Eastern (Russian) Knitting - How to Purl Stitches
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- This detailed tutorial explains in clear step-by-step instructions how to purl stitches using the Eastern (previously known as Russian) knitting style.
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My mom taught me how to knit as a kid and as an adult I wanted to relearn... never understood why all the American tutorials looks so difficult and clunky till I realized I learned a completely different style as a kid. Thank you for these easy videos to help me remember how to knit.
I never knew that my style of knitting was the russian style, because I just naturally knitted that way. The BEST way :)
I can't agree more, Nicole - Russian knitting is so simple and efficient. It is very possible that it is the best way to knit :-)
This is the method I was taught as a girl! So easy. You just have to learn to adjust some directions in patterns but once you understand what is happening to the stitches, you will work it out.
I must have been a Russian in a former life as this was how I taught myself to knit. But I had to "unlearn" my self-taught way when I was told I would have problems following patterns and doing different knitting stitches. Now I want to relearn it!
This method is very handy. Definitely worth relearning :-)
I learned Russian knitting from Maryna’s class and watching others on TH-cam. My stitches are so even! And my hands don’t hurt. She is the best teacher
Oooh, thank you so much! I'm happy to hear that you enjoy this knitting style and, most importantly, that your hands don't hurt. It is amazing! Thank you :-)
I started a sweater last night and am using this technique. It is a wonderful dream! No stain on my hands when on the purl rows! Thank you Maryna!!
That's great news, Amy! I'm so happy you enjoy this knitting style. Happy knitting :-)
I knit and purl the Russian style. That is a less complex explanation than continental combined! Thank you for explaining this type of knitting so clearly.
I've been looking for someone who knits like my mom taught me!!! Thank you!!
This is what I did when I was learning to knit after learning to crochet. Wrapping as my co-workers did just looked exhausting.
It took me awhile to find this knitting style to boost my confidence and how to increase and decrease as the loops were backwards. Thank you for your channel of videos and website.
I bought your Russian Knitting course and love it! I have recommended it to many people - my hands don't hurt anymore. Thank you love your work!
I am so happy to know that this simple knitting style is more gentle on your hands, Jennifer! Thank you 🙏
Wow what a great technique, now my hands won't get so tired.
Thank you, Betty :-)
I have always knitted the same way as you, both knit and purl. I have no idea who taught me but it must have been when I was very very young because I don't remember learning. It's definitely the best and fastest way.
Hey Maryna, thank you so much for showing me how to purl Russian way. So easy to do. You are a good teacher, I never saw it before how to do this. You have explain it in a good manner! Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome, Elisabet :-) Happy knitting!
This was my go-to purl for a long time until I hit a cabled sweater pattern where I just couldn’t get gauge unless I changed my purls to the “standard” Norwegian method. Russian purls make the most sense and are more even to knit stitches because they are just that - exactly the same stitch, but just turned around. If you saw someone working a (continental style) knit stitch from behind (looking at their “wrong side”), it would look like a Russian purl. However, “even” is not always what the pattern needs. Good to keep in mind!
Thank you for your insight, Holly. Yes, Eastern purls are faster and easier than classic purls, but if the gauge is off, it makes sense to switch to the classic knitting. Happy knitting, my friend!
Wow this seems such an amazingly easy and efficient way to do knits and purls! Thanks for your demonstration!
Great technique Maryna! I love learning new things! Thanks for sharing!💞
You are very welcome, Thea :-)
Awe Thai you Maryna!💗💗
Thank you so much! I purl Norwegian style which I also like, but it feels a bit slow if I have an entire row to purl -- Russian purling will be SO much faster. I really appreciate your teaching style and your videos -- thank you!
You are most welcome, Nancy! If you purl stitches the Russian way, remember to knit them the Russian way in the next row. Otherwise, the stitches will be twisted. Happy knitting :-)
@@10rowsaday I so appreciate your reminder to knit the Russian way on the next row too!
@@10rowsaday This is actually one of the best things about Russian style. I love ribbing because the stitches turn different ways and it's like an error check!
I also find that the Norwegian Pearl makes for a bigger Stitch or Loop unfortunately
I thought I was doing this or similar, but I have to observe now because in my knit row I always have to knit thru the back or it is twisted. Your knitting is always so even so I intend to work on this and refine what I am doing. Thank You!
That's because the yarn is wrapped backwards. When you combine the backwards wrap and knit in the back loop you get the regular knit stitch.
@@carolcook4114 So are you saying that is the way you also knit the next row -into the back - when you purl this way ? Surprised she didn't mention it???
Hello Barbara, To make sure the stitches are not twisted, we should be consistent and work both knits and purls using the Russian technique. I mention this fact at 4:08 of the video and in the photo tutorial at www.10rowsaday.com/russian-purl-stitch
@BarbaraL Lowell There are 4 different ways of doing normal (untwisted) Stockinette pattern in continental. It depends which loop and yarn combo you pick that’s comfortable. For example KTFL with yarn picked from the bottom up while PTFL with yarn over top is the same as this Russian method which is KTBL with yarn picked from bottom while PTFL with yarn also picked from the bottom up.
Here are the 4 combos for you to try out;
1. KTFL YBU & PTFL YOT
2. KTBL YBU & PTFL YBU
3. KTFL YOT & PTBL YOT
4. KTBL YOT & PTBL YBU
@@Pixxelina I have gotten spoiled by PTBL YBU I was just concerned I was doing it wrong because I needed to pair it with KTBL YOT. You reassured me so thanx so much.
