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Bring the yarn to the front of the work (the side closest to you). Insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left needle from back to front. Imagine the stitch is a little cowboy sitting on a horse. The tip of the left needle is the horse's nose. The cowboy is facing to your right. Be sure you insert the right needle under the cowboy from the tail of the "horse" toward the horse's nose. Wrap the yarn around the tip of the right needle normally (for most American and European knitters this would be counter clock-wise). Pull the wrap under the left needle and to the back. There is now a brand new purl stitch on the right needle and it is time to drop the old stitch off the left needle.

The link below shows a video clip on how to purl. It's generally much easier to get the hang of if you can watch it demonstrated.

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