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Yes!!! I needed this video! Same as others, I was looping my yarn the wrong way in the purl stitch. Thank you for posting such a clear explanation. 🙏

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful for you :) Happy knitting!

im so proud right now!! i've been a crocheter for over a year now and have never tried knitting and guess what? i just did my first 5x5 cm stockinette swatch! thank you so much for the great tutorial❤

@TheBlueMouseKnits

9 ай бұрын

That's incredible! Congratulations! So glad you got it down, welcome to the world of knitting :)

i just started learning knitting and followed a tutorial from another youtuber, i m not judging their techique but they had me put the yarn over with my whole right hand. it makes so much sense to just do it with the left hand fingers now i m fast af ✌🏻

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

They were an English style knitter, holding the yarn in their right hand. I'm a continental knitter, holding it in my left. I agree that it's much more fluid of a motion with the yarn in my left hand. One's not better than the other, but I definitely prefer yarn in the left hand

@seviyagci

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits i just finished a looong scarf thanks to you, the beginning of it looks a bit weird but i think i got the stockinette stitch down ✌🏻 great tutorials, thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise 🌸

@zsuzsiwd

Жыл бұрын

Fast as fuck boiii

@JessH2024

Жыл бұрын

Yes I’m finally getting the hang of the purl stitch but using my tonight hand to wrap the yarn is already annoying me. I’m going to try it this way.

@emmathebacon

Жыл бұрын

BROOOO imma use that excuse now. It's my first time and it looks dukie so hopefully I can do this one

You are one of the only people that made the purl thing easy I watched so many tutorials and I could never figure out how to do it which made me want to quit knitting I’m so glad I didn’t!!!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you kept at it! Happy knitting

You maked it so easy to understand thank you so much. I tried it for the first time and it took me less than five minutes to learn it . ( and I did it with pencils 😅😂) even your verbal instructions are just perfect for me thanks once again 😊

thank you! this was the best tutorial I have found so far!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that, thank you :)

Thank you for this video. I’ve been knitting for a few years but only just realized I’ve been twisting my stitches. Your video helped me realize I was wrapping my yarn in the wrong direction. I’m grateful for your help!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so so glad it was helpful! :) I did something similar when I first started knitting, I didn't know I was purling wrong for about 5 years

@chaniezmd9738

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits that makes me feel better!

It took me hours to figure it out.i guess I've always knitted not purled .. Now bc of you I can do both!!! Yea!!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to be of help! I did nearly the same thing when I first started knitting, took me 5 years to realize I had been purling wrong the whole time. I had only ever been able to get garter, not stockinette.

@lanadoyle7110

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment this same thing im a crocheter of 12 years now and an all around crafter. I started knitting in 2014 but could only knit st. Now i can finally do both thanks to this video. I think its because you do english throwing and most tutorials are beg us to switch to continental style knitting but thanks a billion cause i just knitted 2 swatches practicing switching back and forth im so happy

I am a crocheter and I've always found knitting really difficult and complicated and i just haven't been able to get the hang of it but this video was so easy to follow and i can now do this stitch. i think what helps is that the way you show us how to hold the yarn is very similar to how you hold it in crochet so i found it worked best for me. thank you for your video, it was really helpful!!😊

@TheBlueMouseKnits

11 ай бұрын

So glad to hear it finally clicked for you! I started out as a crocheter first so holding the yarn this way was a natural transition for me too. Happy knitting

@The_Matepi_Triffitts

Ай бұрын

Opposite, I wish my brain would wrap around crocheting😢

I'm a complete beginner, and I've been trying to learn this point for weeks. I watched several videos and couldn't understand how to do it. And how simple it is! I finally got it thanks to your video. Thank you very much!❤

Thank you so much you are a literal saint I’ve been trying to learn how to do this stuff for a while now and everyone else’s videos that I watched were unclear and your was amazing so thank you ❤

@TheBlueMouseKnits

4 ай бұрын

Yay! So glad you found this helpful :) Happy knitting!

