Knitting Help - Norwegian Purling
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2017
- Norwegian purling is a way to keep the working yarn in back while you're purling Continental (holding the working yarn in your left hand).
The yarn I use for demonstration is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky.
The needles I'm using are Knitter's Pride Bamboo Double Pointed Needles. (No real need to use DPNs for this technique, I'm just using them here because they're short and they work well on camera.)
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The best part of Norwegian purling for me is that the tension is quite similar to my knit stitch--my stocking stitch is MUCH smoother now. I"m just say you should keep your left index finger MUCH closer to the needles for both knitting and purling--and work more on the ends of the needles. One other advantage is that purling this way doesn't make my arthritis go crazy like regular purling.
I came here looking for the same stitch style as Arne and Carlos, from which just today I finall was able to knit! But I couldn’t catch the movements of “the dance”. This explanation is just what I needed, though I also was looking with alarm at the high index finger. I note though that our kind instructor lowered the finger when going along at speed, so I think it was just for demonstrating the wraps, which was the bit I couldn’t catch on other videos.
I learned to do this in just a couple of hours. Once you get it, it is smoother knitting.
I knit the English way. Would love to try this Norwegian purling...seems like fun. Then try to knit continental to see if I like it🧶🧶🧶
I like this. I normally knit using the Portuguese style of holding the yarn, and purling Portuguese is even easier than the knit stitch using any style. But if you don't like Portuguese style this looks like a very good way to do the purl stitch. Your channel is superb, by the way. I have found so many tips, tricks, and ideas, such great content. Thank you so very much.
I always thought I was a Continental knitter until I found out what Norwegian knitting was. Then I learned that I was a Norwegian knitter and a Continental purler. This is a fun way to purl and my fingers enjoy the “dance” also! Thanks for the help!
Omg this is life changing for me!! Completely revolutionised my purling 😍🥳
I've been using this stitch for quite a while. I mostly use it in these kind of situations when I have to rib. It seems daunting at first and looks complicated but it becomes pretty fluid. It's so nice to be able to switch between ways of purling in monotonous work and helps with hand fatigue. Thanks for teaching this for others! So many I have talked to have never heard of it!
YES YES YES!! This changed my life! It's fun to do and now I knit like a ninja. It isn't hard but it is a little bit of a workout. Definitely the highlight of my skill set. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Best tutorial on Norwegian purling! Others I've seen go way too fast to follow the movements, but you break it down step by step. I finally get it. Thank you so much!
Thanks for posting this! I've been doing this a week now and just love it. It was the answer for me as a long-time crocheter, and I don't dread purling anymore.Thanks for the great tutorial.
Thanks for breaking this down, I'm currently doing miles and miles of seed stitch on a blanket, I'm definitely going to try this since I knit continental, you may have just saved my life!
Staci, you explain things better than anybody else!
Thank you!
I love your teaching style. You always do a great job of explaining things. I am a continental knitter, and I thought you did just fine. As always, I look forward to your next demonstration.
Thank you so much for this! I am an accidental continental knitter and always struggled purling. It takes a bit getting used but it feels easier than switching the yarn to the front. Love it!
This is a fabulous technique and I love that it makes switching between knitting and purling so much easier. Your videos are awesome and I appreciate them greatly, I've learned so much. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
This Jenny agrees with the other Jenny, and with Robin's arthritis comment. I love how you went through step by step, needles in H position and so forth. Watching other videos I couldn't see what they were doing but your "H position, down, down, down and through" was crystal clear. Thanks!
I have a lot to learn. I've started and stopped crocheting and knitting several times in my life and am picking it up again. I like this style of stitching but am just not doing something right. Thanks for showing what you do and thanks to all the posters. I learn from all of you and ever so grateful that you are all here. Lynn
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial! I've seen several videos on this technique, but yours brought it all together. I grew up crocheting, with the working yarn in my left hand, so continental seemed to come naturally, but purling has always been awkward for me, but this just might be a game changer.
