How To Knit (For A Crocheter)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @annecarson8942
    @annecarson8942 Год назад +442

    Wow! Now I can finish the scarf I started in 1982!

  • @Kirby_Lyn
    @Kirby_Lyn 7 лет назад +363

    I'm an avid crocheter (mostly amigurumi and some wearables) but I love the way knitting looks! I've tried it a few times and have the basic stitches down, but it's so excruciatingly slow and easy to make a mistake. I think this will be really helpful! Now I need to learn how to troubleshoot knitting mistakes...it's so much easier to take out one crochet stitch or a row of stitches compared to knitting!

    • @llc1976
      @llc1976 7 месяцев назад +5

      Agreed! I just read you can use crochet to cast in and this makes it so much easier

  • @aracelipolendosandoval6767
    @aracelipolendosandoval6767 4 года назад +85

    My 10 year old daughter decided to teach herself how to knit🤷‍♀️ (nobody in my immediate or extended family does) so I bought her some needles and this seems to be the easiest but most clear set of instructions to follow. I much appreciate this video. Thank you so very much. 😍

    • @sevvls
      @sevvls 7 месяцев назад +2

      this is so cute 💌 i started being interested in knitting when i was 10 years old too. my grandma and my bought me a lot of needles so i could choose which one is the best for me. now i'm 17 and i started again. i forgot it a little so i was not very determined at very first. you made me remember about my grandma that passed away recently. now i'm more determined to knit better. i hope your daughter never loses her interest. thank you, respectfully ❤️‍🩹

    • @pumyyyy
      @pumyyyy 7 месяцев назад +3

      that’s such a sweet story I am also 10 and I have been crocheting from RUclips tutorials but I have always wanted to knit as well this tutorial seems pretty easy to follow so I’m going to try this as soon as I get the knitting needles!

    • @celiaV0126
      @celiaV0126 4 месяца назад +1

      me too im 11 and started to learn i mainly crochet so i used a pair of chopsticks and it works just fine😂

    • @celiaV0126
      @celiaV0126 4 месяца назад +1

      @@pumyyyyyou can also try with chopsticks😊

    • @pumyyyy
      @pumyyyy 3 месяца назад

      @@celiaV0126 lol thats a good idea

  • @the_catsmeow
    @the_catsmeow 7 лет назад +70

    Ahh this makes sense! I am a crocheter and I always love the stitches that most closely resemble knitting. But I think with this tutorial I can just actually KNIT something. Thanks!

  • @carolkara4714
    @carolkara4714 7 лет назад +44

    tried knitting when I was a child but ended up preferring crochet, guess what? I am sixty and have tried knitting English style as I was taught, but didn't enjoy it so decided to watch your videos and yay I love the way you knit and purl continental style and am enjoying it immensely; I am starting to get a bit faster and my tension is good, so thank you from the bottom of my heart for your very clear instructions.

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад +6

      This makes me so happy for you! Thank you for taking the time to let me know that this method really worked for you and I'm so glad that you found my video easy to follow. Continental style was definitely the ticket for me too. Enjoy your new knitting skill - what fun!

  • @danat2447
    @danat2447 5 лет назад +13

    I literally said "Oh!" when I saw you hold the yarn in your left hand! I'm a crocheter and one of the hardest parts of knitting for me has always been holding the yarn in my right hand. I'm so excited to try this!

    • @craftglad
      @craftglad 5 лет назад +2

      Don't give up! I have been crocheting since I was 7 and it took me many failed attempts to teach myself to knit. It's worth sticking with it! I have a video on my channel with some tips for crocheters learning to knit. You might find it helpful. :-)

  • @kcwoo6320
    @kcwoo6320 7 лет назад +35

    I learned to crochet first. My great-grandmother--Nana--taught me when I was around 8 or 9. I crocheted off and on for years until I learned to knit at the age of 11 or 12 at a library class. The way that I knit is just like you described! I thought that I had made something up because I was doing it differently than the other people I saw and the books I read. It wasn't until recently that I was told that I was knitting in a way that was "okay". The lady called it the German style.

  • @Yo_franko_
    @Yo_franko_ 3 года назад +10

    this is by far the best way i’ve seen to cast on… everyone else makes it such a long process but this simplifies it so much! Thanks!

  • @stephibobz
    @stephibobz 7 лет назад +11

    This looks like the perfect solution for how I could learn to knit!!! Thank you!!
    I have been a crocheter for several years now and just haven't been able to crack knitting at all. Exactly as you stated the muscle memory is far more comfortable with my yarn in my left hand!!
    Thank you for posting!!!

