Free knitting lessons 3
- how to purl stitches the easy way.

Hello again,

I hope you enjoyed yourself so far and are ready for knitting lessons 3 – how to purl a row of stitches.

If you're ready let's begin:

Once again, place the needle containing the stitches in your left hand. Place your empty needle in your right hand.

Place the point of the empty right hand needle into the first loop – as shown in the photograph.

Wrap yarn over and around the right hand needle

Holding the yarn firmly, twist your right hand needle under and out – as shown in the photograph

Now pull the purled stitch off the left hand needle onto the right hand needle.

Well done - you've purled your first stitch. Now repeat the above steps to the end of the row.

If you've followed this free course so far you now know how to cast on, knit a row and purl a row.

One row knit followed by one row purl makes up the most popular of all knitting patterns - stocking stitch.

There's one more step in this basic beginner series and that's how to cast off (bind off).

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