Thank you so much for this I started three weeks ago watching KZread videos on learning how to knit ,! I’m working on another scarf on one net stitch I think that’s how you say it lol now I’m working on another scarf learning how to do this awesome stitch you are teaching in this video ! I am so excited I can’t wait to see how it turns out 🤗🤗🤗💕💕💕💕

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful, happy knitting with your new scarf, I hope it turns out exactly how you're envisioning

i’ve made progress finally! continental makes so much more sense to me as a crocheter, which may explain why i gave up when learning knitting before. Gonna try and cast on a first project soon!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

6 ай бұрын

So glad continental knitting clicked! I started out as a crocheted so i always found this way easier too :)

you're soooooooo good at explaning! first time knitter here. thank youuuuuu so much!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m so glad it clicked for you :)

I really appreciate the different continental methods you shared for the purl stitches. Thank you! As someone expanding from a life of crochet and a couple years of just knit stitches (it started with wanting bands for my crochet hats that stretched and kept shape better, became flat squares sewn closed for knit hats, and now I'm just in love and want to do it all), left handed yarn tension is more natural and I could immediately see how your thumb method would work for me. You did a great job explaining it!

Just beginning to knit and could not get the purl stitch after watching many videos. Yours is the only one that made sense to me. Clear and concise and i could follow exactly how the working yarn is pulled over the needle. I’m still struggling with how to hold to get the right tension with the yarn in front but can actually now purl a row without thinking I am going to give up! Thank you.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful for you! The tension will get easier with practice :)

My mom taught me how to do this. Didn’t know what its called until now but as a beginner I forget which row I was knitting in which pattern so I kept messing it up. Now hopefully I can keep track with her method!

Thank you so much for the video!! Extremely helpful and got straight to the point while also being clear with directions! 100/10!!!:):)

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad it was helpful for you! I always try and get straight to the point, no fluff

Finally found someone who knits like I do. Great!

Just wonderful!!! Thank you SO much!!

Lucky me i was about to knit my first project then I clicked on the vid and realized i meed to learn thos stich for it so i came to watch this video and this is such and easy tutorial so easy and so simple

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️ so glad you found it helpful!

Thank you so much!!!! I’ve been trying to knit this stitch for years but I didn’t understand what I was doing wrong but now it makes sense 🥹

@TheBlueMouseKnits

8 ай бұрын

I’m so glad it finally makes sense for you :)

Thank you so much for making this video. I can finally knit stocktnite stitch now, all thanks to you 😊.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

9 ай бұрын

That's so wonderful to hear, thank you for watching

this is such an easy video to follow thank you so much!!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I found this so helpful!! Thank you so much for posting this!!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to hear it was helpful!

Wonderful tutorial! Simple and direct to the point, exactly what I needed ❤️

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad :)

Thank u dear for a beautiful tutorial. Am a crocheteer n knitting seemed quite complicated. I wripped out many a times but now after seeing ur tutorial am clear on wch row to work the knits n where the purls gotta go. Extremely beautiful tip at the end. Thank u so much. Will look up to more of ur videos!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much

Omg you are a live saver !!! Thank you tons .❣

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

This is very helpful!!!! I’m trying to learn to knit and this video makes sense! Thanks!!!!😊

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it was helpful! Thanks! ❤️

Succinct without the usual intro baloney. Loved that you jumped right into the knitting. Thank you!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) I always try to take as much intro fluff out as possible :)

Excellent video!!! Thank you so much!!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thank you so much for this video, I just started learning and this is so easy to understand thank you ☺🧡

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to hear you found it easy to understand, thank you! ❤️

Thank you for a clear & simple to follow lesson.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it clear to follow, thanks!