  • @bitasue
    @bitasue 7 лет назад +31

    Wow! I never heard of continental style knitting, cool! I'm one of those people that has been crocheting for years - it's so much easier for me than knitting. It looks like this is something I should try. Thank you for sharing this interesting technique.

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад +3

      Bita Arabian you're welcome! That's awesome that you've crocheted for so long. I actually almost gave up on knitting until I found some good videos, and I loved the continental style! It made all the difference for me. Thanks for the kind words about the video!

  • @alexascottage
    @alexascottage Месяц назад +2

    THANK YOU SO MUCH. im neuro divergent and learning new crafts make me so happy! ive been trying to knit for over a year but couldnt get the hang of it, til u came along!!

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  Месяц назад +1

      Ahh so happy it helped!! Happy knitting!! ❤️

  • @ciearas.9842
    @ciearas.9842 7 лет назад +12

    thank you for this video! ive been crocheting for years (self taught) and have tried to teach myself to knit but my hands felt so awkward with two needles and holding the thread. your video is so easy to follow and such a great pace for me. thank you! ♡

  • @kerilea3
    @kerilea3 5 лет назад +1

    My grandmothers taught me to crochet as a child. I have always wanted to knit and began to learn a few years ago. This makes so much sense to me! Thanks for helping me to use my crochet-brain and muscle memory to transition into a new skill.

  • @amethystsugar7411
    @amethystsugar7411 3 года назад +2

    My first intermediate crochet pattern, I got from you. Now you've shown me how to knit. I'm off to buy a couple more patterns from you. Thank you so much!

  • @carlap748
    @carlap748 19 дней назад +1

    I never tried knitting because I always thought it was harder than crochet. Now that I've watched this video and read the comments, I'm definitely sticking to crochet 😂♥️

  • @annachi2343
    @annachi2343 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much! As a crocheter, knitting has been a crazy kind of chaos that I’d try and give up on repeatedly over the years. Stuck in bed after an injury with lots of yarn and the resolve that I’m GOING to finally figure this out, and with your awesome video, I’m super quickly doing it! 🎉 It wasn’t even frustrating after watching your instruction! Many, many thanks!

    • @Aiaimonkey8093
      @Aiaimonkey8093 4 месяца назад

      The same happened to me :D

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  2 месяца назад

      That makes me so happy! Congrats on learning to knit!

  • @Pumpkin.p231
    @Pumpkin.p231 26 дней назад

    Thank you! It's make more sense! I started crochet in February now it nearly the end of October, I want to learn how to knit and some other videos doesn't help but this does! Thank you!

  • @calliejewelcreations
    @calliejewelcreations Месяц назад

    this was the easiest tutorial to watch, i literally just picked up a new hobby thanks to you!

  • @nobleelf
    @nobleelf Год назад

    This is the absolute BEST video to learn knit stitch I've tried. After giving up on how the 'toss your yarn over' knitting style, because it ALWAYS looked messy to me, this works! I can crochet most anything, with any size hook, and Tunisian is a breeze, but really wanted to learn to knit. Now I am off to try your triangle start...woo-hoo!!

  • @Pasta_Penguins
    @Pasta_Penguins 11 дней назад

    You are THE life saver- from a fellow crocheter

  • @RueCole-g7w
    @RueCole-g7w 2 месяца назад +1

    so! my mom taught me to crochet when i was about 7, and ive been doing it for years, and one of my teachers had a mom who used to knit and crochet. and had a half finish project before she passed away, so my teacher wants to relearn how to crochet/ knit, but the original pattern she sent me is knitting, so im trying to knit and this video is really helpful!! thank you so much!!

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  2 месяца назад +1

      I’m so glad that you find it helpful 💕!

    • @RueCole-g7w
      @RueCole-g7w 2 месяца назад

      @@mamainastitch literally the first time I tried knitting I (about a year ago now) I ended up crying coz I used metal needles, which I now know are more slippery compared to the wooden needles. And funny thing is, that if the pattern my teacher sent me was crocheting I would have probably never picked up a knitting needle again. But I was determined to do this, because I’m also really close to my mom, so I wanted to do this for her, so far I’m doing good :) I only messed up a little bit on my first attempt at the pattern because I spaced out and just kept doing the same stitch for a few rows. But as I say for all my art, it’s a new characteristic of this particular piece

  • @savannahjohnson197
    @savannahjohnson197 5 месяцев назад +2

    As a crocheter this helps a ton thanks alot!

  • @carlin_lee
    @carlin_lee 7 лет назад +11

    It's really easy to follow along, your instructions are very clear! :)

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад

      I'm so glad that you think so. Thanks Carlin!

