A purl stitch is the opposite of a knit stitch, the wrong side of a purl stitch looks the same as the right side of a knit stitch. A purl stitch looks like a little horizontal bar or “bump” on the right side. In this post, I’m going to show you how to make a purl stitch in English and Continental style, you can choose whichever style you prefer. I’ve also added a video for left-handed knitters, please check it out below. Watch to Learn Left-Handed! Learn how to make a knit stitch in ... Read More
How to Knit the Knit Stitch
Knit stitch is the building blocks of every knitting projects, a knit stitch looks like a V on the right side. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to knit the knit stitch in both English and Continental style. I’ve also updated a video for left-handed knitters, please check it out below. Watch to Learn Left-Handed! ... Read More
How to Do the Long Tail Cast On for 1×1 Rib Stitch
Long tail cast on is great for knitting projects that start with a knit row or a purl row, but it’s not suitable for ribbed stitch that alternates knit and purl in the same row. However, we can reinvent the basic long tail cast on to fit ribbed stitch, all we need to do is to alternate long tail cast on rib stitch and for purl stitch. Watch to Learn Left-Handed! ... Read More
How to Do the Long Tail Cast On for Purl Stitch
In this post, I am going to show you how to do the long tail cast on for purl stitch, this cast on is great for projects starting with a Wrong Side row, it creates those purl “bumps” on the cast on row. Watch to Learn Left-Handed! ... Read More
How to Do the Long Tail Cast On for Knit Stitch
Long tail cast on is one of the most widely used cast ons, it’s simple to learn and good for most knitting projects. There are basically two types of long tail cast on, they are: long tail cast on for knit stitch and long tail cast on for purl stitch. The former is a basic one that suits knitting projects starting with a Right Side row, while the latter is for projects starting with a Wrong Side row. In this blog post, I am going to show you how to do long tail cast on for knit stitch. Long ... Read More