Continental Method
Yarn is held in left hand. The middlefinger (or index finger) is used to push the yarn down and to the right, to where the right needle can easily push it back through the stitch. This method requires the fewest hand movements of any purl method, and is consequently the fastest (with the exception, perhaps, of the “Combined Knitting Method” of purling–see below). It is quite a feat of agility to execute this method, and is invariably awkward at first. I hope you’ll give it a try, though. It has the potential to become fluid enough to be enjoyable. This is the method I use in the Continental purl videos on this site. Videos where the yarn is held in the left hand, all have a pink icon
This method of purling, when combined with Continental Knitting, makes for a very fast ribbing. Here’s a fast-paced demonstration of Knit 1, Purl 1 ribbing worked with these methods:
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