How to Knit a Pearl Stitch
Once you have learned the basic plain knit stitch you can progress to practicing the pearl stitch. It is really easy to knit a pearl stitch as it is just the plain stitch in reverse. Start by knitting a line of plain stitches first and then knit a line of pearl stitches and keep alternating the stitches to create your pattern of plain and pearl.
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Instructions
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Cast the first line of stitches onto your knitting needle and then knit a line of plain knit stitches to begin.
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Slide your right needle through the front of the first loop located on your left needle. Position the needle with the needle pointing from right to left, which is the reverse of a plain knit stitch where the needle slides under the loop from left to right.
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Hold the right needle down with your left thumb while the needle sits in the loop. Wrap the wool you are holding in your right hand around the right needle from the front in a counter-clockwise direction.
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Slide the right needle down and under moving it behind the left needle carrying the new loop to the back. Pull the stitch across to the right to slip it off the left needle.
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Repeat the pearl stitch until you have knitted the row which means transferring all the loops from the left needle to the right needle. Keep alternating between knitting a row of plain and then pearl for your practice sample before starting to knit from knitting patterns.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep the loops slack to avoid your loops becoming too tight to knit by keeping a slack hold of the wool in your right hand. If the wool is held too tightly and the loops are pulled too tight to the needle this makes it more difficult to develop a quick, smooth knitting rhythm. Try knitting a scarf by knitting a line of plain and then a line of pearl stitches which does not require a pattern.
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