That's how I knit and purl! I'm from Sweden and my mum taught me the way her mum taught her. In school the crafts teacher wouldn't accept those purls, but I prooved her wrong until she gave up trying to make me do them the "normal" way.
This is how I knit and purl and even hold/tension my yarn too (close to the needles). I'm originally from Bolivia and I'm at least on the 4th generation of my family knitting this way but wouldn't be surprised if it went back way longer. My family in Bolivia has both native south american roots and Spanish.
That’s so interesting. Originally I thought that only Eastern Europeans knit like that, but people told me that knit like that in Sweden and now Bolivia! Incredible
I have been struggling to do a purl in continental and found this method to be much easier and only now did I find out it’s a legit way to purl. All this time I was worried how the way I do it would impact my work. 😂
I knit your way! I can’t imagine making my purls by wrapping my yarn in the “normal” direction. So unnatural! I don’t mind that later on I need to make a purl be going “up” through the back…yarn is stretchy. And my ssk’s don’t need to be slipped, whereas my K2tog do. No problem! I read somewhere that “our” way results in more even back-and-forth (ie not in the round) stocking stitch. Something about the amount of yarn used in this type of purling. Love your channel!
I’ve been knitting like this for almost 50 years. I am from Germany and was taught by my mom and grandma. I’ve recently taught myself Eastern European Style just to switch it up a little.
I took a continental knitting class at Stitches West a few years ago, so I can do it but I always revert back to English style which is how I learned. I'm going to try what you are showing though because I hated the purling in ck! You have an easy style. Thx!!!!!
I hated knitting when I was a child and when I tried to pick it up again almost half a century later ;-) - I figured out exactly this method and am really happy with it. But people tell me, I do it wrong, that I knit twisted and purl strangely. And that I will have problems with elasticity or when I start with patterns. I am so happy that I found this video :-) I followed you and will take a look at all your other videos!
Yes, check my full tutorials on combination knitting. They explain stitch orientation and why what you are doing is not wrong, simply different. And no, it doesn’t affect the fabric
This is how my Swedish Grandmother taught me to knit and purl! Combination Continental. Don't fear the purl stitch! I recently found a couple of RUclips videos that called this Russian Purl Stitch. With so little hand movement, I was able to knit while in a pillow sling, after rotator cuff repair surgery.
I learned how to knit and purl this way (combination knitting) from Annie Modesitt many years ago. I've tried other ways to knit, but this is the most comfortable way for me.
I’ve always knit this way. This is the way we were all taught in Mexico in the 80s. I think many countries in Latin America do it this way. I have had to learn the continental way to be able to knit in the round and follow some patterns but this way is so much easier.
I learned to knit last year, i couldn't hold yarn in right hand so i learned continental knitting style but somehow i purl like this 😂 everyone said i was wrong 😂
This is the way I knit! I'm from Israel, I learned from my mom who was born in Chile and she learned it from her mom who was born in Russia.... A knitting teacher told me recently that in working stranded color in the round the knit stitches look twisted so I should learn the continental way, I wonder if it's true, and in what other ways it differs from other methods. Thank you for this demonstration!
When knitting in the round you have to do it through the front loop or else it will be twisted. This is also how I learned to knit in the 80s in Mexico, it works when knitting flat but not in the round.
@@marcelatre with combination continental some stitches are positioned in western orientation and some are in eastern.( thus the name combination continental) sometimes you ktbl, sometimes you ptbl, as long as you understand the orientation of the stitches and how to deal with it, you can knit flat, in the round, lace and everything else. I knit that way exclusively
Interesting! You are picking for the Purl, then Knitting through the back loop because the Purl twists the stitches? What about patterns that call for knitting through the back loop?
