Pulling a loose section of yarn over your back needle is also known as “yarning over. ” When knitting, you always want to yarn over from front to back. This loose section of yarn always dangles from the backside of your project while you’re doing a knit stitch row.
The “right,” knitted side of the project resembles rows and columns of pointed arrows, while the “wrong,” purled side of the project resembles curly rows of bumps.
Your loose, working yarn always needs to dangle in front of your project when you’re knitting a purl row. Always loop your working yarn from front to back when creating the new loop for your purl stitch.
Remember: always purl when the “wrong” side is facing forward, and always knit when the “right” side is facing forward.
Many knitting patterns give a size suggestion rather than telling you how many rows to stitch. Instead of saying “complete 40 sets of stockinette stitches,” the pattern might just say “continue until knitting is 30 in (76 cm) long. ”
Slide the last of your working yarn through the final loop to finish casting off your project. Then, use a yarn needle to work the leftover section of yarn into your finished knitting.
Many knitters like to mark the beginning of their circular knitting rows with a stitch marker so they don’t lose track of where they are.
Feel free to work the yarn tail into your project with a yarn needle so it doesn’t stick out.
