#knitting instructions

The video shows the purl several times. Notice again how you keep the stitch from slipping off the needle by holding it in place with the fingers.

Bring the yearn in front of the right hand needle

Then go into the next loop from the right side

Drag the loop out towards yourself

And then twist the needles so the right hand needle is behind left hand needle

Loop the yarn around the right needles with the finger

And now the most difficult

Twist the right needle back towards yourself

And under the left hand loop

And back out of the loop

And voilà, a purl stitch

1) Jolly Roger Sweater (1957)

2) Complete knitting instructions from Pins & Needles magazine, July 1957

The Nordic Knitting Primer by Kristen Drysdale

You know it is a good book when you mention it to a knitting friend and it turns out they own the book and have already made one of the patterns. The Nordic Knitting Primer leads you into the world of Nordic knitting with gently and then works you up to more complex patterns.

It starts with some tutorials--learning to knit stranded colorwork with two hands--and with some very easy projects--a cowl, a pair of mittens, etc.  The photographs are nice and big and easy to see. The first step of the French knot embroidery which you see here is one of 4 on the over-sized page and you can see it is crystal clear.  (BTW Boo and hiss to small photographs in dark yarns! why ever do editors allow them?). All of the directions are clear, done step-by step, with the information a beginner will need.

The next step is dealing with floats in stranded work, and then more complicated patterns of sweaters, slippers, mittens etc. follow. You can see here how by the end of the book you should be able to work smaller yarns and more complex patterns. The photographs of the garments are all lovely. This book will make you itch to get started.

Check this out

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

Time: About 120 minutes or 2 hours.

(beginners should expect it to take longer)

Video: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Material used: Cotton, 3 1/2 needles. (I like my cleaning towels loose, size 2 1/2 or 3 needles will make them tighter.)

Pattern:

Cast on an uneven number, this one is 41 stitches.

Knit 6-7 rows.

Knit 4, then purl, X *[knit, purl, knit], purl, knit last 4.

Do this for about 45 rows.

Knit 6x7 last rows.

How I knit.

When teaching others I usually use larger and stiffer yarn, then it's easier for them to see what they do, and it's easier to pick up if they slip a loop. And you can always use more knitted cotton cloths for cleaning.

I knit on the tips of the needles, and I use both hands and fingers much. This is fast and I can feel what I do and knit without looking.

But it is easier to lose a stitch, so secure the loops by holding them with your thumbs.

Instruction:

Get the needle in the loop from the left side

And then all way through and open the loop

Then use index finger to wrap the yarn around the needle

Then drag the yarn back through the loop

and get the knit stitch on the right needle