In the purl stitch the bump is made on the front. That is basically the difference between a knit and purl stitch. Sounds simple but its a really important thing to learn. It will help you in the following stitch types.
By combining the order of knit and purl stitches, you can make lots of different knitted fabrics, using just these two stitches.
Garter Stitch is made by making a row of knit stitches, then turning and making another row of knit stitches. You will probably have found when you were practising knit and purl stitches, that you fabric looked a bit like this when you were doing only knits or only purls.
Stockinette stitch is made by making a row of knits, then turning and making a row of purls on the next row. If you look at most shop-bought cardigans or jumpers, you will find they are knitted in Stockinette stitch. Both work nicely. Go and have a look in your wardrobe, see if you can find something knit using stockinette stitch! Rib stitch alternates knit stitches and purl stitches on the same row. This is where it starts getting SUPER important to understand the difference between a knit and purl stitch.
You can do any number of combination though. You could even mix it up and do 3 knit then 1 purl then 3 knit again. Ribbing is also much more stretchy than other stitches. This makes it good for cuffs. In this example below, the swatches test pieces of knitting are all knit using the same size needles and the same number of stitches.
Look how much smaller the ribbing one is! In moss stitch, you alternate 1 knit stitch with 1 purl stitch. Which hopefully you do now! In Moss stitch, you will put a purl on top of a knit, to create this bumpy texture. So If I was knitting something in Moss stitch, I would check the row-below to make sure I knew which stitch I had to do.
That is what creates this interesting texture. As well as understanding the difference between knit and purl stitches, you need to understand how to count rows and stitches. This is especially important when you are following a pattern. Lets look at counting stitches first. Proof at your fingertips! You can think of them as a right side or a front-facing side and a back side or back-facing side.
The back side of a purl is a knit and the back side of a knit is a purl. The knit and purl are two sides of the same coin! This is because the backside of a knit is a purl. So a row of knits will have a backside of purls. Traditionally, garter stitch is done by knitting every row.
A purl stitch is also a knit stitch. So purling every row, like knitting every row, will result in garter stitch. The reason why knitting is recommended for garter stitch instead of purling is because the knit stitch is faster than purling. The purl stitch is one of the building blocks of knitting. With it, you have a multitude of knitting stitches at your fingertips. Remember what it looks like a bump! For a refresher on knitting basics, check out the How to Knit Beginner Series.
Sign up for free patterns, tutorials, sales and promotions. Only good stuff. Never spam. The purl stitch is a favorite of mine as it really opens the door to so many knitting patterns.
I love to knit hats , fingerless gloves , and pretty knit cowls using the purl stitch. Gauge swatches knit in Cascade Iridescence. I get so excited about purl stitch knitting and what you can knit with it that I jump ahead. Let's first learn about it before we get too ahead of ourselves.
The difference, when it comes to knit vs. This occurs by reversing your knitting technique to create the purl stitch. I know many of you are visual learners so it may be hard to imagine.
Stick with me though. Take a look at the image above. Imagine these stitches are on your needle and you are about to work this row. As you purl, in this example, you are creating all of these little textured bumps across the row. The image below shows what the opposite side would look like if you were knitting in stockinette stitch. Let's talk about that now. Remember in the Knitting tutorial on the knit stitch when we talked about garter stitch? If you knit every stitch across a row, you create a garter stitch pattern.
When it comes to the purl stitch, if you knit one row, then purl one row, then you are creating the stockinette stitch pattern. Combined, they create the stockinette stitch pattern. Depending on the region or origin of the knitter, stocking stitch is just another name for stockinette stitch. Just so you know. Here you can see an example of a lovey baby blanket. Slide that stitch of the left needle and gently tighten your first stitch. Repeat for as many knit stitches your pattern requires.
Repeat endlessly if you like, it's good practice. The purl stitch is most commonly used to work the back of a piece in stockinette stitch when it must be turned at the end of each row. It is also used as a background behind cables to accentuate the twists of the columns of vs. To work the purl stitch, first move the yarn to the front of your work. Then insert the right needle into the next stitch on the left needle from right to left.
Wrap the yarn around the right needle in a counter clockwise direction. Slide the tip of the right needle back through the first loop, carrying the new loop with it. Slide the old stitch off the left needle. Complete as many purl stitches as your pattern requires. If you are knitting for the first time, I suggest casting on stitches and simply practicing the knit stitch until you get the hang of it.
Knitting on both sides of your work produces garter stitch. Once you are comfortable knitting, and you can avoid accidentally increasing or decreasing the number of stitches you have on your needles, try the stockinette stitch.
With this stitch, you knit on the "right side" or the outside of your finished piece and purl the "wrong side" of your work. If you are confused about which side is knit and which side is purled, look for either a v or a horizontal bump on the row below where you are working.
If you see a v, knit above it If you see a bump, purl above it.
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