Purling or Knitting 3 or More Stitches Together

This can be so difficult. It sounds easy, but if the stitches are tight or if it’s the first row, oh my; it can be like a wrestling match!

There are things we can do to make knitting and life a little easier. Always ready a few rows ahead, then if you see this sort of thing coming up, you can make sure that the row worked beforehand can be a little looser. Looser stitches are easier when you must knit a few together.

Likewise, if they are in the first row, cast on loosely. If I need a loose cast-on I hold both needles together when casting on.



If you haven't had time to prepare looser stitches, there are other tips to help.
Try working nearer the point of the needles. Where the needle tapers, the stitch feels looser so you will have more moveable space.

Another thing you could try is to loosen off the stitches. Slipping them from the left needle to the right needle and back again. If this doesn't work the first time, put your needle in the stitch as if you were going to knit or purl it, and wiggle your needles in a scissor-like action to stretch the stitches a bit.

If you're still having no luck, you could (SL1, K2tog, PSSO). The stitch will look as if you K3tog, but it will be less of a fight.


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