Thank you so much for this tutorial it is so helpful!!!🤍🫶🏻🧶

Thank you so much! I’m making a hat for a friend and this helped a ton:)

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that! Happy knitting ❤️

thank you sm , this rlly helpful!!!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

10 ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful ❤️❤️

I’ll die, I just can’t use needles. It’s so hard, i don’t know but using the hook makes me enjoy knitting, while needles stress me out, specially because all your work can be thrown away if the yarn comes off the needles. I love how you make it look easy 😭

@Maria-cc8rj

3 жыл бұрын

Use circular needles

@daynaholgate7264

3 жыл бұрын

Keep practicing and it take time to learn new things

@TheBlueMouseKnits

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with the other commenters, it does get easier. I think the material of your needles matters when starting, if you're having trouble sliding your stitches across your needle then try metal needles, but if you find they slip off too easily then I would suggest bamboo or plastic needles to prevent them from sliding around as much. It takes some practice, start small and I'm sure you'll have it with practice. You can also find local small yarn shops near your home that you can go into and they would be able to help you. Good luck! There are videos out there teaching people who learned to crochet first, how to knit. Those might be helpful for you

I’m a continental knitter, and I purl by having the yarn in the back, and going in front. Much easier and faster, but that’s how I was taught by my mom. Tho throwing the yarn looks fancier😝 And we don’t throw, but pick up the yarn with the right needle.

I did a scarf 4 pearl 4 knit and it turned out amazing, though I kept messing up and my pattern is different in some places. I also did a few other mistakes, resulting in a few holes. But I think for the little time I've been knitting that is great

@F8llen_Meh

2 жыл бұрын

Purl* and I too have messed up and second guessed my wrapping the yarn only to find out I'd been doing it the right way the whole time!

This was perfect, thank you.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

6 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thank you!

Thank you so much 💗

Thank's for such a great Tutorial. I'm new to your channel.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) I'm so glad it was helpful

Thank you!

this helped me understand great video

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad! Thank you!

Very helpful

If you are a continental knitter, you can also try the Norwegian purl for the purl stirches. Especially in a pattern where you have to switch between knit & purl in the same row.

omggg thank u so much!

I thing practice make we all perfect.. amazing technique u share here❤😮😊❤

@TheBlueMouseKnits

8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

Thank yiu so much!! You were a real life saver 😅😂😂

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear it worked for you, thanks!

tysm, very helpfull video

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Could you share which yarn you use for Josefine Dyring's projects? (Lang yarn is highly difficult to get in the US) 😓I am a beginner and would love to start one of her crochet/knitting pattern.

omg thank u so much!

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

:)

Does the cast on stitch need to be loose I find once I've done the cast on and move onto the stockinette it's too tight

@TheBlueMouseKnits

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, you'll want to easily be able to slide the stitch around on the needle so that you can also fit another needle into it when knitting. If you cast on tightly it might make the first row impossible. Working the knit stitches near the tip of the needles helps if the CO stitches are a little tight, but you want to make sure the knit stitch you create is sized to fit on your needle, and is not too tight. Hope that helps

Could you please tell me what type of thread to use for this knitting

Ty

This is the first tutorial I’ve seen where someone explained purling in a way that made any type of sense to me. Some people take so long to explain things and it makes it so confusing.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

So glad this helped purling finally click for you!

Are you left handed? I hold the working yarn in my right hand...I’m a beginner and cannot figure out how to do what you’re doing as it looks SO different.

