[jaymonkey]

I taught myself to purl! Now iv got 8rows of 7x3 rib! And only one hole!

 

[Nana Doreen]

Well done......now you can start knitting for real. Keep up the good work :thumbup:

 

[Jalsh]

Best news I've heard today. I'm serious. Congrats!!!

 

[gloriam]

Way to Go! Keep at it.

 

[Quiltermouse]

Three cheers!

 

[Frogger]

Excellant!! May I recommend a patterned dishcloth to practice on also.......that is where I got my purling confidence!

 

[jaymonkey]

Only got 18 rows of rib to go untill increases then long section to start with!

 

[jaymonkey]

Yeah thatd be fantastic thanx jx

 

[jaymonkey]

Update on sock!

 

[burgher]

I taught myself to purl! Now iv got 8rows of 7x3 rib! And only one hole!

Good for you….. Now you have the basics of knitting. Go

 

[Joan H]

SO take of the training wheels and roll!!!!!!!

 

[Barn-dweller]

Good for you, now you are on your way. The world (of knitting) is your oyster. :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[PapillonThreads]

:XD: :thumbup: good job!

 

[cathbeasle]

Way to go!

 

[osagerev]

YAY!!!!! No stopping you now.

 

[wjeanc]

Bravo. Keep up the good work. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[Jeanie L]

Good job!!

 

[knitster475]

Congratulations! Way to go!

When I first started knitting, I also had problems with holes. As you gain experience knitting, you will be able to figure out where they came from. If you count your stitches and find you have more than you started with, you probably accidentally made a yarn-over (used in lace knitting) or accidentally pulled your yarn tight pulling the "legs" of the stitch onto the needles then purled into each one of them (used in some short row techniques).

If you have fewer stitches than you started with, you probably dropped a stitch. If you tug at the bottom of the hole and it gets bigger, you know you've dropped a stitch. When done intentionally, dropped stitches are used in lace knitting).

All knitters have made these mistakes and somewhere someone turned them into techniques!

 

[cafeknitter]

Yeah you! I for one had the darnest time remember how to purl. I'd go back to videos each time! Then one day I was so proud that " I remembered". Well that was short lived when I realized MANY rows later that it didn't look the same as the other purl rows. I frogged it not once but twice. It turned out I had correct all along. To this day I still confuse it, particularly if my mind isn't clear.

 

[yanagi]

:thumbup: Super.