This is a really good video! I have never tried continental knitting before and have learnt this technique in five minutes! Awesome!
As always; perfectly taught with clear, concise instructions that lead me to want to suddenly dance with my needles in a whole new way!
This is the way I was taught to purl when I was learning to knit. I have tried others that are nice yet I always go back to these. Thank you for your awesome videos
I was taught to purl this way too! Just now i learned it is norvegian style :D
I am happy to see a new technique for continental knitters. I will try this for sure - it looks fun. Thanks Staci
This have just unlocked so many happy memories with my grandma. She have taught me how to knit when I was 6 and later on in life I have re learned how to knit again. This is how my grandma have taught me and I forgot.
Thank you so much
Where has this video been all my life??? Lifechanging!!!!
Thank you so much! I’m a continental knitter and mastered knitting but was having a hard time with the purl stitch and switching between the two in a pattern. After watching your video I’ve got it! It just clicked. ❤️Love all your videos.
Staci, Thank you SO much for this clarifying video! I learned about the existence of Norwegian purling from Arne, but your video enabled me to actually do it! I've been looking for a more efficient way to knit beyond my childhood throwing - somehow, this works for me!
I love ALL your videos! Thanks to you, I've got a wonderful new hobby! You are wonderful!
This is the best video I have seen on Norwegian purling. Clear on both execution and explanation. I feel like I can totally nail it. The way I’ve been purling so far, I found ALL my stitches twisted😕. Thank you for sharing
E B I did that too. I didn’t learn until I took a class and the instructor said “wait a minute, what are you doing?!?”
As a continental knitter I get around the tension issue by just not holding my finger so far from my knitting. If you've ever watched a speed knitter their finger is resting on the tip of the needle. I haven't yet been able to achieve the fluidity of a speed knitter but I hold my yarn the same way and I never have trouble purling because I don't have an excess of yarn to control. It's almost easier than knitting honestly, and I don't have so much strain on my hand.
@Fern Moore Thank you, I'll give that a try. ❤
I do that too, this just looks so hard and seems to be time and effort consuming...
You're so right! I knit continental but holding the yarn close to the work, it really makes purling a lot easier, I don't have much issue with it.
Arne from Arne and Carlos also mentioned before about that, his style is also holding the yarn very close, in fact, resting on the left needle. He stated that he saw Germans knitting with the yarn held up high in the air which makes it awkward, not sure though if it's a German thing or not.
Anyhow, I think a lot of English style knitters aren't taught this part, which is why many end up complaining about continental knitting, if only this could be remedied.
@@coldfusionmusical I agree. I learned continental knitting almost 40 years ago when a 70 year old lady taught me and purling was sooo much easier. I pretty much keep my finger resting on the needle for knit and purl. This Norwegian purling looks ridiculous.
@@grammy060809 norwegian purling is way better for me and doesn't consume so much time, i guess it just boils down to preference
As always, Staci comes to the rescue. The steps are so clear and explained well. I practiced with some scrap yarn and memorized Staci's mantra. Hopefully, this will improve my stockinette tension with continental knitting. Thanks, Staci!
Thank you so much! I am a continental knitter, and have been for a long time, but I have always felt that my purl method was clunky and I knew there had to be a faster way. This is it! Great tutorial!
I was taught to purl like this as a child. The problem with this way is, that you pull the stich on the left needle, even if you are an experienced knitter. This is often the reason why the front of the work appears uneven when you are doing stockinette. If you hold the yarn in front of the work when you purl, you don't pull the stich that much.
I knit continental and this is so great!! I love how you call it a "dance move"
OMG finally a way I can purl without losing my rhythm when I am knitting. AWESOME VIDEO! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed learning Norwegian purling. I tried it out and had success in executing the method. I believe I will invest more time into increasing my speed so that I can use it when I'm doing patterns that switch often between knits and purls.
Thank you! I am a continental knitter ( crochet was my first ) so this is even more helpful than the Portuguese way, especially if you have to go back and forth between k & p. Excellent tutorial as usual.
