The purl stitch in knitting looks quite different from the knit stitch. The videos below show how to make purl stitches and how to undo (un-purl) those stitches for right handed knitting.

The Purl Stitch:

• Insert the right needle from front to back of the first stitch on the left knitting needle
• Wrap the working yarn around the inserted right needle
• Catch the loop made made by the working yarn (the new stitch) with the right needle
• Slip the loop (the new stitch) onto the right needle and the first stitch off the left needle

Un-Purl (undo the Purl stitch):

• Insert left knitting needle into the purl bump below the new stitch on the right needle
• Catch the left side of the purl bump above the working yarn and place the loop made onto the left needle
• Slide the new stitch on the right needle off the needle
• Pull the working yarn (dropped stitch loop) away from the stitch on the left needle