There are different methods within the continental method as well. This is one of them. I knit everything like that. Classical continental purling is slowing me down significantly. The only rule of this method is to always knit and purl through the leg of the stitch that’s closest to the right hand needle
@@Fiberchats thanks for responding! My left hand tends to feel strained when I purl, so I’m always looking for other options. When it comes to decreases and twisted stitches I’m uncertain. I’ve seen some videos with combination knitting, but I’m going to see if I can find a book. I’ll have to remember what you said about the leg closest to the right needle!
That’s very interesting. I’ve been knitting American style since I was 5 (I’m now 56) and just last week thought I’d try knitting continental. Are you knitting through the back loop because the stitches are oriented backwards on the knit side? (They’re backwards for American.)
In combination continental you always knit through the leg of the stitch positioned closest to the right side needle, so if knitting stockinette flat, it would be through the back loop
How do I do a left and right leaning decrease. I cant find a good video that shows this with this type or knitting which is how i knit. Someone please help
I knit in continental style just because i'm actually an intermediate crocheter and i just can't hold a yarn with my right hand. It's just.. my hands not functioning. Btw i wonder if i can just buying two tunisian crochet hooks and use it for knitting 🤣... when i tried "knitting" for the very first time, i'm using two crochet hook that's without grip, and IT'S SO EASY AND FAST! you even only need one hook to do a cast off... Then i had my first needle, tried the real knitting and oh god i want to cry 🥲
It’s how I knit and purl. Not how my Mom showed me. She said Ai was doing it wrong. But when she looked at it close she said the stitches were right so just keep doing it my way. I was told several times by people it was the wrong way. It wasn’t until the last few years with you tube that I found out it was continental.
In Russia they call it grandma’s style. There is only one rule, all the stitches are knitted and purled through the leg of the stitch that is closest to the right hand needle. That untwists any kind of stitch and is the only modification both in the round and when doing decreases and increases
I LOVE THE NOISE ITS MAKING OMG
That's how I knit and purl! I'm from Sweden and my mum taught me the way her mum taught her. In school the crafts teacher wouldn't accept those purls, but I prooved her wrong until she gave up trying to make me do them the "normal" way.
I can purl using “classic “ method but it slows me down
@@Fiberchats The same thing for me. And my tension becomes too loose.
Exactly how I taught myself after 40+ years of throwing. So much faster!
This is how I knit and purl and even hold/tension my yarn too (close to the needles). I'm originally from Bolivia and I'm at least on the 4th generation of my family knitting this way but wouldn't be surprised if it went back way longer. My family in Bolivia has both native south american roots and Spanish.
That’s so interesting. Originally I thought that only Eastern Europeans knit like that, but people told me that knit like that in Sweden and now Bolivia! Incredible
I have been struggling to do a purl in continental and found this method to be much easier and only now did I find out it’s a legit way to purl. All this time I was worried how the way I do it would impact my work. 😂
Totally legit
I like your purls.. very efficient
Thank you
Never seen this method before, but I need to master this. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Хороший самый быстрый способ.
I knit your way! I can’t imagine making my purls by wrapping my yarn in the “normal” direction. So unnatural! I don’t mind that later on I need to make a purl be going “up” through the back…yarn is stretchy. And my ssk’s don’t need to be slipped, whereas my K2tog do. No problem! I read somewhere that “our” way results in more even back-and-forth (ie not in the round) stocking stitch. Something about the amount of yarn used in this type of purling. Love your channel!
Thank you! Yes, it's just a different way of getting to the same result
Knitting this way from childhood.
That’s how I’ve always done it! (Taught by my Mom ) ❤
I’m a combi knitter too!
O wow, that’s how I knit! Didn’t know this has a name.
I’ve been knitting like this for almost 50 years. I am from Germany and was taught by my mom and grandma. I’ve recently taught myself Eastern European Style just to switch it up a little.
I took a continental knitting class at Stitches West a few years ago, so I can do it but I always revert back to English style which is how I learned. I'm going to try what you are showing though because I hated the purling in ck! You have an easy style.
Thx!!!!!
