4 NANtuCKEt KNits for Kids

PuRL (P)An inverted knit stitch. This stitch is used alternately with the

knit stitch to produce different textures and patterns.

➤ HOW tO

step 1: Place the needle with the cast-on stitches in your

left hand. Hold the other needle in your right hand.

Making sure your working yarn is in the front of your

needles, insert the right hand needle through and under

the loop on the left-hand needle and towards you.

step 2: Grab the working yarn from the front of the

needles, and wrap the yarn around the back of the front

right-hand needle.

step 3: With the right

needle, catch the

yarn you have just

wrapped and pull it

under and through

the loop on your

left-hand needle

towards the back.

step 4: Take the first

loop off of your left-

hand needle.

Repeat this step and each subsequent stitch on your left-

hand needle until all stitches have been worked from the

left-hand needle.

When one row is

knit and one row is

purled, you create

the stitch pattern

seen to the left.

This is called

stockinette stitch.

BiND OFF (BO)Is used to finish an edge or segment of knitting. Just as

in casting on, there are many ways to bind off. This is the

most basic bind off method and my personal favorite.

➤ HOW tO

Knit the first stitch,

*knit the second st,

pass the first stitch

over the second.

Repeat from * to *.

This bind-off

method produces

a braided edge as

shown.

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