Maryna are all your stockinette swatches used in tutorials knitted in Russian style demonstrated in this tutorial playlist? Or are they knitted continental style as you show in your Continental knitting tutorial?
Even though the fabric looks the same whether it is knitted using the Russian or the Continental knitting styles, I always stay consistent when I make swatches for tutorials. If a tutorial is about the Russian knitting style, the swatch is knitted using the Russian knitting style. For tutorials featuring the classic Continental knitting style, swatches are made using that style. Happy knitting :-)
makes purling so much easier!
I like the streamlined technique. Still, it is hard to embrace a new knitting habit. Thank you.
Tks! But where do you place yarn on index finger if purl 2 together? Wish you’d shown stitch video too.
We purl 2 together the same way as we purl one stitch, but insert the right needle into two stitches instead of one. That's the only difference.
Love this way of knitting ... but wondering what if the pattern called for knit in the back ? What would i do ? Shall keep going with this way too ?
You'll knit those stitches through the front loop. Happy knitting :-)
Do decreases or increases change at all in this method? I learned the Norwegian style knitting because I always crochet and liked the yarn in my left hand, but was naturally doing the purl stitches this Russian way, then found out I was doing it “wrong” so changed to a purl which has more movements for sure. I have just subscribed to your channel, I may have to re-learn again, but as I just started learning to knit this year it shouldn’t be too hard...
Hi Valerie. The increases are mostly the same, but decreases are different. All these variations are explained in the full course about Russian knitting. You can sign up at www.10rowsaday.com/russian-knitting Happy knitting :-)
Myrna, thanks for the video! Have been knitting for a while now and trying out different styles to minimize wrist rotation. My mother was from Cuba and actually learned to knit through the back loops English Style and that's how I learned how to knit so now going back to my roots! Do you happen to have a pattern for the sleeves on the sweater that you're wearing? Have been looking for a pattern for that type of sleeve, a bell or trumpet sleeve for a long time and have not been able to find one. Thanks
Hi Lissy. It is interesting to know that your Mom used the Eastern knitting style, but held the yarn in her right hand. Another proof of the fact that each of us have our own knitting style :-)
As to the sweater, it is called Facile Sweater. The pattern is at www.10rowsaday.com/facile-sweater The sleeves are actually straight, but they become wider at the bottom because the sweater is made of a fibre with good drape - bamboo or silk.
@@10rowsaday thanks!
I knit the same way , i just have one problem- when switching from knitting in the round to knitting flat my stitches lean different way , is there anything I can do to correct that ? It is VERY visible when I knit sweater in the round and then do short rows
thank you.
This one of the features of Eastern knitting - it results in twisted stitches when we work in the round. There is no remedy for that other than switching to the classic knitting when you work in the round.
@@10rowsaday I knit my socks just fine with russian style, the only thing that you need to change is which side of the loop you pick up, everything else is the same. It is very easy to alternate between not twisted and twisted stich.
@@simoroshka are you saying that purling in the round, instead of going into the front leg of the stitch from left to right, you go into the back leg from right to? if so that would be easy enough to remember.
@@marshafleming4165 Watch this youtube channel for Russian Speed Knitting. She goes beyond just knitting front or back back loops to understanding how a knit stitch actually works. How you know whether it is going to be a twisted stitch or not, knit or purl by how the stitch OPENS up for stitching. Channel sannyhawaii
This is interesting. I continental knit, but when I purl I scoop the yarn the opposite way you are showing. I’ll have to try it your way and see how I like it.
It will cause twisted stitches unless on the next row you knit through the back of the stitches.
@@latitude1904 yes, I figured that out seeing other videos about Russian vs Continental purl. Thanks.
Doesnt purling counter clockwise end up having looser stitches?
In Eastern knitting, this way of purling is offset by knitting through the back loop. By combining these stitches, the tension of the fabric is not affected.
Is it true that Russian knitters slip the first stitch kwise and purl the last stitch?
Yes, it is true. Russian knitters rarely work without selvedges.
So you only slip the first stitch on the knit rows?
Yes. The most common way to make selvedges in Eastern knitting is to slip the first and purl the last stitches of every row. Happy knitting, Donna :-)
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Candice 🙏
Any suggestions as to do the Russian purl stitch left handed?
Just mirror the instructions and work with the yarn in your right hand. In fact, when you knit the Russian way, you can work back and forth, like a knitting machine. This technique is explained in the Russian Knitting Simplified - a detailed online course about Russian knitting.
Love it
Thanks. Love your podcasts
Thank you
My Turkish grandma knits like this.
Ok, but you are switching the leg orientation.
That's right. In Eastern knitting, stitches sit on a needle with their right legs behind the needle, not in front of it. When we combine Eastern purls with Eastern knits, we get a fabric that looks exactly like the fabric formed by using any classic knitting style. Give it a try :-)
That gives you a twisted stitch.
Not if you knit these stitches the Russian way in the next row. The tutorial about the Russian knit stitch is at www.10rowsaday.com/russian-knit-stitch Happy knitting :-)
I learned from a Russian knitting book and you got the whole Russian knitting wrong except for holding the yarn.
Please, let me know the title of that book. Many thanks.
@@10rowsaday I learned 65 years ago