The good ol’ purl stitch! I don’t think it’s the favorite of many, because it doesn’t quite flow as well as other stitches, but it is quite versatile! It’s used for ribbing (the ribbing on this little sock is made by knitting 2 stitches and purling 2 stitches), stockinette stitch (when it makes a material like on the body of this sock- all knit stitch on one side and all purl stitch on the other side), and many other patterns! When knitting in the round, it’s not used as often, but the purl stit