10 easy ways to improve purling [slow-motion masterclass]

A very detailed masterclass on how to purl with the 10 different styles to improve your technique
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This video is all about the purl stitch. Are you struggling? Well, there are more than 10 different ways to purl and probably just as many ways to tension your yarn, and you just have to find the purling method that suits you, your body, your preferences, and your projects best.
Purling is so difficult because, essentially, you are trying to create a knit stitch from the wrong side. It goes, quite literally, against the grain. Everything is the other way around, just like walking backward. So, it does take patience and practice to learn..and the right mindset.

0:00 Introduction
1:19 How to purl continental style
3:36 The double-wrap purl method
5:00 The anchoring purl method
6:06 The middle finger push purl method
8:09 The index finger push purl method
9:47 The thumb purl
11:41 How to purl in combination knitting
14:41 Norwegian purling
19:07 Backwards knitting (to avoid purling)
22:05 English style purling
24:43 Further tips on purling faster and more

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