tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post7533849309786327121..comments2023-10-19T06:42:22.899-05:00Comments on Happy Handwork: Doing it Continetal Stylecinnamongirl93http://www.blogger.com/profile/01839550736649864985noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-76535379971451087002008-07-29T13:45:00.000-05:002008-07-29T13:45:00.000-05:00Suzy girl and I were just discussing today that we...Suzy girl and I were just discussing today that we should learn continental as well. I have heard it is easier when doing colorwork.<BR/>Can't wait to read about Wicked.Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-48832515203671046742008-07-10T08:07:00.000-05:002008-07-10T08:07:00.000-05:00I knit English style. That is they way I learned. ...I knit English style. That is they way I learned. I, too wanted to learn continental and I found what you did. I can do it but my guage changes tons. It is very loose. Now, when I knit fair isle I use both hands, one color english and one color contentintal. It works really well for me and I am super productive. I decided to stick with what I am comfortable with and not make waves in my knitting. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302536590675764422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-52242947835014501392008-07-10T07:53:00.000-05:002008-07-10T07:53:00.000-05:00I knit English style. While Continental style is ...I knit English style. While Continental style is more efficient and is less strain on the hands, I have never been able to master purl stitches in Continental style. It just feels awkward to me. My grandmother was able to throw the yarn with her index finger without ever having her hand leave the needles...can't quite do that myself. I'm happy with my throwing method and it gets the job done.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210365786156936210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-1301804299654581602008-07-10T07:35:00.000-05:002008-07-10T07:35:00.000-05:00I'm a thrower and am very happy with that method. ...I'm a thrower and am very happy with that method. I noticed I don't hold my yarn for throwing like the instructor in the video does. She actually has to move her entire hand to throw the yarn. The way I do it, the yarn is tensioned through my fingers in such a way that I can loop the yarn over the needle with my index finger--very little movement. <BR/><BR/>I use continental style when knitting with two colors of yarn on the same row. To get good tension, I have to wrap the yarn around my entire left hand. <BR/><BR/>I think knitting style is just a matter of preference. Use whichever style suits you best. If you want to knit continental, keep practicing. You can do it!Tracy Batchelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137536258043194796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-20311896775711539942008-07-10T07:03:00.000-05:002008-07-10T07:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.WhiteStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345496310218224780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-45987797480465281722008-07-10T03:05:00.000-05:002008-07-10T03:05:00.000-05:00Good for you! I only use Continental when I do fa...Good for you! I only use Continental when I do fair isle because I'm so speedy with my method that I can't be bothered to slow down for Continental style (which is in direct opposition to what everyone else says about the speed you get with Continental). Thanks for the link.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302370892784411084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-1109085992846045092008-07-09T22:54:00.000-05:002008-07-09T22:54:00.000-05:00I learned to knit in high school. Initially I used...I learned to knit in high school. Initially I used the throwing method but a teacher's wife showed me how to do the continental method. She made the most beautiful multi-colored ski sweaters. Once I learned the continental I never went back to the throwing method. I find it such a waste of motion to use the right hand to 'throw' the yarn around the needle during every stitch. I would never go back to that method.WhiteStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345496310218224780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-24451695097181602802008-07-09T21:04:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:04:00.000-05:00I just taught myself to knit continental from the ...I just taught myself to knit continental from the video too! I knit a huge white mohair shawl, and I really really wanted to quit at the beginning because it felt like trying to write with my left hand..awkward! By the end of the shawl it was really easy though, and now I can do both. English still feels like knitting to me though, continental feels like I'm doing some other craft.<BR/>Good luck! It is fun to learn!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373361122645927331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855410840625303514.post-38214913284853297652008-07-09T20:15:00.000-05:002008-07-09T20:15:00.000-05:00I look forward to reading the comments on this pos...I look forward to reading the comments on this post. I want to learn to knit continental too, because it looks so <B>fast!</B> <BR/><BR/>I have watched that video before, and I have tried continental knitting. I really think if I could force myself to stick with it, it would probably become second nature in time, but I always give up in a fit of frustration.<BR/><BR/>I do okay with the knitting part, but my purls are AWFUL. I am a loose knitter, and my knitting becomes SO loose when I try continental. I really should force myself to learn it, though.Rennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628198694622790891noreply@blogger.com