Increases for purling like the make one away?

#1

increases for purling like the make one away?

is there such a thing, do you just reverse direction for a purl-side increase?

these came out very well for knit-side increases for me, I would like to use them on necessary purl-side increases.

thanks!

#2

When I do a M1 on the purl side, I pick up the bar from back to front with the left tip and purl into the small loop on the front.

#3

thanks, what i am wondering about is the “Make one Away” from AMy’s instructions, that loops a new loop around the needle in a specific manner, not picking up the bar, i am a tight knitter and those come out really tight!

#4

Oooooh! I never watched that video. So it’s really a backward loop, right? I thing reversing it would be the best way, too. Maybe just turn you needle over and do a the loop on the back so your purl side is on the front–know what I mean?

#5

I’ll try it and let you know how it turns out!

#6

Okay, so you purl the stich to the right needle, pick up the bar with the left needle and then purl into it? I hope I’m doing this right.

Kudos to me for finding this post instead of my normal lazy “just post another topic with the same question”!

#7

Hurray for a search that works!

When I do a M1 increase on the purl side, I pick up the yarn between the stitches where the pattern says to make the increase. I just reverse the position of the strand so that the smaller loop is in the front and I purl into it. I don’t know if this is the ‘approved’ way, but it seems to work for me.

#8

Hey ya’ll, I’ve switched to making two stitches in one instead of picking up the bar, leaves a smoother stictch for me !