devra Publish time 2015-10-9 01:42

Knitting or purling -that is the question (help!)

Edited by devra at 2015-10-8 12:43

Is there a way to be sure which side you are working on when you have to stop in the middle of a row? I know the yarn is to the back when knitting, front for purl,and I normally put it down with the side I am working on face up, but sometimes I have to throw my knitting down in a hurry (for example when the smoke alarm goes off because your dinner is burning :lol) and then I can't remember which side I was working on :'(

toomuchreading Publish time 2019-10-4 10:08

If you look carefully when you are knitting or purling, your working yarn (unless you knit backward) is always on your right needle.Take a close look when you knit a stitch or purl a stitch.You are always working from left needle to right needle.The working yarn will always be on the right needle.So even if you are purling, look at your knitting.The working yarn will be attached to the right needle.

Take a look.That's how I figure out which side I'm working on.

SallySue Publish time 2019-9-24 08:18

If you shop on Etsy you can find stitch markers that tell you if you are knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing and everything else a knitter does.I bought some for my daughter and she loves them.

benten03 Publish time 2021-12-7 18:11

I also use a diff color stitch marker to tell me the right/wrong side of things like when I'm ribbing for a long stretch or something like that.Just makes it easier if I space out on what row I'm on.

Fishys Publish time 2018-12-6 09:55

The working yarn is on your left needle. Your work will tend to curl to the smooth (knit) side and away from the purl (bumpy side) in stockingette.

Kyanitemoon Publish time 2019-10-10 17:32

Ok, in stockinette stitch, on the right side the stitches shows what looks like a V , and tve wrong side like little waves .

SZita Publish time 2017-5-15 03:23

A szín oldalára Egy jelölőt Kell Tenni. (Nem a sor szélére: D)

viky Publish time 2024-4-18 05:45

Thank you very much for sharing!

htsear13 Publish time 2022-6-14 22:45

Thanks for sharing

ultimateduck13 Publish time 2021-2-17 09:20

Thank you very much!

wuedna13 Publish time 2019-8-9 12:47

Thanks for sharing!

LucyLocket Publish time 2015-10-9 03:30

If you are knitting stocking stitch (English) Stockinette Stitch (American)you have a smooth side and a knobbly side. If the smooth side is towards you and the wool is at the back you are knitting. If the knobbly side is towards you and the wool is at the front - you are purling.
OK! C'mon Devra:D - make it easy for yourself and buy some stitch markers. Then place one colour(say pink)in the first stitch when you start a knit row...................: then another colour (say green) when you start a purl row. keep moving the markers up when you start a new row. You can then throw it at the cat, and still work out where you have got to.............................!:lol
Don't worry, after a while you will be able to tell which side you are working on.....................

gamzesk Publish time 2018-10-20 04:17

good luck!

ras2 Publish time 2019-9-20 21:40

все будет хорошо
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