The trick is to always knit and purl through the leg of the stitch that’s closest to the right hand needle
I hated knitting when I was a child and when I tried to pick it up again almost half a century later ;-) - I figured out exactly this method and am really happy with it.
But people tell me, I do it wrong, that I knit twisted and purl strangely. And that I will have problems with elasticity or when I start with patterns.
I am so happy that I found this video :-)
I followed you and will take a look at all your other videos!
Yes, check my full tutorials on combination knitting. They explain stitch orientation and why what you are doing is not wrong, simply different. And no, it doesn’t affect the fabric
This is how my Swedish Grandmother taught me to knit and purl! Combination Continental. Don't fear the purl stitch! I recently found a couple of RUclips videos that called this Russian Purl Stitch. With so little hand movement, I was able to knit while in a pillow sling, after rotator cuff repair surgery.
I agree, this purling is using much less movement than most other styles of knitting as far as ergonomics go
How do you do ribbing? I watch Stephen West and his left fingers are always moving.
@@ChemCath I'll film it
@@Fiberchats Thanks! I do want to learn but my left hand fingers are pretty much useless.
Wow thank you! I tried to explain how to do the purl this way, i was even thinking Id have to do a video myself!
Glad I could help!
I learned how to knit and purl this way (combination knitting) from Annie Modesitt many years ago. I've tried other ways to knit, but this is the most comfortable way for me.
Yes, it’s very minimal in movement
I’ve always knit this way. This is the way we were all taught in Mexico in the 80s. I think many countries in Latin America do it this way. I have had to learn the continental way to be able to knit in the round and follow some patterns but this way is so much easier.
You can knit this way in the round as well. I posted a few full tutorials about this style of knitting. Check out combination continental playlist
@@Fiberchats will do. Thanks for the suggestion
I used to knit this way but it's not compatible with western pattern charts and instructions. But I know it's so much easier.
As long as you understand what the fabric is supposed to look like, it’s an easy substitution
You knit similarly to me!
I learned to knit last year, i couldn't hold yarn in right hand so i learned continental knitting style but somehow i purl like this 😂 everyone said i was wrong 😂
As long as you understand the orientation of the stitches, any method works.
That’s how I knit and purl also. Only found out not too long ago that it’s called combination continental.
Me too :) things we learn along the way
This is the way I knit!
I'm from Israel, I learned from my mom who was born in Chile and she learned it from her mom who was born in Russia....
A knitting teacher told me recently that in working stranded color in the round the knit stitches look twisted so I should learn the continental way, I wonder if it's true, and in what other ways it differs from other methods.
Thank you for this demonstration!
here is the full tutorial ruclips.net/video/UFDGZR29BwA/видео.html
When knitting in the round you have to do it through the front loop or else it will be twisted. This is also how I learned to knit in the 80s in Mexico, it works when knitting flat but not in the round.
@@marcelatre with combination continental some stitches are positioned in western orientation and some are in eastern.( thus the name combination continental) sometimes you ktbl, sometimes you ptbl, as long as you understand the orientation of the stitches and how to deal with it, you can knit flat, in the round, lace and everything else. I knit that way exclusively
Interesting! You are picking for the Purl, then Knitting through the back loop because the Purl twists the stitches?
What about patterns that call for knitting through the back loop?
Here is a full tutorial Continental Combination Knitting Garter and Stockinette Stitch
ruclips.net/video/UFDGZR29BwA/видео.html
Wait, when I'm on the next side, I'm supposed to just pull the first loop over without doing anything with it? New learner here.
Traditionally in Russian school of knitting, you slip the first stitch of the row without knitting it. It creates a neater edge. But it’s not a must.
@@Fiberchats I'm going to have to try this! That first stitch is always more difficult, and this would be easier. If it looks even better, bonus!