I jumped ship from throwing to Norwegian last year. such a dream to work. love there's no more yfwd etc. so ergonomic too as i have stiff shoulders. tension a dream too. knitting Staci's socks so quick too!
Ok, love this vid! I literally said, ‘Down, down, down, and up’ to myself over and over until it got through my head!
Thanks!!😊
I'm an English style knitter but I just tried this and really liked using it for the first purl stitch transitioning from a series of knit stitches - thanks for the easy explanation!
Another great technique video! Thank you for teaching techniques for all types of knitters (in reality you don't have to- it's your channel).I learned continental yet I do use flicking and other ways you have shared. It is great challenge the brain and fine motor skills.
I found Norwegian purl a few years ago as I was first trying continental knitting and could not do the purl stitch. I love using this combination when doing rib or moss stitch. If I'm doing stockinette then I switch to my English style purl. Thanks for a clear video .. as always ☺
This is my new technique for purling! Thank you for this video. I am a continental knitter, and always had an awkward way of purling. I did sort of the pinchy thing that you demonstrated and sort of "threw" my purls. It worked, but was always awkward, and moving the working yarn front to back from knits to purls was even more awkward. Now I don't have to (yay!), and I can see myself knitting much faster using this technique. Thank you Stacey!
Many thanks for your excellent demonstration. I have been trying to teach myself but your demo is the best!
Staci, you ROCK ! I am knitting my first pair of socks and have tried Magic Loop but the cord was driving me crazy. I switched to double points and, so far, I prefer the dpn's. I am now looking to try Norwegian style knitting and purling. The knitting is getting easier (with much practice) but the purling has seemed a bit crazy. I searched for a tutorial and there YOU were. Your tutorials have taught me all I know in knitting and I thank you for the many videos you have so graciously shared with all of us. To also find Norwegian purling on your site is incredible.
Lori Certalic When I first tried magic loop, the cords drove me crazy too. I have found that using ChiaoGoo circulars solves that problem. The red cords have no memory, so you aren’t fighting with them. It took me several tries with numerous brands of needles to make this discovery. I have used double points as well, but now they just hang out in my knitting bag since I’ve discovered the ChiaoGoo needles. In my first year of knitting (about 4 years ago) I knit 32 pairs of socks. 29 of those pairs were on magic loop. I have since lost count.
I crocheted for decades before I learned to knit so, of course, I am a continental knitter. I love this method of purling! My purl stitches always slowed me down because I had to drop my working yarn and pinch the yarn between my thumb and forefinger and then retention my yarn for the next knit stitch. I think I'm going to learn to love purling!pulling! Thanks for another well taught stitch!
staci, thanks for showing this stitch. I am a Continental knitter and do not have an issue with purling, but I do know many who have and am sure they will appreciate this. For me, I have shorter fingers so when I move between knit and purl in a row I move the yarn with my needle so it is really a fluid motion. I really don't notice a difference between the tension, etc, but I worked hard to watch my hands while I knit to make sure things were going well.
i just started my first knitting project and saw someone mention this technique for faster ribbing and its totally my style, fast and looks like it helps even up my tension. thanks for the video :)
You're the best!!! I just learned about Norwegian purling a few days ago but had yet to look it up. so this is very timely for me!! Thank you so much, I can't wait to try it. I much prefer continental knitting
Thank you! This was great--video and instructions were both so clear, and I appreciated the up front explanation of why someone would want to try this technique.
You are SO awesome!! I watched 5 videos before yours and could not do this. Your videos are always so helpful and I should have started with you! THANK YOU!!
This is so very helpful. I’m an English knitter but do colorwork in a combo of English and Continental. I’ve been trying to improve my Continental knitting and have been making swatches in Continental, but not loving my fumbly purling. This flows so much better for me and now I may just have to make a small object fully in Continental. Always such fantastic instruction! Thank you 😊
I've found that laying the working yarn across the top of my index finger and using my thumb to keep tension works very well.
