I am trying to knit a hat in the round for the first time and I was happily knitting away with the knit stitch on the outside when suddenly i looked down and my knitting was now suddenly purling! I was still doing the knit stitch- what am i doing wrong????
Thanks!!!
2007-10-22 08:44:45 · 7 answers · asked by home_maker97 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Could i be insterting the needle in the wrong spot?
2007-10-22 09:01:28 · update #1
i had the same problem when i started a couple of years ago. what must of happened was that you started purling by mistake. you can look at this site to make sure that your knitting not purling.
what you could have done by accident was that instead of inserting your needle from right to left you probably inserted it from left to right by mistake. dont worry just remember inserting the needle from right to left is knitting and left to right is purling or could have turn your project inside out which happens to me sometimes.
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2007-10-22 13:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by hot_hermione 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you purl you just put the right hand needle in the stitch but at the FRONT of the left hand needle rather than at the back like knit stitch. You can then alternate stitches to make different patterns. Try knitting one row then purling the next row - this creates 'stocking stich' most commonly used on jumpers. Don't worry - it always goes a bit curly at the sides. Just iron with a very cool iron when finished. Good luckx
2016-04-09 22:01:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The purl is just the reverse of a knit. Did you begin to knit in a different way, or hold the yarn differently? Or are you maybe just looking at the inside of your hat?
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2007-10-22 08:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually your piece of knitting has gotten turned inside out. Stick the hat through the needles and push it down through the center.
2007-10-22 09:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by db819 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You ar knitting on the inside rather than the outside of the hat. Turn it inside out and you'll be knitting on the outside again.
2007-10-22 15:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by marrinan55 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've definitely turned the work inside out by mistake!
2007-10-23 09:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a local yarn shop, they'll sort you out. It should be really quick, they'll just look and see what's going on. Don't be shy.
2007-10-22 22:20:11 · answer #7 · answered by la la 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