Sweater woes

[Jeremy]

I am knitting my first sweater and have noticed that the purl rows stand out a bit more than my knit rows. Is this normal? If not will it come out with blocking and washing? Thanks

[CarmenIbanez]

Purls do stick out a bit. That is natural for that stitch. It will not come out with blocking.

[knitqueen]

Do you mean with the right side facing, the purl rows stand out more than the knit rows?? It's likely that you knit and purl at different tensions - I think this is fairly common, it is for me anyways. If that's the case, I think that washing and/or blocking will help to even it out.

[Jeremy]

Thanks for the help. Its good to know that its normal.