Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row when working with 2 needles. K each row when working with a circular needle or on 3 or 4 double pointed needles.
14 Knit Side
15 Purl Side
RIBBING
Ribbing consists of an alternate number of Knit and Purl stitches. In Knit 2, Purl 2 ribbing the number of stitches cast on is usually divisible by 4. 1st ROW: K 2, P 2 across row. In the next row again start with K 2. In ribbing, the smooth sts are knitted, the sts with rough side are purled. In binding off ribbing Knit the Knit sts and Purl the Purl stitches.
TO DECREASE OR NARROW
In Knitting, Knit 2 sts together (Ill. No. 17), in Purling, Purl 2 sts together.