KNITTING
101 with Lisa and Danielle
Purl Stitch/Ribbing
VI. Purl Stitch/Ribbing
The
Purl stitch is the exact opposite of the knit stitch.
With patience and practice you will find that this stitch can be as easy
to master as the knit stitch.
Again, here are a few links with video and illustration.
Stitch Guide instructions and video
Ribbing
Ribbing
is the stretchy weave of knit fabric you find at the top of soakers and soaker
pants, and at the wristbands of sweaters.
Simply simply knitting a combination of knit and purl stitches makes this
type of fabric.
The most common is k2,p2.
The
most common mistake people make when knitting ribbing is forgetting to bring the
working yarn forward and back between the needles.
For k2, p2 ribbing you would knit two stitches, bring the yarn forward in
between the tips of the needles, and then purl two stitches.
Then you simply bring the yarn back thru the tips of the needles so that
the working yarn is once again in back.