In loom knitting, there are 4 knit stitches, the e-wrap (loosest),the true knit stitch (reverse purl) the u-wrap, and the flat knit stitch (tightest). This comes in handy when making gauge swatches or adjusting the size or tightness of something, like a sock. The sizes vary by quite a bit, but I’ll get into that somewhere else.
The purl stitch is the opposite of the knit stitch and involves inserting the hook, pulling the working yarn through, taking the existing stitch off the peg and putting the working yarn back onto the peg. It may sound daunting, but it’s actually pretty simple and easy to learn. The true knit stitch is done pretty much the same way, instead of going down, you go up. I’ll explain better in the diagram I sketched.
The knit stitch, when repeated for every row, is also known as stockingette stitch.
How To Knit the True Knit Stitch
This can be done in the round or flat, and single knit. Double knitting is a different technique. Once you get fast at it, it goes by quickly and becomes very simple!