Insert the needle from front to back, "scoop" over the working yarn, and pull through from the back to make the stitch. For the purl stitch (above a previous purl stitch), the first half of the stitch to be worked is mounted toward the back of the needle, so hold the working yarn to the front, insert the needle from the back to the front and again "scoop" the yarn through, front to back.
When working socks on two circular needles, half of the stitches are held, and worked by, one circular needle, and the other half of the stitches are similarly held on, and worked by, a second needle. The stitches never move from needle to needle, and only one needle is used at a time. Watch how the knitter ends the first half of the round, drops both ends of the needle being used, and proceeds to the second half of the work by adjusting the new stitches on the second needle, and begins to work them.
In the clip, after the second needle has been picked up, the stitch pattern being worked is K3, P1. You can see at this section of the film how the knit and purl stitches are worked in the Eastern Uncrossed method when done in the round.Questions? Visit the Spindlers Yahoo! Groups discussion list to chat about
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