How to work a purl (P) stitch (Continental method)

In this DROPS video we show how to knit a purl (P) stitch using the Continental method.

You must read the pattern to be able to follow. You’ll find patterns where you can use this technique by clicking on the pictures below.
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Tatiana wrote:

Merci beaucoup pour votre travail

08.11.2023 - 23:32

Henrik Bergström wrote:

@Hanna M, troligtvis för att det är svårt att visa hur man gör när man stickar när man behöver göra det så långsamt så att det enkelt går att följa…

13.08.2023 - 08:48

Ulla Karlsson wrote:

Hej! På diagrammet står det 15 aviga m och sedan A1 . Ska alla varv vara aviga ? Det gäller rundstickning . \r\nMvh Ulla

17.08.2022 - 09:00

DROPS Design :

Hei Ulla. Hvilket mønster strikker du, DROPS nr? Du har lagt til ditt spørsmål under videoen "Hvordan strikke vrangmasker (aviga maskor)", da er det litt vanskelig å gi et svar når vi ikke vet hvilken oppskrift/diagram det gjelder :) mvh DROPS Design

22.08.2022 - 08:33

Hanna Mourino wrote:

Hej! I en del utav era klipps, som denna, verkar vissa av dessa stickerskorna tveksamma när de stickar. Vore bra om ni ersatte dessa videoklipps med personer som vet vad de gör och har mycket lång erfarenhet utav att sticka. Att tveka och sticka slarvigt i en instruktionsfilm ger ett dåligt intryck, särskilt för en oerfaren nybörjarstickare och frustration hos oss andra.

11.03.2021 - 02:51

Talia wrote:

Ice to lern

07.01.2019 - 14:49

Anna wrote:

Hello, I love your site, design and tutorials. I was going through your purl tutorials, and none of them included method that is known in Poland. Polish method seems the quickest!!! It would be nice to add another purl method. I am sharing a video - not mine, but you can clearly see how it is done. You can jump straight to 1:36 as it is bit long.

09.10.2018 - 15:26

Eunice Hogan wrote:

The video is not playing

29.01.2017 - 15:52

DROPS Design :

Dear Mrs Hogan, Please make sure you have installed the newest version of Adobe Flash Player. If the problem persists, please take a look at Vimeo's FAQ. Happy knitting!

30.01.2017 - 14:24

Lonneke wrote:

Super deze video instructies. Het is even wennen zo te breien, maar als je het door hebt gaat het als een trein!

07.07.2016 - 09:42

Eva Skjerdingstad wrote:

Takk for hjelpen 😊

24.04.2016 - 23:39

Eva Skjerdingstad wrote:

Takk for hjelpen 😊

24.04.2016 - 23:36

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