Okay, now that we have twisting your stitches to the left covered, let’s twist to the right. Again, please excuse my stone age Paint program – it is all I have!
So, again you have your knit stitch and your purl stitch, this time the knit stitch needs to travel right to continue that great diagonal line.
Just like on the left twist, you slip both stitches as if to purl to the right needle.
So this is the tricky part: you dig into the back leg of the purl (second) stitch with your left needle. Remember, your two ’active’ stiches are now on the right needle.
The next move is similar to the last move of the left twist- you slide the left needle so the knit stitch pops off (your purl stitch stays safely on the left needle). Catch the knit stitch with your right needle. Now your knitting should look like the picture above.
Slip the knit stitch back on the left needle, so you can work both stitches.
All you have to do is knit, then purl, making sure your stitches aren’t twisted (unless your pattern says to twist). As for me, I’m going to see a woman about a manicure!
