Norwegian Purling

How to Norwegian purl, with the yarn held in back. For Continental knitters who hold the yarn in their left hand. From Ask a Knitter, issue 58. Sept. 7, 2009.

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Education

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• knitting
• purling
• Norwegian
• purl
• continental

[CigarLove101]

I absolutely love this method! My Granny taught the basics of knitting when I was very young and I am trying to pick it back up. The continental method just seems to flow so well! I was wondering, what type of needles are you using in the video? Your stiching is so fluid, I know its got to be a mixture of your wonderful talent and those needles! If you could please let me know, I would appreciate it! Great vid!

[RoxMpls]

In this video, I'm using my KnitPicks Options needles, which are an interchangeable set of circular needles. They have nickel plated tips, and nice, flexible cables, plus the tips are nice and pointy!

[bellylaughing]

I get confused by the repeating of how I do not want to knit this. Please, just show me over and over how to Norwegian purl so I do not have to wait for you to show me again.

[shawnthemom]

I wish I had learned this from the beginning. I've been knitting for years and I've always hated to constantly have to move the yarn in front and behind the needle, because it just slowed me down so much. Thanks for doing this video!

[middikitty02]

Purling really? Who does that?

[apersonator]

Thank you so much! I've been teaching myself continental knitting which has gone well. But the continental purling has me ready to tear my hair out. Norwegian style is so much easier and faster.  I feel like I just struck gold. Thanks again.

[dancingzira]

You made that very clear and simple. Thank you!

[elderwanda]

Thank you so much for this video. It's easy to see and understand what you are doing, so that's very helpful.

I've always found continental purling to be impossible, because I have so little dexterity in my left hand. When I knit continental, I just use my left finger to hold the yarn taut and in place, while my right hand does all the movement. This method is great for me because these are movements I can make fairly easily.

[eastwest3002]

Thank you for showing this and making it so simple. This is awesome!

[Fritha71]

Coming from Finland, I learned the continental style and wasn't even aware of other styles of knitting basic knit and purl until last week. Anyway, my Mum taught me to purl like this, with the yarn in the back, but also to skip the excessive needle movement of the right hand. When at the back, I use my left index finger to wrap the yarn over the needle for the stitch, and so to me there is not much of a difference between purl and knit, other than the very first movement. It's very fluid!

[manna72]

This is great!! I'm an abso-newbie to knitting but I've already decided that I prefer the Continental method. Unfortunately, the standard Continental Purl is super awkward for me - but that may be largely due to my inexperience.......;-?

But this Norwegian Purl worked perfectly on the very first try!

It is a little extra needle/wrist movement, but well worth the effort for me.

Many thanks!!