How do you knit the 'lazy purl stitch'

How-to Questions
1

Someone one here mentioned something about using the lazy purl stitch and gave a link for a video showing how to do it, but I can’t find it.

Purling slows me down and I would love to know another way to do this stitch. I googled it and it only shows knitting it continental style , which I have not been able to master yet.

Is there some way to do this stitch in the english style?

I can’t see how you would but then I don’t know a whole lot about knitting yet.

2

Must be the Norwegian purl. I’ve thought about trying it english but haven’t got around to it to see if it would work.

3

Am I the only one that feels working in purl slows you down?

Plus, whenever they show speed knitting, it’s usually shown in Continental style, why is that?

4

There’s several english style knitters that have ‘titles’ in speed knitting, the No American champion is from Canada. I don’t feel that I’m slowed down at all in purl; it’s the same motion as the knit stitch, it’s only that the needle is inserted from the back instead of the front of your work.

5

Purling slowed me down, I learned the english method. Then I learned continental knitting (but not purling), which slowed me down even more because I had to change hands when changing from knit to purl.

Because I liked continental much better than english, I decided to learn how to purl in continental, and I must say I find it much easier to do than purling in english method.

Maybe you could give it a try and learn continental?

I did, and I don’t regret it.

6

Maybe what you want to learn is knitting backwards:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/FEATreverse.html

I’ve mostly seen it referenced for Entralac knitting, when you’re doing lots of short rows so switching back and forth often. I’ve never bothered to learn it myself.

7

I learned backwards knitting myself lately, and it CAN be helpful, but I find it a little awkward to do.

8

I like knitting backwards when doing stockinette. It’s not only faster for me, but it also keeps my tension more even. I tend to knit tight and purl loose, so knitting backwards makes a more even FO for me.

9

I have very weak hands and this method makes purling so restful
and easy It is different than American ( throw) or continental or
Norwegian or Finish purl
My blog has links to videos and to Annie Modisett’s website as well


look on the right
THIS very site ( knitting help) has a lovely video of it under the true name of
Combination
Take the time to watch the videos of the different types of purls It is
very interesting stuff
I used seed stitch in my alternative to a paper towel and used the lazy purl and it was much easier than other purl methods for me but I think the more methods we learn - the better
Knittinghelp is so wonderful
It ROCKS
gulfcoastgal
donna

10

That would be the combination purl then. It can be done right handed, though don’t know if it would be easier or not than an english purl.

11

I actually like the purl stitch the best. But then, I don’t knit either English or Continental. I tried both, the English I could do, but it felt sloooow. The Continental never felt ‘right’. I about gave up until I saw a youtube video on Portuguese knitting…and it just ‘clicked’! :woot: Click on the links below to watch videos.

It is supposed to be fast like Continental, but I’m still so new at it, I’m not fast yet. And it makes K1,P1 ribbing a breeze, I know, because I already completed my first dishcloth with that. :yay:

Though I don’t like wrapping the yarn around my neck at all. I loop it in a stitch holder (the kind that look like a large safety pin) and hook the open pin in the neck of my shirt (in the front). :thumbsup: I got the idea from this video, but didn’t want to actually pin anything through my clothing.