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Learn How to Knit Quickly – Lesson 4: How to Purl (Purl stitch)
Although many knitters don’t enjoy purling, as a knitter, you really should learn how to purl: if you already know how to knit (Garter stitch) you have seen that many projects are possible (like the Baby Booties or the Baby Hat with Bunny Ears). The truth is that the Purl stitch is simply another step along your knitting journey. When you learn how to combine both the knitting and purling, it will open up a world of new designs and textured fabrics. The purl stitch is the mirror of the knit stitch: instead of inserting the needle from front to back, and having the working yarn at the back of your…
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Learn how to knit quickly – Lesson 3: Easy increasing Garter knit stitch
Today, we will learn how to make invisible increases when knitting the Garter stitch: it takes only two steps and is an elegant manner of shaping knitwear. Please work the increases on the wrong / inside of the fabric, as this is the most effective way to invisibility. Step 1: With your right hand needle, take the little bar of the stitch where you need the increase (I like to call them umbrellas, because they look like a frown or in emoji : ( … ), twist it, and put it onto your left hand needle. Step 2: Knit this stitch, and the following one too: you have now two…