@TheBlueMouseKnits

3 жыл бұрын

I am right handed, it doesn't really matter which hand you hold it in as long as you wrap the yarn around the needle the correct direction. I knit continentally, and hold the yarn in my left hand even though I am right handed. You might have better luck looking up a tutorial for english style (throwing) knitting since a lot of them hold it in their right hand. Hope that helps

I've watched multiple tutorials, is it essentially just switching between a knit row and a purl row? Or is there some flipping that I'm still not understanding

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, you've got it! You alternate knit rows and purl rows. If your first row is a knit row your second row will be a purl row. And from there every Odd # row will be a knit row (because your 1st row was odd numbered and a knit row), and every even # row will be a purl row (since your 2nd row was even and a purl row). Hope that clarifies it a little more :)

Hey looks great. quick question are you left-handed? just for reference

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, I’m right handed. I do hold the yarn in my left hand though.

hello I've just started knitting everything is going well but the edge stitches are very lousy 😟 what can I do

What type of needle do you use and how many mm is it? I hope for a quick answer because I would like to buy knitting needles❤ 

@TheBlueMouseKnits

6 ай бұрын

Hi it depends on the yarn that you want to use. If you choose a yarn it will come with a recommended needle size written on the yarn label. I typically like to use medium (also called #4 or worsted) with a US 8 needle (5mm). That’s my go to combo. Hope that helps!

What do you do when you Finnish a line so like what do you do at the end to make a new line on top?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

26 күн бұрын

You do what's called turning your work, which essentially is flipping your work so all the stitches are on your left hand needle and the yarn is attached to the stitch nearest the needle tip. Hope that helps

Thank you just learned it in seaconds

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad, happy knitting

Thank you for sharing the video stitch it was Very nice to know how to knit the stockinette stitch

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you liked it ❤️❤️

Starting 2023 and I'm watching how to learn to knit as a beginner, this year I want to make my own winter clothes

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

That's a great goal, you can totally do it!

so I was just knitting all the rows even though I know purl stich & kept wondering where's the V the always mention 😭😭 thank you so much

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, so glad it was helpful! I did the same thing when I first started knitting, knit every row and wondered how it didn't look like this

Sanırım en düzgün görünen düz örgü şekli bu. Ben farklı şekilde ilmekleri alıp örüyordum ve düzgün görünmüyordu artık bu şekilde öreceğim. Teşekkürler emeğinize sağlık 👍👍👍

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful for you

@banuca8491

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits Thank you 🤗🤗🤗

I have a few questions, 1. Is purl and garter the same? 2. For the stockinette stitch, the front looks like the nice loom bracelets and the back looks like the purl stitch, but the front is done the same way I do the garter stitch? 3. Is purl the same as garter but while garter uses front loop, purl uses the back loop? 4. Wait, doing purl on the back loop is just for stockinette stitch?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! 1.) Purl and garter are different. There are basically 2 types of stitches that make up all of knitting: Knit stitch and Purl stitch. For basic knitting stitch patterns you will use a combination of knits and purls. Garter is a stitch pattern where you only use knit stitches. For garter you knit every right side row, and also knit every wrong side row. If you were to purl every row it would look similar to garter, but the fabric would be tighter. Hope that clears things up. 2.) The front (right side row) of stockinette is the same as garter. In order to make stockinette into garter you would also work knit stitches on the back (wrong side row). Stockinette = >Right side rows: Knit across >Wrong side rows: Purl across Garter = >Right side rows: Knit across >Wrong side rows: Knit across 3.) Nope, hopefully my answer in 1.) clears this up, but garter and purl are not the same type of thing. A purl stitch is 1 of 2 stitches that are the foundation of knitting (the other being a knit stitch). And garter is stitch pattern which is a combination of knit stitches to create a fabric that looks a certain way. Stockinette is also a stitch pattern, so is garter. I think you are confusing right side rows and wrong side rows with front loops and back loops. Right side rows are just the side of the fabric that you want to show/display. And wrong side rows are the other side of your work that you don't want to display. Front loops and back loops make it more confusing, since there are more advanced stitches that use the loops in a different way. But, I think by front loop you mean the front side of your work (the right side)? 4.) Doing purl stitches on the back side/wrong side of your work creates stockinette stitch yes. Knitting across the right side (front side), and purling across the wrong side (back side). Hope that clears some things up for you

@frozenbeer1324

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits yes, this does! Thank you!!!

