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The purl stitch is the reverse of the knit stitch and is just as important to learn.
When you alternate knit and purl stitches, you can create ribbing, textured patterns, and stockinette stitch. When worked on every row, the purl stitch creates the same garter stitch texture as knitting every row, just viewed from the opposite side.
Learning to purl allows you to move beyond simple patterns and gives you full control over the fabric you’re creating.
How to do it:
1️⃣ Hold the needle with the stitches in your left hand. Hold the empty needle in your right hand.
2️⃣ Bring the working yarn to the front of your work.
3️⃣ Insert the right-hand needle into the first stitch on the left-hand needle, from back to front.
4️⃣ Wrap the working yarn around the right-hand needle, bringing it from front to back (clockwise).
5️⃣ Pull the wrapped yarn through the stitch to form a new loop.
6️⃣ Slide the old stitch off the left-hand needle, leaving the new stitch on the right-hand needle.
7️⃣ Repeat these steps across the row until all stitches have been worked.
Helpful Notes
Purling every row creates garter stitch, just like knitting every row. Keep the yarn in front before inserting the needle. Tension should match your knit stitches for even fabric.