I am right handed. Have knitted throwing style for about 60 years, having learned at school in the UK. I am always interested in efficiency and know that throwing has 7 separate movements which, after some time now, make my hands ache. So, all that is to say that I decided to learn Continental. In the past hour I’ve watched several demos but my left index finger felt like it had a mind of its own when practicing the, albeit, varying techniques. So i’ve realized that if I use my middle finger to position the yarn and use my index finger to squeeze the current stitch, it works like clockwork for me. It was a sudden SUCCESS moment, like when you ‘get it’ riding a bike. So, if you are struggling with guiding the yarn with your index finger, try your middle finger. Works so much better for me and might for you, too. Happy new year practicing this new knitting style.,
I am doing something similar with the knitting stitches. I control tension with my index finger and use my middle finger to help 'push' the yarn onto the needle.
Thank you for posting. i am in similar situation as you and struggling a bit but determined to master it. I cannot keep my finger in the air as some demonstrators do. I am just doing knit stitches at the moment.
I have recently been diagnosed with lax wrists and hands (it's hypermobility) They have given me different gloves and splints e.c.t. but it's still painful. I am a relatively beginner knitter so I'm hopeful I will pick it up a bit quicker. I can't ride a bike though!!
I'm ambidextrous, and I initially learned Continental as a child. (My mother doesn't knit and sent me for lessons.) Got back to the States a year later, and they were teaching the girls at church how to knit--English--and all I could do was tie knots...and didn't know there were two kinds of knitting. It wasn't until after college, when I signed up for a two-color knitting class at a local yarn shop--and you HAVE to do BOTH methods--that the pieces clicked!!! I quickly picked up Continental again, and it STILL my preferred method of knitting these many years later! It's fast and efficient...no wasted motions throwing the yarn over!!!
I've watched a lot of videos trying to learn this knitting style and this is the ONLY video where she explains how to do continental knitting so thoroughly and easy! Thanks so much for making this video!
I literally just learned how to knit today and I first saw the english style because that's what popped up. But then having to throw the yarn everytime was annoying me (especially as someone who is used to crochet) so I decided to go for this method that I had already heard about on tiktok. I think it is definitely harder for a beginner because there's more coordination, but it also seems more practical and I think it will compensate in the long run
ooowee about an hour into practicing this it suddenly slipped into the groove-it had been confusing & clunky but suddenly I understood each movement and they were all fitting together like machinery. still have a long way to go to get fast, but what a beautiful feeling.
I have watched so many knit and purl tutorials both in English and Continental and I must say that you are amazing and I understand your method way better than any other! You are a brilliant teacher and I would love to see tons of projects from you.
Oh wow, what a lovely comment, thanks so much! So glad it was helpful to you and I have many more knitting tutorials in the pipeline for the future so please stay tuned 😁
finally i could find a video that shows the way my grandma told me ... quit hard to find but i really appreciate it ! not much unnecessary talking , really great fast video . thnx
Thank-you very much for makng two beautiful, easy to follow videos. Using the large needles that contrast with the color of the yarn is genius and made the techniques easy to follow. Thank- you TREMENDOUSLY! I learned to crochet at age 16 yrs with a 000 stainless hook and very thin doily thread. At 58 years I Taught myself to kni with a kit from WalMart. I loved it and became great but after đoing nothing for years, I FORGOT EVERYTHING! YOUR VIDEOS HAVE taught me much better than the English way i learned years ago. I turned 75 years old on Sept. 11, 2022. Thank-you. Joy. Wed Nov 9, 2022
Thank you for this very clear instruction on how to do continental knitting! I've wanted to learn this for the longest time -- and now am encouraged to try it!
