Purl Stitch
The purl stitch is the opposite of the knit stitch. When you look at the wrong side (WS) of single knit fabric, the knit stitch is the purl stitch. Likewise, the purl stitch looks like the knit stitch on the wrong side (WS) of single knit fabric. Even though this is a basic knitting stitch, it is a stitch that many knitting board knitters never learn because a purl stitch within a pattern can be obtained through the order you wrap the pegs. However, if you would like an entire row of purl stitches, e.g., for the garter stitch or the reverse stockinette stitch, you will need to learn this stitch.
- Moving from the left side of the knitting
board to the right, bring the working yarn in
front of the peg from left side of the peg to
right below the existing wrap.
- Continue covering pegs on the knitting
board moving to the right in the order
specified for the stitch pattern.
- Moving from the right side of the knitting
board to the left, bring the working yarn in
front of the peg from right side of the peg to
left below the existing wrap.
- Continue covering pegs on the knitting
board moving to the left until all of the pegs
are covered.
- Grab the bottom wrap with your knitting
tool from the inside of the knitting board and
pull it up taking both wraps off the peg.
- Place the wrap on your knitting tool back on the peg letting the old wrap fall behind the peg to make a stitch.