  • @tabitha6201
    @tabitha6201 2 года назад

    Wow! Suddenly I can knit!! SO helpful. Thank you.

  • @charliesgirl_co263
    @charliesgirl_co263 2 года назад +1

    Jessica, what a great idea. I’m trying to learn to knit (I’m a crocheter as well) and find continental makes more sense for us crocheters too. I think it may be because we are used to touching the yarn more than not. The other way seems like so much extra work. I can’t wait to try your way. Thanks for posting this video!😊

  • @xlilacattack
    @xlilacattack 7 лет назад +3

    I had such a hard time trying to knit and this is exactly how I figured out I could do it! lol. I can't get any other stitches though. Great video!

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад +1

      So glad that you were able to figure it out! I'm sure that you'll get more stitches with some practice.

  • @jojo-cd9xd
    @jojo-cd9xd 6 дней назад

    thank you for telling me where to put the yarn!

  • @bambiphone1405
    @bambiphone1405 11 месяцев назад +3

    This really helped me with "strangle it" part of knitting
    My only question left is how am i supposed to Scoop the yarn up with a smooth blunt stick? I keep failing and failing at this part

  • @quyonariley2604
    @quyonariley2604 3 года назад +3

    I’m struggling so bad I want to cry.

  • @ltlmissscareall
    @ltlmissscareall Год назад +3

    the biggest struggle is trying to figure out how to keep the yarn on the needle 😭it’s a list cause

  • @nonamenoname2767
    @nonamenoname2767 Месяц назад +1

    My recommendation to new knitters is to 1.learn continental style 2. do your own double pointed needles from bamboo sticks 3.make a hook shape to one tip of the needle and sandpaper them to give them soft slipping surface 4.use hooktips for pulling the yarn. I wish I knew all these at the beginning. Low cost, no hand wrist pain and fast knitting! That is all

  • @billiefeathers7249
    @billiefeathers7249 2 месяца назад

    Incredible video of continental knitting!!!

  • @fionastube2011
    @fionastube2011 Год назад

    This was so helpful! I’m a crocheter who’s starting to get the knitting bug. Other vids have suggested to me that continental style might work for me. I hope you do more on this line. New sub, by the way. Thanks!

  • @Cklasvegas
    @Cklasvegas Год назад

    Oh, I wish I had learned it this way as a kid. I favor crocheting, and I awkwardly taught myself how to knit. I just can't get this, lol! I'll keep trying 😊

  • @Ubera_mmm
    @Ubera_mmm 3 месяца назад

    I've never understood how to cast on before thank you

  • @NikkisNightWatch
    @NikkisNightWatch 2 года назад

    I crochet everyday and have tried knitting a few times and couldn’t get the hang of it. I’m going to try again using your video.

  • @teresabeaumont5597
    @teresabeaumont5597 3 месяца назад

    Omg this makes so much more sense thank you!

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  3 месяца назад

      @@teresabeaumont5597 yay! So glad it helps!

  • @colleenlalonde946
    @colleenlalonde946 Год назад +1

    do you have a video/tutorial on how to crochet if you're a knitter? i find it very difficult to wrap my head around. Thanks, love your blankets and sweaters

  • @mredgy8410
    @mredgy8410 8 месяцев назад

    This helped me a lot! Thank you!

  • @dani-p1l4g
    @dani-p1l4g 6 месяцев назад

    Muchas gracias! Llevaba años sin entender cómo tejer con palitos 😂

  • @asunahusama
    @asunahusama 6 лет назад

    Wow thank you so much ! Very very helpful.

  • @My_secret_is_i_pray
    @My_secret_is_i_pray 3 года назад +1

    Your video is way better then any others. Wow they talk to much. This is very helpful I only crochet and this video is great!

  • @Kelsey_Cya00
    @Kelsey_Cya00 5 месяцев назад

    THANK YOU SO MUCH ! YOU TEACHDE ME HOW TO DO IT

  • @sdmcdaniel2255
    @sdmcdaniel2255 6 лет назад

    I sort of taught myself how to knit, using one of those knitting for beginner books (I've been crocheting for decades). I do use the continental style of knitting, because that's what I'm used to for crocheting. I also know Tunisian Crochet. I know how to cast on, I know how to do the knit stitch, and how to do the purl stitch, but I have developed a peculiar tension problem that NO KNITTER( and I have asked quite a few that have been knitting for years!) has been able to figure out, or help me fix. I'm hoping maybe you can, since you are a crocheter that also knits.
    What I have noticed, as I'm knitting along, is the length of yarn BETWEEN each stitch gets longer and longer. I try to tighten my stitches to compensate, but it doesn't really work. By the time I get to the last stitch in my row, the last loop on my needle is somewhere between double to triple the size of the other loops of the previous stitches. For the life of me (and every other knitter I've met), I can't figure out how, or why this happens. Do you have any ideas?
    If I need to, I can make a video of my knitting attempts, for you to watch, once I figure out how to upload to RUclips! And thanks for any assistance you can give me!

