Alongside the knit stitch, the purl stitch is a must-know when learning how to knit. But donโt worry - before you know it, the stitches will be flying from one needle to the other.
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One of the most basic knitting techniques you should know is the purl stitch.
At first glance, purl stitches may look a little more difficult than knit stitches, but it is simply a matter of โpractice makes perfectโ. We will show you how to knit a purl stitch in the video above.
The purl stitch is abbreviated with a p.
Purl stitch: How to
- Bring the yarn in front of your work (so that the right needle works behind the yarn).
- Insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left needle from right to left.
- Catch the yarn with the tip of your right needle and pull it through the stitch.
- Let the stitch fall off the left needle.
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