Lesson 9: Knitting Techniques – Increasing and Decreasing Purl Stitches
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Lesson 9
Knitting Techniques
Increasing and Decreasing Purl Stitches
The videos below are both for right handed knitters. You will need to reverse the right hand instructions.
Increase Purl Stitch
Decrease Purl Stitch
View the videos above and/or click on the + sign below to read and see pictures of how to increase and decrease purl stitch left handed.
- Purl first in the front of the stitch to make one stitch, but do not slip the old stitch off the left needle.
- Now purl into the back of the same stitch to make another stitch.
- Slip the old stitch off the left needle. There will be two stitches transferred to the right needle instead of one.
To decrease on a purl row, purl two stitches together.
