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Posted by on January 15, 2009, 10:52 am
Hi folks,
I have just begun to learn how to knit and I am trying to learn how to
Purl so that I can try to make a basket weave stitch. I have seen some
instructions that show clearly how to Purl, but they only talk you
through the first row. Here is my question: If I want all of the
"bumps" of the Purl stitch to be on the right side for each succeeding
row, how do I purl each successive row since I will be turning the
piece over each time I put the loaded right needle into my left hand?
If I follow the directions, won't the Purls alternate sides of the
material?
Thanks in advance,
Paul
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Posted by suzee on January 15, 2009, 12:51 pm
paul_bilodeau1@excite.com wrote:
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> Hi folks,
>
> I have just begun to learn how to knit and I am trying to learn how to
> Purl so that I can try to make a basket weave stitch. I have seen some
> instructions that show clearly how to Purl, but they only talk you
> through the first row. Here is my question: If I want all of the
> "bumps" of the Purl stitch to be on the right side for each succeeding
> row, how do I purl each successive row since I will be turning the
> piece over each time I put the loaded right needle into my left hand?
>
> If I follow the directions, won't the Purls alternate sides of the
> material?
Yes, see the back of a purl stitch is a knit and the back of a knit is a
purl. So when you see the purl bump on the next row you purl it; if you
see a knit V you knit it. Give it a few rows, it takes that long before
the pattern starts to look like it should. Go to
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips and under Basic
stitches look at the Ribbing video. That's essentially what you're
doing, just with more sts in the knit and purl ribs.
sue
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Posted by on January 15, 2009, 11:48 pm
On Jan 15, 5:52=A0pm, paul_bilode...@excite.com wrote:
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> Hi folks,
> I have just begun to learn how to knit and I am trying to learn how to
> Purl so that I can try to make a basket weave stitch. I have seen some
> instructions that show clearly how to Purl, but they only talk you
> through the first row. Here is my question: If I want all of the
> "bumps" of the Purl stitch to be on the right side for each succeeding
> row, how do I purl each successive row since I will be turning the
> piece over each time I put the loaded right needle into my left hand?
> If I follow the directions, won't the Purls alternate sides of the
> material?
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul
Every Stitich has 2 sides , one is Purl one is knit ,
You have to decided which side of your work will be SEEN =3Dbe worn
outside =3Dbe the `right` side , the inner side the side that won`t be
seen , will than be the Wrong side ,
thus if you purl a stitch on the right sides and you want it to be
Purl again while you work on the `wrong side` you KNIT it and it will
be Purl on the right side .
mirjam
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Posted by on January 19, 2009, 8:13 am
Sue & Mirjam,
Thanks for the help. I didn't know that the backside of a knit is a
Purl. That makes a big difference in understanding the basket weave
stitch. As an update, I have used your help to figure out how to knit
the basket weave so that now I am working on a scarf for my wife and,
I think it's coming out pretty well.
Thanks for the great information.
Paul
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Posted by suzee on January 19, 2009, 12:08 pm
paul_bilodeau1@excite.com wrote:
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> Sue & Mirjam,
>
> Thanks for the help. I didn't know that the backside of a knit is a
> Purl. That makes a big difference in understanding the basket weave
> stitch. As an update, I have used your help to figure out how to knit
> the basket weave so that now I am working on a scarf for my wife and,
> I think it's coming out pretty well.
>
> Thanks for the great information.
>
Yeah, always examine your knitting. When you knit a stitch, look on the
other side to see what it looks like there. Same with a purl. One of the
`tricks' to becoming an experienced knitter isn't so much how long
you've been knitting, but learning how to read your knitting so you know
if/when you've made a mistake, and what it should look like so you can
fix it.
sue
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> I have just begun to learn how to knit and I am trying to learn how to
> Purl so that I can try to make a basket weave stitch. I have seen some
> instructions that show clearly how to Purl, but they only talk you
> through the first row. Here is my question: If I want all of the
> "bumps" of the Purl stitch to be on the right side for each succeeding
> row, how do I purl each successive row since I will be turning the
> piece over each time I put the loaded right needle into my left hand?
>
> If I follow the directions, won't the Purls alternate sides of the
> material?