How to Purl Stitch on a Round Knitting Loom

Last Updated: January 21, 2022

If you do not want to use knitting needles or crochet needles to make a craft, you might want to invest in a knitting loom (also known as an Amish loom or knitting board). By wrapping the yarn around the grooved pegs on a round or rectangular frame, you can make a fabric that is very similar to one made with knitting needles. For example, a purl stitch can be created on a round knitting loom as follows.

Steps

1
Take your working yarn and make a slipknot to put on your first peg.
2
"e-wrap" or "cast-on" how many pegs you want the end product to be.

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3
Take all the loops that are on the pegs and place them at the top of the peg.
4
Take the working yarn and place it under the loop.
5
Put the tool over the loop, so that you can hook the working yarn and bring it through the loop, this makes the new loop.
6
Remove the old loop off the peg, and place the new loop onto the peg.
7
Tighten the loop by gently pulling on the working yarn
- When binding off, you make a new stitch on the first two pegs.
- Take the second peg and you place it on the first. "Knit" over.
- Take the new loop off the first peg and place it on the second peg.
- Repeat this process until the very last peg is reached.
- Cut off about five inches of yarn.
- Make a new stitch, but instead of making the new loop, like in Step #5, you pull the string ALL the way through.

Community Q&A

Question

I did the same thing as in the example and the purl stitch looks no different than the normal knit on the loom. Are they supposed to look different?

Community Answer

Yes, they are. The purl stitch should be a mirror image of a regular knit stitch. Check the pictures to see the difference; then, start a new purl stitch.

Warnings

Be careful not to snag or pull the yarn too tightly, doing so may make the "purling" process more difficult.

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When binding off, make sure you cut off at least five inches of yarn to pull through the last loop.

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