Having trouble Ribbing....

[Sugar Bandit]

Hi there! I'm having trouble ribbing, because I'm not sure where to put the string or where to bring the string up (for the purls). I'm talking about knitting, of course. Does anyone have an easy way/guide to ribbing?

Thanks!  

[Lee Kushrenada]

it sounds like your having problems purling...
when you purl, do you bring the yarn to the front of your knitting, unlike when your just knit stitching you leave the yarn in the back.  

[Hotaru Tobutakai]

Before you knit a stitch, you bring the yarn to the back and knit. And before you purl, you bring the yarn to the front.

You can see how they're worked at this link:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/misc.php

Good luck!  

[Mildred Pierce]

The most important thing to remember about switching from knitting to purling: YARN OVER!!!!  

[Lee Kushrenada]

don't wory, we've all been there, and some of us more than once. xd  

[Kanhoro]

it is helpful to learn how the st and purl stiches look like on the work, when doing normal sts, kinda looks like the 'V' and when doing purl in a normal work, the yarn is brought over to teh frnot, making a small horizontal bump on the side you see. and have a pattern and rythem going to get it right, if you purl and purls and st the st it will make your ribbing if it is the other way, then you are doing seeding and such, or something else, sometimes nice depending on the view :3  

[AccentualWolf]

We all have been there.......................... I Still have nightmares crying crying crying  

[KotokoPlum]

OHH. So I just learned that I've been doing it wrong. Whoops. xDD;