Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
OUR STORY
Stitch & Story supply all-in-one knitting kits, online tutorials and hold knitting workshops in London. We’re passionate about revamping knitting and crochet as simple, modern and aspirational skills. Sharing crafting has inspired our business from day one. We believe in the power to create, personalise and achieve something meaningful by bringing out the artisan in everyone.
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Crafting made simple - knitting and crochet kits for beginners
OVERVIEW
Abbreviation: p
The purl stitch is the second basic stitch to learn. Combined with knit stitches it creates various stitch patterns. A stitch that is purled will have a bump as its base. In this video we will show you how to create a purl stitch.
STEP-BY-STEP
Tip: Ensure when knitting purl stitches, working yarn is always at the front of your work.
1) Insert right needle downwards through the front of the first stitch. Ensure right needle is in the front.
2) With yarn in front, wrap it anti-clockwise around tip of right needle.
3) With tip of right needle, draw a loop by going up through and out of the left stitch, bringing right needle away from you.
4) Slide the left stitch off its needle. Tighten yarn. You have created your first purl stitch on your right needle.
5) Repeat 1-4 until row is finished.
6) To start a new row, hold work in your left hand and repeat steps, ensuring working yarn is at the front.
And that’s how you create a purl stitch!
Find our knitting kits here:
stitchandstory.com/collections/knitting-kits
OUR STORY
Stitch & Story supply all-in-one knitting kits, online tutorials and hold knitting workshops in London. We’re passionate about revamping knitting and crochet as simple, modern and aspirational skills. Sharing crafting has inspired our business from day one. We believe in the power to create, personalise and achieve something meaningful by bringing out the artisan in everyone.
OUR WEBSITE
stitchandstory.com
Crafting made simple - knitting and crochet kits for beginners
OVERVIEW
Abbreviation: p
The purl stitch is the second basic stitch to learn. Combined with knit stitches it creates various stitch patterns. A stitch that is purled will have a bump as its base. In this video we will show you how to create a purl stitch.
STEP-BY-STEP
Tip: Ensure when knitting purl stitches, working yarn is always at the front of your work.
1) Insert right needle downwards through the front of the first stitch. Ensure right needle is in the front.
2) With yarn in front, wrap it anti-clockwise around tip of right needle.
3) With tip of right needle, draw a loop by going up through and out of the left stitch, bringing right needle away from you.
4) Slide the left stitch off its needle. Tighten yarn. You have created your first purl stitch on your right needle.
5) Repeat 1-4 until row is finished.
6) To start a new row, hold work in your left hand and repeat steps, ensuring working yarn is at the front.
And that’s how you create a purl stitch!
Find our knitting kits here:
stitchandstory.com/collections/knitting-kits
