knitting???? im confused!?

Question

how do you inc on the purl side? i've tried to follow the instructions i have in a book but it isn't making sense it says purl as normal then purl into the back of the stitch, thus creating 2 out of 1 stitch..............all i get is a knot!! please help me knitters!

Answer 1

You purl, but don't pull off the old loop. You then go from left to right through the back of the old loop and put the needle in front so it looks like you just stuck the needle in to purl. Wrap the yarn around as if you were purling, then make the stitch and pull the old loop off.

Sounds rather confusing, so listed in the sources is a link to a video on how to do it (and other techniques!). About 2/3rds down the page... Bar increase in a purl row.

Answer 2

Purling into the front and back is, IMO, a major pain in the butt. A lifted increase is easier and looks nicer, IMO. After you purl your first stitch and remove the old stitch from the left needle, pick up the strand of yarn that runs in the row below between the stitch you just worked and the next one on the left needle. Pick it up so the side of the strand closest to the next stitch is on the front of the left needle and purl into that side which twists the strand and doesn't leave a hole. The result is not particularly visible on either side of your work.

Answer 3

OK start the first purl stitch, as the loop appears, before you slide the stitch of the left hand needle, move the tip of the right hand needle, which is currently on the right hand side of the back of the stitch, to the left hand side. pass the tip under the left hand needle and out through the stitch you just purled. wrap the yarn around it and move the tip of the right hand needle to the back of the left hand needle. slide the stitch of the left hand needle.

Sorry that's a bit long winded but that is a blow by blow description. Hope it makes sense.

Answer 4

An easier way is to pick up the horizontal thread between the stitches by putting the righthand needle under it from back to front, twist it and put it back on the left needle, then purl it(if you don't twist it you will get a hole). If you do that a few times and watch what is happening, you'll find you can do it in one movement with the lefthand needle. You'll find this is much neater than knitting twice into one stitch. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Assuming you are a right handed knitter - Insert right hand needle into the front of the stitch on the left hand needle, put yarn round right hand needle and make a purl stitch in the normal way, but leave the original stitch on the left hand needle. Insert right hand needle into the back of the stitch on the left hand needle, put yarn round right hand needle & make another purl stitch, then let the original stitch off the left hand needle.

Answer 6

Let's review: 1. You cast on 58 stitches and worked in 2 x 2 rib for 7 rows. 2. You then begin the pattern, which is P4, P2tog, P6, 6 times, P4. Let's count those stitches: The beginning P4 and ending P4 are 8 sts; P2tog, P6 = 8 sts--and you do that 6 times for 48 sts. 8 sts + 48 sts = 56 sts. 3. Question: did you miss an instruction to decrease 2 sts on the last rib row? Or could the missing 2 stitches be a missing P2tog instruction from the pattern row? 4 If you followed the directions exactly as given and didn't miss an instruction to decrease, you would have 52 stitches after the 6 patterns of P2tog. I'm guessing here, but is it possible that between the 6th full pattern and the ending P4 there is a missing instruction to P2tog? That change would give you 51 stitches at the end of the row. It would also balance the pattern across the row. Suggestion: Look at each stitch across the row and make sure you have 6 of the P2tog. If not, unknit to the point where one is missing, add the P2tog, and knit back to the last 6 sts. Then P2tog again, P4 to finish the row.

Answer 7

After you have purled the first st. don't pull it off the left needle, instead put right needle back into the st (which is still on the left needle) and purl it again Then take it off the left needle this time and you should have two st on the right needle. Hope you aren't too confused. My American friend is learning to knit and I try to help via email. It's soooo funny trying to teach her to do purl sts. there are sites on the net which shows short videos of how to do sts. Good luck.

Answer 8

when you put the needle in the purl stitch instead of dropping it to make a stitch, put it back on the left hand needle and purl it again, thus making another stitch, hope you understand this.

Answer 9

I can only help in pictures!


http://www.anniesattic.com/knitting/content.html?content_id=153
or
http://www.knitting.co.nz/site/page_affix/toaffix_learntoknit6/