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Make 1 Purlwise (M1p)

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Increasing stitches on the purl side without creating holes is an essential skill for any knitter. Follow these simple steps to master the M1p (Make 1 purlwise) technique. First, purl to the desired location for your increase. Then, locate the bar between two stitches and use your left needle to pick it up. Insert your right needle in a purlwise direction, wrap the yarn, pull through, and you’ve successfully increased one stitch on the purl side. This technique is perfect for beginner knitters and ensures a neat, hole-free result.

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Increasing stitches on the purl side without creating holes is a useful skill for any knitter. Follow these simple steps to master increasing stitches by curling through the back loop using the M1p (Make 1 purlwise) technique.

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Step 1: Begin by purling to the point where you want your increase to take place.

Step 2: Find the 'bar' located between the two stitches.

Step 3: With your left needle, insert it from front to back below the bar to create a new loop on your needle

Stop 4: Use your right needle to insert it through the back loop of this new loop in a purlwise direction

Step 5: Wrap the yarn around the right needle, pull the new loop through, and release.

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To make one purl (M1p), follow these steps: Purl to the point where you want the increase, locate the bar between two stitches, insert your left needle from front to back into the bar, then purl through the back loop of that stitch.

To purl one in knitting, simply insert your right needle into the next stitch on the left needle as if to purl, wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right needle, and pull the new loop through the stitch. This creates one purl stitch.

M1PL stands for “Make 1 Purl Left.” It’s a knitting increase technique where you create a new purl stitch by picking up the horizontal bar between two stitches and purling into it.

For beginners, purling can be made easier by practicing the basic purl stitch. Start with the fundamental technique of inserting the needle, wrapping the yarn, and pulling through. Gradually increase your speed and accuracy through practice.

Yes, there are two common ways to purl: the English (or throw) method, where you hold the yarn in your right hand and wrap it around the needle, and the Continental (or pick) method, where you hold the yarn in your left hand and pick it through the stitch. Choose the method that feels most comfortable to you.

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