learning to knit can you help?

[grumpyluvr05]

hi im learning to knit and i can cast and do the knit stitch but i just cant get the purl stitch
can some one try to explain how to do it ???
thanx
jesse

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[athena]

have you brought the "live" yarn to the front? then you insert the right needle into the stitch from the right and in front of the left needle. wrap, pull through.

also, this site might be helpful:

http://www.knittinghelp.com
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...iques/purl.php

:-)

[grumpyluvr05]

yea but i cant get the yarn through the loop i end up with two loops for one stitch does that make sense
well i'll try it thanx
jesse

[sun bear]

athena scooped me on that link, but if you get two stitches for every purl, you may not be bringing the yarn tail to the front of your work and you're doing what's known as a Yarn Over, when you leave the yarn in the back and purl and it creates a double stitch. I'd check out the purl videos that might be helpful

good luck!
jt

[athena]

jesse,

have you been able to figure it out?

athena