Also thank you for doing such a great break down! I've tried several times to figure this style of purling out.
This is brilliant! As a left handed very beginning knitter, this looks like it will be much easier. Thank you!
I haven't been knitting for very long, about 4 years. I've tried and tried to do continental knitting and purling but couldn't grasp it. Your explanation made it so much easier for me to learn. Thank you!!
Thank you! I watched plenty of videos on this stitch and yours clicked for me! YAY!
Your channel is the gift that keeps giving. Every time I need something you have a video for it!
This just blew my mind. I love your videos they’re the best!!❤
omg, thank you for this video! i just could not figure out how to do this! when purling into a knit row flat it was killing my hand but now this keeps my pointer finger so much more relaxed!
Love it! I love the detailed way you are showing this stich. I don't think I have seen it this slow before.. :--) this is my way of perling since I was abort six years old, but I hold my left finger really close to the needle.
Ah girl! This is great...I have been struggling for YEARS with my knitting tension due to my purling..I’m a crocheted professionally and pretty advance knitter but would have to work extra hard due to my purl tension and I could never get the ‘fancy finger work’ that some pro content all knitters do! Thanks...I’m a try it and let you know.
Thanks! This will make stranding different colors much easier in DK weight yarns
I am not a Continental Knitter either but when I am doing ribbing this Norwegian Purling is great. Thank you for the refresher on this type of purling👍
I learned to crochet first later when my Husband asked me to learn to knit to remember his mother who had just passed I was willing but overwhelmed. I now continental knit but I am always looking for a better way to purl because the way I learned would twist the stitch, my other knitting friends could not figure out how to help me so I turned to UA-cam. I found a way to do it but it adds so much stress on my wrists, thank you carpal tunnel syndrome, so I'm always trying to find a better way. I hope this works for me. Thanks for your videos!
I’m so glad to find this style of lurking! I’m working on a seed stitch hat, and I knit English way. This will help me switch between knit and lurk without having to let go of the needles every time 😊
I'm a continental knitter, I just recently got a really good groove for purling in ribbing, having to switch from knits to purls. For all purl rows I hold the working yarn with my thumb, which I find sooo much easier. But I'm definitely excited to try this technique!
"Down, down, down" -- that's the part I needed to understand what it was that I was missing! Awesome -- thanks!
I knit continental and do my purls this way. It's super helpful when you have ribbing as you keep the yarn in the back all the time.
Thank you for this video. The angle is perfect!
I started continental knitting when I developed hand pain after a project. Continental really helped relieve that, but I COULD NOT GET THE PURL stitch for continental. It just made it equally hard, so I learned the Norwegian Purl and voila. I am also not as tight a knitter in continental. Staci, what a great job describing it. When I first watched it, I thought, "is that the way I do the Norwegian Purl" and then when you did it a bit quicker I realized that yes, it is exactly the way I do it. I use both English and continental for my knitting projects.
Learning how to perfect this stitch in this style has really loosened the tension of my stockinette. I always knew I had a death grip on my needles but didn't like having to consciously relax ... now perfecting this technique I can see the difference and feel how much more relaxed the fabric feels afterwards
Thank you! Norwegian knitting total game changer for me but couldn’t fathom purl until now
thanks for breaking this down- i saw this on Arne and Carlos and have been struggling to figure it out. It looks great!
I have no issue with tension when purling but my problem was switching between knits and purls when doing something like ribbing or seed stitch because I hold my yarn differently when knitting versus purling so I’d have to stop and readjust every few stitches and this allows me to hold it the same the whole way through. You explained it so well, it was so much easier than it looked. Thank you
thank you for the tutorial. I am going to try it. continental knitter and always open to new techniques, especially for the dreaded purl stitch.
I love this purl, once you get it you’ll never go back. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for showing this. It looks much easier than the regular pearl stitch.
