How to Purl: English Style

     Purling is basically the opposite of the knit stitch. If you've ever made garter stitch, you'll see a few rows of bumps. All of those bumps are the purl side of the work.

     To begin, cast on however many stitches you want. I did ten.

     Now, with your yarn in front, insert your right-hand needle into the middle of the first stitch on your left-hand needle.

     Hold the yarn in your right hand.

     Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around your right-hand needle.

     Pull the yarn through the stitch.

     Pull the stitch off of the left-hand needle.

     Congratulations! You have just learned how to purl English style! To learn how to purl Continental style, go to: At the Back of the Bookshelf: How to Purl: Continental Style.

     If you want, you can keep purling to create the garter stitch, or you can knit one row and purl the next (creating the stockinette stitch).

     The garter stitch...

     The stockinette stitch...