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Summary: To purl stitch when knitting, take the right needle and place it through the front of the stitch, pull the yarn around the needle, bring the right needle through the loop and pull the loop off onto the opposite needle. Get detailed instructions on creating a new purl stitch and removing the old stitch with tips from an experienced knitter in this free video on knitting.
Allison Isaacs learned to knit and needlepoint at an early age. After a successful career in health care, she began indulging her love for knitting by selling her patterns and hand...read more
"Hi I'm Allison and I'm going to show you how to purl continental style. First your yarn will be in your left hand and it will be in front of the needles. Take your right hand needle and place it through the front of the stitch. Use your left hand to place the yarn around the needle, pull your right hand needle through the loop, then pull the old loop off the left hand needle and to repeat the right hand needle through the front of the loop, wrap the yarn, pull the right needle through the loop and pull the stitch off the left hand needle. The right needle goes through the front of the loop, wrap the yarn using the index finger, pull the right needle through the loop with your new stitch and pull the old stitch off the left hand needle."
eHow Article: How to Purl
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