  • @AshHardacre
    @AshHardacre 6 дней назад

    as a fourteen year old learning to knit with some old chopsticks thank you

  • @venus-ylara6901
    @venus-ylara6901 4 месяца назад +2

    my needle keeps falling out at 3:17, it just doesnt create a loop under

  • @emmatrapuzzano8511
    @emmatrapuzzano8511 7 месяцев назад

    absolutely perfect

  • @shardasamaroo9950
    @shardasamaroo9950 6 месяцев назад

    THAT'S SO COOL😲 2:53

  • @GinaLay
    @GinaLay 6 лет назад

    Great video!

  • @katalynasexton933
    @katalynasexton933 10 месяцев назад

    I have been crocheting for many years, and with all the different types of yarn I have bought, kept etc. I want to try and knit. After watching this video; I think I can do it. But now I need some needles! What do you recommend? I seen so many different sizes at the shop. I don't know what to get. I'd like to make beanies or wash cloths.

  • @hannahlevy6074
    @hannahlevy6074 3 месяца назад +1

    My only question: is it really worth trying? 😂
    Haha, I'm very content in crochet land and afraid that struggling with knit will mess up my stride... 😂
    Great video. Someone tried to teach me knitting once, and I don't know who failed worse, her or me 😂

    • @paIeville
      @paIeville 3 месяца назад +2

      i mainly wanted to learn because knitting only uses up two thirds of the yarn that crochet does, and the fabric is less thick and stiff.. but the hand motions of crocheting are more enjoyable for me

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  2 месяца назад

      It doesn’t hurt to try! And it’s perfectly fine if you want to stick to crochet. They are both lovely hobbies! 💕

    • @hannahlevy6074
      @hannahlevy6074 2 месяца назад

      @@mamainastitch I just got cold feet. I probably really will one of these days.

  • @AntraAfton
    @AntraAfton 6 месяцев назад +1

    This was very easy to understand but will this work if I do it the other way?? (I mean use my left hand??) I need a tutorial like this for left handed people 😅

    • @paIeville
      @paIeville 3 месяца назад

      download the video and flip it horizontally

  • @sarahelizabeth4022
    @sarahelizabeth4022 7 месяцев назад

    This is great but how do you finish it off?

  • @AshleyAriesK
    @AshleyAriesK 10 месяцев назад

    So do u always need 2 keep a long length of yarn out for the tail for however many cast on stitches there will be?

  • @MaryamAli-ut5lo
    @MaryamAli-ut5lo Месяц назад +1

    WATCH CAREFULLY

  • @ftroopmom
    @ftroopmom 7 лет назад

    I have souch trouble with the Purl and more specifically, a rib stitch. Can you demonstrate that? I would be so grateful!

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад +1

      ftroopmom Hi! Yes, the purl stitch was harder for me to master as well! I will definitely try to make a video to show how to purl at some point. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

  • @Rorita83
    @Rorita83 5 месяцев назад

    TY SO MUCH

  • @AmethystDowell-qd3zc
    @AmethystDowell-qd3zc 8 месяцев назад

    IM CONFUSED! In the second part of the continental style thing am I supposed to be pulling from the tail or did I do it wrong?

  • @elisa-knittingnothingspeci4602
    @elisa-knittingnothingspeci4602 7 лет назад

    The yarn you use is beautiful, what brand is it?

  • @abrahamthebewildered1448
    @abrahamthebewildered1448 7 месяцев назад +1

    Oh dear, I give up. They made us do knitting in 3rd grade elementary school and I could never get it. Needless to say I hated it. Now, over 30 years later I thought "Maybe I should give it another try. It's a good skill to have", but nope, haha, I'm out. I will never get this and have no interest in it. The loom is better for me.
    Good video though.

  • @trinb7137
    @trinb7137 5 месяцев назад

    do you think you could make wearables that are written in a normal way with this continental style?

  • @cheyenneollinger8251
    @cheyenneollinger8251 7 лет назад

    Great video! What size needles would you recommend for a blanket?

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад +1

      Hi! It depends on the yarn size that you use. In this video, I use super bulky yarn so you'd want to use US Size 15 knitting needles. It would make a nice blanket!

  • @Pumpkin.p231
    @Pumpkin.p231 24 дня назад

    Can you purl stitch?

