purl practice

Monday, June 6, 2005


Pattern: Lacy Scarf Pattern
Yarn: Eki Riva “Sport” in a pale green (colour “1182″)
Needles: 7mm Addi Turbos

I finished the green scarf off by adding some beads while we were in the mountains. I am not completely happy with these particular beads, but they were the best I could do after a very long time spent in two different bead stores. I thought about taking them off, but in the end I decided that I like the scarf more with them than without.

This scarf turned out to be a great project to concentrate on improving my purl style and I cannot tell you how glad I am to have done this before starting the Debbie Bliss Cabled Jacket. I really think cabling combined style would have driven me quite mad and I am now as comfortable purling in my new way as I was with the combined purl.

After my last post on my purling problems I spent the night experimenting with different ways of improving my purl stitch . Eventually I found that if I held my fingers just so I could purl continental style but still pick the yarn in a way similar to combined style (but in the other direction) rather than having to use a second finger to wrap the yarn manually around the needle.

The next morning Kelly left a comment with this link to a wonderful site, which has videos of a whole variety of purling methods. I had always thought that the Norweigian purl was the same as the combined purl, how wrong I was. I gave it a go and found that I quite liked it, but my tension was looser than anything else yet so I decided to stick with the style I had devised the night before. As it turned out there was also a link to a video of my new style, which apprently may have been the way that EZ purled, so much for my clever new way of purling. Whatever the case I think this new style will continue to improve and as I said earlier, I am very pleased to have sorted it out before starting the cables of the Debbie Bliss jacket. The ribbing also looks better than my combined style ribbing.

6 Comments

Comment by SF Knitter on 6/6/2005 @ 10:45 am

That is soooo pretty. And I can’t wait to see how your jacket turns out!!!

Comment by Kelly on 6/6/2005 @ 1:48 pm

The scarf turned out gorgeous! Congrats on finishing it up, I love the look of the beads. I’m glad you found a purling style you like, I do agree that the Norwegian purl seems to be loose, though I seem to have tightened up with practice. I’ll have to try yours after I get really comfortable with this one. Your sweater is off to a beautiful re-start!

Comment by mrspilkington on 6/6/2005 @ 9:15 pm

absolutely gorgeous! i think the beads look lovely. the debbie bliss jacket looks like it’s going to be a stunner.

Comment by Kris on 6/6/2005 @ 10:01 pm

At first I was awestruck by your beautiful handiwork on the scarf, but then I saw how wonderful you Debbie Bliss is looking. I’m having knitting envy.

Comment by sharlyn on 7/6/2005 @ 8:57 am

That is the most beautiful scarf I’ve seen in a very long time. Wow! I love the beads and I’m glad you decided to stick with them.

Comment by Corrie on 7/6/2005 @ 4:23 pm

oh I just love the scarf and sydney weather is demanding it at the moment! very envious!

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