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Lesson Four: Making a purl stitch |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
The purl stitch is the reverse of a knit stitch. It's loop structure is
a horizontal semicircle whereas the knit forms a flat vertical of
fabric face.
In forming the purl stitch, the movements are the reverse of the knit
stitch. The needle enters the front of the stitch from back to front
,and the yarn held in front of the work is cast over needle back to
front. .
When controlling yarn with the right hand purl stitches tend to be
looser than knitted ones, because the yarn must be cast further than in
a knit stitch
Tension is maintained by wrapping yarn in various ways around the hand.
It is helpful to know continental knitting when you knit with two or
more color yarns.
- Hold the needle with the stitches in your left hand and the
empty needle in your right hand. For the purl stitch, the yarn is held
to the front of the work.
 purl stitch - Inset the right needle from back to
front into the first stitch. The right needle is in front of the left
needle, and the yarn is at the front of your work.
 purl stitch - With
your right index finger, wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the
right needle in a downward direction, as shown.
 purl stitch - Draw
the right needle and yarn backwards through the stitch on the left
needle, forming a loop on the right needle. Slip the stitch off the
left needle. Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all the new stitches are on the
right needle.
 purl stitch
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