It's hurting my brain how it's not twisting the stitches 😂
It is twisting the stitches, you untwist them by knitting through the back loop. It’s all about understanding how the fabric should look
I knit continental and this definitely looks more comfortable. Do you knit this way with everything or just certain projects?
There are different methods within the continental method as well. This is one of them. I knit everything like that. Classical continental purling is slowing me down significantly. The only rule of this method is to always knit and purl through the leg of the stitch that’s closest to the right hand needle
@@Fiberchats thanks for responding! My left hand tends to feel strained when I purl, so I’m always looking for other options. When it comes to decreases and twisted stitches I’m uncertain. I’ve seen some videos with combination knitting, but I’m going to see if I can find a book. I’ll have to remember what you said about the leg closest to the right needle!
@@kcbryant6546 I'll film another video showing increases and decreases, perhaps that would be helpful
@@Fiberchats that would be awesome, thank you!
That’s very interesting. I’ve been knitting American style since I was 5 (I’m now 56) and just last week thought I’d try knitting continental.
Are you knitting through the back loop because the stitches are oriented backwards on the knit side? (They’re backwards for American.)
In combination continental you always knit through the leg of the stitch positioned closest to the right side needle, so if knitting stockinette flat, it would be through the back loop
@@Fiberchats thank you! I’ve never heard of combo continental until this video, so fascinating!
How do I do a left and right leaning decrease. I cant find a good video that shows this with this type or knitting which is how i knit. Someone please help
How To Do Decreases In Continental Combination Knitting, Step By Step Tutorial
ruclips.net/video/E1ga22ItYFQ/видео.html
I knit in continental style just because i'm actually an intermediate crocheter and i just can't hold a yarn with my right hand. It's just.. my hands not functioning.
Btw i wonder if i can just buying two tunisian crochet hooks and use it for knitting 🤣... when i tried "knitting" for the very first time, i'm using two crochet hook that's without grip, and IT'S SO EASY AND FAST! you even only need one hook to do a cast off... Then i had my first needle, tried the real knitting and oh god i want to cry 🥲
Just go slowly, you’ll get it. It’s a matter of practice
@@Fiberchats I learned autodidactically so yeah it's a little harder.. i'll keep going, thank you!
Why do you slip off the first one?
It creates a neat edge
What do you do when the pattern says knit through the back loop?
Knit through the leg that’s furthest from the right hand needle.
I also like to do this . But what do you do with something more complicated than stocking stitch
You always knit and purl through the leg of the stitch positioned closer to the right hand stitches
@@Fiberchats yes I get that I was thinking of things like cabling
@@gillianrolland4305 I knit exclusively with this technique, so everything is possible
@@Fiberchats I'll need to experiment more. I do find it a much faster more efficient way of knitting despite learning English knitting first
It’s how I knit and purl. Not how my Mom showed me. She said Ai was doing it wrong. But when she looked at it close she said the stitches were right so just keep doing it my way. I was told several times by people it was the wrong way. It wasn’t until the last few years with you tube that I found out it was continental.
Yes, it’s all about understanding how fabric is created, different ways to achieve the same result
My mom taught me and For years I was told I was knitting wrong until I watched RUclips. Yes I achieved the same results with less hand movement.
Why do you not knot the first knit stitch
It creates a neater edge. Traditionally in Eastern European knitting you slide the first edge stitch and purl the last edge stitch
Purling and knitting like that is called the russian style and asks for a lot of changes when increasing and decreasing and knitting in the round.
In Russia they call it grandma’s style. There is only one rule, all the stitches are knitted and purled through the leg of the stitch that is closest to the right hand needle. That untwists any kind of stitch and is the only modification both in the round and when doing decreases and increases
This is how I was taught. It’s Eastern European.
thats not combination continental style, its eastern russian or "russian granny" style
Otherwise known as combination continental
This is eastern style
I knit and purl exactly like this but every 2-3 rolls it create invisible bigger space between the roll I dont know why.
Perhaps it’s the way you tension your yarn