cuff.
- Now that you know how to knit and purl, you can knit almost any basic pattern. Check out these articles for some easy stitches:
Edit Things You'll Need -
- Knitting needles
- A smooth, large weight yarn
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