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## Knitting Tutorial 5: How to Purl 

By: M. E. Harrington 

Learn how to purl in this simple tutorial by M. E. Harrington. This basic stitch serves as a great foundation for your knitting. The purl stitch gives a sleek appearance to your knitting, as opposed to the strong ridges of the knit stitch. Once you know how to purl, you'll be knitting up your own projects in no time! You’ll be able to tackle patterns with ease. Knit up a scarf as long as your yarn-filled dreams with the Purl Stitch. 

$_{1.}$ To do the purl stitch, begin by casting on as many stitches as you require for your project. 

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$_{2.}$ Hold the needle with the cast on stitches in your left hand. Pass the point of the needle in your right hand through the first stitch, inserting the point of the needle from back to front, as shown in the photo below. 

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