How to: knit purl stitch

Mastered the knit stitch? Then purl is the next step. Once you’ve got these two down, you can pretty much knit anything…

Mastered the knit stitch? Then purl is the next step. Once you’ve got these two down, you can pretty much knit anything…

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Mastered the knit stitch? Then purl is the next step. Once you’ve got these two down, you can pretty much knit anything…

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Level: Beginner
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

How To: Knit Purl Stitch - Step 1

Step 1

Hold the empty knitting needle in your right hand.

How To: Knit Purl Stitch - Step 2

Step 2

Insert the right hand needle into the first stitch on your left hand needle, from back to front and right to left.

How To: Knit Purl Stitch - Step 3

Step 3

With your right hand, wrap the yarn around the right needle.

How To: Knit Purl Stitch - Step 4

Step 4

Gently move the right needle back out of the stitch and away from you, scooping up a new loop of yarn in the process.

How To: Knit Purl Stitch - Step 5

Step 5

You can now slide the old stitch off the left hand needle.

How To: Knit Purl Stitch - Step 6

Step 6

Repeat steps 2 to 5 to purl your next stitch.