Requests were made to show you guys how I messed up my knitting. I am not sure if this is genuine interest or an opportunity to laugh at my ridiculousness, but I will pretend like it was to marvel at how inventive I am. Now if this is a real stitch, please tell me. If this resembles something you have seen before and don’t believe that I can get a patent on this fabulousness, please let me know. I was hoping it was unique, but perhaps it is not!
Begin by taking your needle in going up into the top of the stitch and hold ‘er steady.
Don’t panic this is exactly wrong so you are doing great. Now take your yarn (which should be on top and not behind like that old and boring knit stitch) and loop it around on the outside of that knitting needle. Does it feel wrong and inappropriate? It should, especially if you know how to purl the proper way.
Now you are going to take that loop and slip it off on the right needle. You are so wrong! Don’t you feel like you need a shower after this horrible knitting tutorial?
Now you can slip that stitch off the left needle and you have completed the naughty stitch…or the “Amy Purl.”
Do NOT do this stitch if you are not an experienced knitter and can understand just how wrong this is. I don’t want to deter you from the path of the straight and narrow.
Hugs and Kisses,
The Stitchery Satan
actually, I think I know people who purl like that. But you have to do the knitting backwards as well to make up for the backwards purl or it doesn’t stockinette properly.
and then don’t switch off knitting with a friend who knits normally. This happened to a friend of mine the other day when she handed me her knitting at a boring lecture.
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Ah! You make me laugh! I’m not experienced enough to know what stitch it might be, what the other Amy said does sound familiar though. Thanks for the fun post!
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I learned how to crochet from a lefty and when I tried to learn to knit I couldn’t do it the “right” handed way. I am betting that maybe a simalar problem with you
I still crochet as a lefty but can slowly knit as a righty.
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Hah! That is great. When I first started knitting, I had the purl down, but I actually was messing up in a similar way on the knit stitch. It wasn’t until I had completed an entire sleeve of a project (my first one done in the round) and I was half way up my second sleeve when I realized what I was doing wrong. I proceeded to complete the project incorrectly and then swiftly taught myself the correct way. It was amazing how much easier the knit stitch was when done correctly. Hang in there!
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Holy talent batman! I am so impressed.
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I actually did my purl stitches just like that when I taught myself to knit. I still have the afgan with the first quarter of it all strange looking from that stitch! I loved your post about this!
Sandy
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