I just found out what purl is in knitty.

(purlwise). A purl stitch is essetially a backwards knit stich. You move your working yarn to the front of your work, and then go into the back of one stitch. Here is a site that has videos that can help you -

that helps.

Was it the Camoflauge earflap hat? I just made > I was just got to watch this new show called Knitty Gritty and there

No it was one of those dull brown types with white fuzz. That is what the woman made. Pam-Doggirl3

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BTW, I can't see videos on my type of msntv. Pam-Doggirl3

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Oh so you were making the baby ear flap hat, that one is too cute, haven't made that yet.

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BTW, I can't see videos on my type of msntv.

?docid=977766726464112379&q=purl+knitting&hl=en No, Just saw the Knitty Gritty on tv. They were just showing the stitch on that hat and she look like she was doing two stitches with what she call a purl. And I try to active the videos but no can do. I can't download. I'm on a msntv classic. Not the newer verison.

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The host of knitty gritty, Vickie Howell, has some how to's on her website that are well illustrated. She has shows how to purl both ways, English and Continental. Here's the website, just click on the method that you use. I suggest trying the purl stitch out both ways to see what is more comfortable for you. I have a friend that knits English and purls Continental, it's all about what works for you -

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no, no! purl does NOT mean 2 stitches together! She may have purled 2 stitches together, just like you can knit 2 stitches together, but putting 2 together is only a form on decreasing or used to make a special pattern, it is not the stitch itself. With knitting, you put the needle from the bottom up on the left stitch, so both points are sticking up. With purling, you bring the yarn to the front first, then put the point DOWN thru the stitch on the left needle and wrap the yarn from the top down. You did not mention if you knit continental or American style, so that will add to the confusion in trying to explain. I knit American style (yarn thrower) Here are some pics I found for purling:

If the link breaks, just go to their main help page and scroll down untilyou see "how to purl a stitch" (not the lefty version, unless you are alefty): I see you say you can't watch video

It came from posting on a newsgroup doesn't need an email address to respond to. It only attracts spam, which I don't want.

-Cozy

doesn't come from having things, it comes from *having things youcan find* :)

PS - I am assuming you were asking about my address, if you were asking about something else, I can't follow what you are asking, try again, ok?

NO Cozy i meant , where does one come up with the idea that purl means 2 stiches together , it seemed an odd question , hence where did [this idea] come from,??? mirjam

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:31:06 GMT, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen spun a fine yarn

Pam Doggie Girls ORIGINAL post said that she found out that Purl is purl two together, which IS WRONG, and cozy was commenting on it, and correcting her thinking. Pam's original post was about a month ago! Cozy just got to it today, is all, Mirjam! HTH, Noreen

Mirjam, if you look at my post you will see the whole original post is quoted under my comment. I love the show Knitty Gritty, but it is very true that they often assume the audience already knows something and may make comments or even be demonstrating something where they say one thing and do another because they think you are just following them so easily. I'm guessing they worded themselves in such a way that made it sound like doing

2 stitches is what made it the purl, when they really just meant that they were purling and it would just happen to be 2 stitches that time. One time that drives me wild to even think about it, the guest who was demo'ing some simple stitch, was working furiously while saying she was just simply knitting (or purling, can't remember) and that time the red headed gal did chirp in and say, "she's just turning her stitches as she goes because they were on backward". I was really glad they did that because she was removing each from the needle with the other needle and turning it and putting it back on and working the stitch, all without really saying she was doing more than just knitting or purling, which would be very confusing for newbies watching. I had to wonder why someone would show up with demo pieces that had the stitches on backward and why they couldn't have just stopped taping, let her fix it, and started taping again, instead of showing her feverishly turning them and passing it off as just regular knitting or purling. At other times I've seen them say something simple they were doing but they were really doing more and acting like everyone just already knew that. BUT, I have picked up many tips from watching that show, even on items I hated, there are little tricks that they might use that are great to see. But I don't think it's that great to try to learn to knit from scratch from the show, a good book from the store or library on basic stitches is pretty important if you can't watch the videos available on the net. I was trying to make a sock and my book directions went awful, but I followed some instructions I saw on the show and it's the only reason I was able to finish it.

Cozy to start with , i have no idea what this shows or programs are i never saw any of them . But i was mystified how one can say purl meand make to together When i teach i explain to pupils that knit looks like a V while purl looks a bit like a pearl ,,never having seen any of such programs i had to grin at your description , In Israel i know the Lady BATYA UZIEL , who for years had a `handcraft program in the children` s program. Everybody knows her by sight , and every second person , when meeting her says ;"I happened to prepare the fa finnished item , so that you can see how it will look!!!" Which was her most used sentence . But to clarify it all i was amazed from where the idea came ,,,, now i know thanks to You and Noreen explaining it to me . As you might remember 1 month ago i was busy Staying alive , between rockets , and runnin to and from the shelter . And didn`t read all posts. mirjam

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:37:13 GMT, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen spun a fine yarn

Mirjam, I knew you most likely hadn't seen the original post, as I for one knew you were 'sheltering' at that time.... Glad to have helped clear things up! :D Noreen

Mirjam, I haven't looked at this group or any other for so long I can't even remember how long. I've been off newsgroups for awhile, but got bored and lonely and decided to check them out again. So, I didn't even notice how old the post was that I answered. I'm surprised it still showed, as my news server has a nasty idea that a few days is good enough to keep and deletes others way too early. I'm so glad to hear you are safe, it must have been awful during the bad times in Israel. Stay safe and keep on knitting! :)

Hi Cozy, the original post was on Sept. 7 so wasn't really very old.