Knitting Techniques: Mastering Purls and Yarn Overs


The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 12 + 1.
RND 1: 1st row: * 1 purl, 1 knit st, 2 purls, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 purl;
2nd and all the even rows: as stitches face, yarn overs as purls;
RND 2: 3rd row: * 1 purl, 1 knit st, 1 purl, knit2tog to the left, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, knit2tog to the right, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 purl;
RND 3: 5th row: * 1 purl, 1 knit st, knit2tog to the left, 2 purls, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 2 purls, knit2tog to the right, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 purl;
RND 4: 7th row: * 1 purl, knit2tog to the left, 3 purls, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 3 purls, knit2tog to the right*; repeat from * to *, 1 purl.