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GrumpyGramma · 11-12-2012, 10:13 AM

Some people purl that way on purpose and then correct it by knitting into the loop at the back of the needle. It can prevent rowing out. Purls tend to be looser than knits and wrapping the yarn the other way makes them tighter.

11-12-2012, 10:13 AM	#3
GrumpyGramma Instepping Out Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 3,569 Thanks: 688 Thanked 1,037 Times in 944 Posts	Some people purl that way on purpose and then correct it by knitting into the loop at the back of the needle. It can prevent rowing out. Purls tend to be looser than knits and wrapping the yarn the other way makes them tighter. __________________ ~~GG GrumpyGramma's useful stuff