To learn to purl you will need a row of stitches on your needle. If you would like a quick reminder of how to do this check out my “Back to basics: Casting On” post and if you are after a rhyme to help you remember the steps the purling rhyme below might help.
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The first thing you are going to need is some “cast on” stitches – if you would like some help with this take a look at my “Back to Basics: Casting On” post. Here’s a quick reminder of my knitting rhyme too.
When you first start knitting, I think it’s best to keep to a small number of stitches. As you will see in my pic below I’ve gone for 10. Okay, are you ready for your first full row of knitting?
For those of us who may need a bit of help remembering how to do a knit or purl stitch I’ve written couple of rhymes that may help. Continue reading
For those of you who have never quite got round to learning to knit, or if you just fancy a quick reminder this post is for you!
The first thing you are going to need is some wool / yarn and a pair of needles – the size of which depends on the weight (thickness) of your yarn. Continue reading
Whether it be knitting or crochet you need to start with a slip knot to get the yarn onto your needle. To create one of these …..
1. Cross the yarn coming from the ball over the yarn end (tail) to form a circle. Continue reading
