Once you’re comfortable with making the purl stitch, you can use any size of needles and yarn.
Don’t worry about making mistakes as you work on this practice swatch. Pay attention to the mistakes you make, so you know how to prevent them in the future.
Keep in mind that when you’re making a knit stitch, you want to insert the needle into the back of the stitch.
The yarn will still be in the front once you’ve wrapped it around the needle. Ensure that you’re only wrapping the yarn around the working needle and not both of the needles.
The working yarn should still be at the front of the needle. The purl stitch on your right needle will look like a knit stitch that has a small bump at its base.
Follow your pattern or just practice making a few rows of purl stitches so you become comfortable.
Remember that the working yarn is close to you for a purl stitch and away from you for a knit stitch.
For a double rib, knit 2 and purl 2 for every row. This will create a slightly wider rib. If you’re reading a pattern for a 1x1 rib stitch, it will look like this: Row 1: k1, p1 (repeat)
The smooth side will show the knit stitches while the bumpy side shows the purled stitches. The stockinette stitch is referred to as “St st” in most patterns.
If you’re using a British knitting pattern, the seed stitch is the same as the moss stitch.