@platinumorange1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits this is such a great explanation! I picked up my needles after a 10 year hiatus and your videos refreshed my mind enough to get back in the rhythm. Thank you!

What type of needle do you use and how many mm is it?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

6 ай бұрын

I always use Chiaogoo red lace needles. They are circular needles, but you can use them for knitting flat or in the round. I typically use a US 8 (5mm) needle when using worsted weight yarn which is what I think I’m using in this video.

Hi what needle size are you using?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Most likely a US 8 or US 7

I am so confused because she's holding the yarn in her left hand... I always hold it in my right hand. Is that wrong?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

That’s not wrong at all. It’s a personal preference thing. Some people hold it in their left and some in their right. If you want a tutorial shown held in the right, look up an English knitting tutorial. That’s what a lot of people call holding it in the right :)

How do you know where you left off?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

4 ай бұрын

The bumpy side is a wrong side/purl row. And the flatter side is a right side/knit row. Hope that helps!

im freaking out. the loops are inverted every time... when i turn it over to purl i have the v loop pointing in the opposite direction. I am doing it as in the vid. i really cant find what im doing wrong

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Are you wrapping the yarn around your needle from front to back? That could be causing it

@fenrisnihilus3675

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits im wrapping it as shown in the vid as far as i can tell. ill keep an eye open for that. thanks

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I think it either has to be the way you’re inserting the needle into the stitch on the left hand needle. Or the way you’re wrapping the yarn. One of those two are causing the twisted stitches

@fenrisnihilus3675

2 жыл бұрын

it works again. i went clockwise through the yarn in the back🤦‍♂️

🤔I hold the loose end of yarn on my right hand, not left! It’s just a different way?

@TheBlueMouseKnits

3 жыл бұрын

Correct, it's just a different way. Not wrong, just different. Thats fairly common for english style knitting (often called throwing), and I knit continentally (most commonly held in the left hand)

I JUST realized I’m weird by holding tension in the yarn always with my right hand?? No wonder my pinky finger keeps cramping haha

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

Not weird at all, I'm guessing you are an english style knitter. Very common style of knitting, I just happen to be a continental knitter where I hold the yarn in my left hand. But, if you have found your hand cramps less by holding it in your left then thats fantastic! Happy knitting

One is normal the other is reverse ☺️

0:55 2:50

Thank you for not speaking in a manner that is patronizing, as though you need to be overly p.c., formal and nice. My stress level is low. Thank you.

Yep. Knitting is witchcraft. I figured it was but I thought I'd check out a video to make sure. This is definitely something I would never be able to do. Good job, all you knitters, with your wizardry! I remain in awe. But from afar.

im gonna be honest: no matter how many tutorials i watch and how meticulously i follow the instructions it always just looks like the purl stitch :( idk what im doing wrong maybe my brain is fried or something but idk how to make it work 😢

@TheBlueMouseKnits

Жыл бұрын

Hm I wonder what’s causing it. Are you alternating rows? First row of all knits and second row of all purls? If it looks like all purl stitches it sounds like you’re knitting every row

@arandomuser6835

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueMouseKnits i did alternate rows, which is what shocked me the most, ill try again later today maybe

SO FRUSTRATING

This doesn't help me I don't even know how to do the loops another beginner video teaches us but he goes way too fast for us to even understand

@TheBlueMouseKnits

2 жыл бұрын

I suggest starting with the beginner cast on: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZelyLFpe83PZ6Q.html and then moving on to the knit stitch tutorial which is the most basic stitch in order to knit:kzread.info/dash/bejne/amykso-GnNnUe6g.html This video you watched is for people who know how to cast on and work a knit stitch. So hopefully watching the more beginner stuff will help

Whoever you are, Jesus loves you

U used crochet terms just saying

Thank you so much when 2 day I search about this way and now I learned well and I like your work that’s soo good 👍🏻 I support your channel 🤍🤍🤍

@TheBlueMouseKnits

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!