I hope you don't mind, knottyknitter, that I quoted your thread to start a new one on this topic, I think it'd be good! I've never tried continental knitting... how is it different? How's it done? How is it workin' out for you? I'm always up for doing new knitting and crocheting techniques!
I am teaching myself the same thing right now! I am using the videos from www.knittinghelp.com to learn. I find that they are fewer hand motions since you don't have to make the separate throwing motion. Right now it is awkward doing the purl stitch [knit is simpler for me] but I think that in the overall that I will like using the technique and find it worth getting better at.
I think it's awesome that there's so much free online instruction for knitting, it helps so much. And I agree, I'd rather knit than purl.
I found continental knitting to be so much easier, especially for purling. I was being taught English-style knitting at first by this awesome lady who'd been knitting for about 55 years, and I just could not get purling! Then a friend taught me continental, and I picked up purling no problem. A lady at my local yarn store told me that continental tended to be easier for people who had learned to crochet first (not sure why). I learned crochet at 10 and promptly forgot it, but I guess my fingers remembered.
whats continental knitting count as? ive got 2 corking dolls on the go at the mo, one of them ive been working on here and there for about 5 years =D
I crochet and do needlework often, but I've never heard of continental knitting until today. I just googled it, maybe I'll have to attempt to learn...although knitting is next to impossible for me. I've tried to learn many times, and always end up frustrated in the end. Why a hook and yarn is so much easier to me than needles and yarn I'll never know. Thanks for the info...I might just have to give it a shot. eace:
i knit continental. i learned to crochet first and was used to holding the yarn in my left hand so continental made more sense. its also much more efficient and logical imo.
