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How to Knit the Stockinette Stitch. You know how to knit, and you know how to purl. Now
it's time to put those two basic stitches together to create a third—the stockinette
stitch. You will need A ball of yarn and a pair of knitting needles. Step 1. Cast on
the appropriate number of stitches. Step 2. Hold the needle with all your cast-on stitches
in your left hand and the empty needle in your right hand. Position your work so that
the cast-on stitches are at the right side the needle and the yarn trails away to your
right. Step 3. Knit the entire first row. Step 4. Swap the needles so that the needle
with the stitches is back in your left hand and the empty needle is in your right hand.
Step 5. Move the yarn to the front of your needles and purl the entire second row. Step
6. Swap the needles so the needle with the stitches is back in your left hand and the
empty needle is in your right hand. Step 7. Move the yarn to the back of your needles
and knit the entire third row. The stockinette stitch tends to roll up at the edges, so it's
best used for projects that use a different stitch for the edge, or involve sewing finished
pieces together. Step 8. Continue alternating between knitting and purling one row at a
time until you're finished--then cast off. Did you know In 1917, the Red Cross asked
Americans to knit sweaters, socks, scarves, and blankets for soldiers in World War I--and
bought one million pounds of wool to help the effort.