How to Purl Continental Style — The Purl Stitch (Even Tension)

Learn the Continental purl stitch and keep your tension even by holding the yarn over two fingers. Step-by-step purl stitch for beginners and for throwers switching styles, shown Continental. In this tutorial you will learn: • How to hold the yarn in your left hand so it sits in front of the work for purling • Why the yarn goes over two fingers: the second finger keeps the tension when your first finger moves the yarn • How to bring the yarn up and over the needle tip and pull the stitch through • How to avoid uneven side stitches Related videos • Continental knit stitch (watch first) — https://youtu.be/RUfXnLilbMg • Continental K2P2 ribbing (knits and purls together) — https://youtu.be/eIJ-5VeC1jg • Purl stitch both Continental and English — https://youtu.be/YzawR-vVyUw • Playlist: Beginning Continental Knitting — https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLKJ9GuhEEwkWQnR2BhcJ0AE6dZ9iHbHb Classes: https://masteryourknitting.com If you enjoy my videos, please subscribe and consider buying me a coffee on Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/suzannebryan I am Suzanne Bryan, TKGA Certified Master Hand Knitter. I teach the how and the why so your knitting looks handmade, not homemade. Where to find me - Suzanne - Off the Cuff - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBgFUvQzjz1RUm9NsgEA1A Knitting with Suzanne Bryan on Ravelry - https://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-with-suzanne-bryan Knitting with Suzanne Bryan on FB- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1769286026429876/ KnittingSuzanne on