  • @Nemo-Nihil
    @Nemo-Nihil 2 года назад

    My sides look like perl stitches. I can't get the vs

  • @carolratcliff
    @carolratcliff 7 лет назад +1

    Do you happen to have a video on How to Crochet if you're a Knitter?

    • @mamainastitch
      @mamainastitch  7 лет назад +1

      Hi Carol! I don't - at least not yet anyway. :)

  • @babe1035
    @babe1035 10 месяцев назад

    I've crocheted since I was like 8 or 9. I'm 30 now and I give up. Knitting is so not my thing lol I just can't get my brain to figure this out lol

  • @sohahesham2341
    @sohahesham2341 7 месяцев назад +7

    How are we supposed to finish it at the end this is horrible

    • @luisartigas4724
      @luisartigas4724 5 месяцев назад +1

      lol I just grab my crochet hook and do 2 slip stiches at a time until its all closed

  • @nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme
    @nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme 7 месяцев назад

    this is the video for me lol

  • @Lavender-15-Lol
    @Lavender-15-Lol Месяц назад

    As a crocheter. This is what i need since i got knitting yarn
    Edit: i just realized there are instructions for how to knit on the back of the box💀
    Edit 2: also tgeres a long clear straw thing, whats that?

  • @alejandraotten6735
    @alejandraotten6735 17 дней назад

    OMG❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @BeaTheBear28
    @BeaTheBear28 10 месяцев назад

    My needle can't grab it 😩😭

  • @pidosr
    @pidosr 10 месяцев назад

    yea it doesn't grab like that :(

  • @sallycleveland1321
    @sallycleveland1321 7 лет назад +1

    When starting project how do you know how long to make the non working yarn? Do you understand what I’m talking about?

  • @Inconveniencewompwomp
    @Inconveniencewompwomp 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for going slow 🙏

  • @vincenthall5908
    @vincenthall5908 5 месяцев назад +1

    I tried to follow your video but got extremely frustrated. You don’t explain a lot of the motions you are doing, and so I just kept having to pause every single frame to watch your hands and see what to do. And then when it got to the second needle, the yarn kept coming off of mine and I couldn’t figure out why because your video didn’t explain what you were doing 😭 I know this is a 7 year old video, but it honestly frustrated me so much I want to give up on ever learning to knit

  • @LovelessMilo
    @LovelessMilo Месяц назад

    Actual witchcraft. I've been trying to learn to knit since 2019 and I cannot figure it out. I have so many crochet sweaters and I just want to have some knitted ones too, man. How are you doing that 😭

  • @lauriecl269
    @lauriecl269 3 года назад

    So how do you do stitches like slip slip knit with this technique.

  • @AmethystDowell-qd3zc
    @AmethystDowell-qd3zc 8 месяцев назад

    Help why do I have 6 loops I'm so lost 😭

  • @lucykikon8841
    @lucykikon8841 Месяц назад

    Its easy but too painful

  • @reaganalice6207
    @reaganalice6207 3 года назад

    Um... so, I really wanted to try this, but I didn't have any needles, and it was 10:30 pm so I couldn't go to a craft store, so I just grabbed some well sharpened pencils and some yarn... I'm not sure how what else to say now.

  • @JoB-fz4uy
    @JoB-fz4uy Месяц назад

    This was confusing and I am a crocheter this made no sense.

  • @Justtrynagetfamouse
    @Justtrynagetfamouse 4 месяца назад +1

    Bro u are so fricken confusing

  • @DinoBotGirl
    @DinoBotGirl Месяц назад

    This is too hard!🤬

  • @khancock52
    @khancock52 6 лет назад

    Why does it look backwards?? I don't like knitting, it is not relaxing at all and this looks so much more complicated, worrying how you hold her yarn, etc. Give me crocheting any day!!

  • @Anne-zm2yl
    @Anne-zm2yl 5 лет назад

    its me Jessica ari if they touch me they sorry pull up in a Ferrari and make ...........

  • @amalieshelby
    @amalieshelby 5 лет назад

    I crochet first. Today I just got knitting tools...just realised I am knitting wrong....maybe? Is there a wrong way to knit????

  • @TatianaChernay
    @TatianaChernay 8 месяцев назад +1

    I'm an avid crocheter (mostly amigurumi and some wearables) but I love the way knitting looks! I've tried it a few times and have the basic stitches down, but it's so excruciatingly slow and easy to make a mistake. I think this will be really helpful! Now I need to learn how to troubleshoot knitting mistakes...it's so much easier to take out one crochet stitch or a row of stitches compared to knitting!