Thank you, Very easy to follow. The technique now makes sense to me
It goes pretty much likes this: Yarn over, go into purl, twist to get the working yarn, untwist and old stitch off. I know it looks complicated , but once you get it, it'll go very smoothly and easy to handle. Ofcourse, it depends on what you find most comfortable. I can knit in both ways, but i like the continental style the best, so this way if purling is no problem for me. It is a matter of practice afterall.
Thank you so much for your teachings and tutorials!!!!!!!!!💜💖💜💖💜💖💜💖💜💖💜
Norwegian knitting is the BEST! The stockinette and purl stitches are much smoother!
Great video. I am a Continental knitter and always looking for different ways to purl. Will give this a try
This was the first way I was taught to purl (I'm a Continental knitter), but, since my knit stitches are really tight, I found that my tension was much looser purling this way than with the yarn in front. It is a more comfortable way to purl, and I'll often use it when knitting a garter stitch pot holder.
OH MY GOODNESS. This is amazing. Trying now! 😱
I'm a crocheter x 18 years that learned to knit in the last year and continental knitting was a smooth transition because I tension with my left hand in crochet. I hold tension by wrapping around my pinky. When purling I use by middle finger to push the yarn down so that the right needle captures the working yarn. Using this method I knit as easily and quickly as I purl.
Thank you for holding the needles parallel and saying down , down , down : I learned the stitch on the second purl .
Thanks Stacy! I definitely need to try this, purling definitely messes with my rhythm while I am knitting continental.
Thanks for this video. It’s simplified it greatly for me. I’m trying to get used to continental knitting to speed up as I’m used to throwing.
I never liked purl stitching so I really never liked knitting. I have been a crocheter forever. I decided to give knitting another try 4 years ago. I started with continental since someone said being a crocheter this would be a good way to learn to knit. I was going fine but still having issues with my purls and did more searches. I found Arne & Carlos and learned to relearn to purl. I like doing this way of purling.
Thank you!! I finally understand thanks to you :) my k1p1 will take a fraction of the time now ❤
Awesome, much better and faster than my normal continental purls :)!
I have been a continental knotter for decades.
Often hear the ‘ndex finger. Up’ as being fatiguing. I knit this way for hours a day and my fingers are never fatigued. Personally I find Norwegian purl has too much motion, and the less we can move our hands and fingers the better as this prevents repetitive movement injuries. I work at the tips as much as I can, and for the most part knit through the back and purl winding the yarn clockwise Eastern European technique) it keeps stitches even and is efficient.
I recently switched to Continental after injuring my right wrist. Now it is my preferred method. When I purl, I end up with a twisted stitch. So, to combat that on the other side, I knit into the back loop. Saves me a headache and the "dance steps"
Norwegian purling! I took to it like a duck to water. I'm making the "Horse Hat" by Paula Sue, found on Knit Picks site. Using it for the 3 inch ribbing!
Thanks for going so slowly. It was so easy to follow you. I think I may be able to do that now.
This is fantastic, helped me loads! Thank you so so much
I'm not a continental knitter but now I am so tempted to try!! The old norwegian cast on is my favourite to work (because I love stitches that are like a dance too!) and I get a lot of baffled people thinking it's super complicäted ... Which it kind of is, but also fantastically useful when you get it down!!!
Love the way you explain this. Thanks
an easy way to keep the tension even - and not drop the thread from your finger in continental knitting is to wrap the thread around your finger twice. Try it :)
Thank you, your tutorial helped me understand it and I'm going to give it a try.
Oh my gosh, how did you make such a complex set of moves so crystal clear! This is the first continental purl that doesn't make me immediately want to throw my needles across the room and then switch back to English style. I'm going to give it a go and see if I can settle into it!
This is the way I was thaught as a Child but not currently using it. I have adapted my way of knitting and I use my tumb alot
Getting the yarn closer to the end of your finger makes it easier to purl. Keeping it at the end is the hard part.
Thank you. Could knit continental style but not purl. Tried purling this way. So easy. Thanks