I have practiced and practiced and...and... I knew it would finally make sense to me! And my hands and arms are feeling some pain...no big deal... However...tonight I gave up...I decided I would just go back to the English method... Then I found your video and paid closer attention to your Continental method and I saw clearly that I am knitting and purling correctly!!! Your video is superb as it includes both stitches!!! I saw your control of the thicker yarn and made it look so easy!!! This is really appreciated!!! Thank you!!!
oh my god! thank you so much! I've been trying so hard to figure out how to continental knit, but I could never figure it out! I finally got it!! thank you a bunch! you're a life saver!
Thank you for this video! I learned the English method of knitting originally, as that's all I thought existed, but it always felt super slow. Now, I can officially retrain my brain into doing it the continental style instead. It helps that I also crochet, so the yarn holding is already second-nature, thankfully.
I'm pretty sure the person that invented the crochet hook was a continental knitter who got sick of it and thought: why the hell don't I put one hook in this needle so the yarn won't slip?
I feel like I'm the only person that learned crochet first and can't continental knit. English throwing just feels right for me, but dang it's slow. I'm determined to learn how to continental knit or flick.
Thanks for showing us what you are learning. I too, am trying to learn the continental way. You are doing it, basically, the way I have chosen to do it. I have developed an even closer way to do the knit stitch, but as most people say, haven't got the purl stitch simplified yet. Your video was really clear. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for this video I am trying to knit using the continental way after doing English style for 50 years and my right hand is worn out, your purl is so much simpler too, I need to practise now!
Thank you for making this video. I'm coming back to knitting after being taught as a child how to knit by my mother and when I saw another video I knew that it didn't look familiar to what she taught me. So I looked up continental knitting because the person in the video mentioned it and when I saw you knitting I knew that's what my mother had taught me Continental knitting
By far - the most detailed and clearly done tutorial for this 'new to me' way of knitting. I guess I always did English and did not know it. Thanks for sharing.
My mother taught me how to knit when I was about 10. I gave it up, being a kid and all, but I was really good at it and fast. I have been trying to remember what style I used and this is it! Thank you for this memory. I think I may try knitting again.
Oh that's good that you picked it back up when you were still young. I'm 56 now and learned to crochet (Mom taught me that too) when I was about 20. I still crochet but now I need to make a baby blanket for my niece and I really think knitting and purling would be nicer for that. Yes, I used to purl too when I was a kid! Uggh, I wish I stuck with it.
This is the clearest video I’ve watched on this type of knitting. I’m an experienced knitter in the English style but want to be more efficient. Your video shows the stitches at a speed that makes it easy to follow. Thankyou.
Thanks for this. As someone who learned to crochet first, this is much easier to adapt to than English style knitting. But I discovered an error that I have been making, I guess. When you put the right needle through the stitches on the left needle, you do the equivalent of a yarn under (where the yarn leads upward) then pull through. I was doing a yarn over (where the yarn faces downward) before pulling through. I posted a pic of my work on Facebook and someone said my stitches were twisted; perhaps this is what they meant, since this video makes it look like I was leading the yarn through the wrong direction. I'll have to try and see if it makes a difference. I'm attempting to make my very first thing on circular needles so it'll be several experiments at once. Anyway, thanks for the tutorial. Good lighting, good explanations, and I didn't have to slow down the video! A+ from me hahaha
Thanks very much :D Yes, it sounds like you are wrapping the yarn in the opposite way so will get twisted stitches. Some people purposefully knit twisted stitches because they like the look of them, so it's not neccessarily the 'wrong' way :)
As a right-handed crocheter, English knitting seemed so inefficient to me. So many more movements that Is as not used to. Someone suggested I try Continental knitting and it is so much easier for me since I already hold my yarn in my left hand. I started learning to knit at 48 years old and found that it was mostly a muscle memory issue as far as it feeling smooth and fluid. I am still a much faster crocheter, but I enjoy knitting so I will keep with it. Your video is very clear and concise. I enjoyed it and needed the refresher.
Thank you for your comment :) Yes crocheters often like Continental much more because - as you say - it's a much more familiar way to hold the yarn & needle.
Thanks for the lesson and the key words because yes, it's very cumbersome at first, but after a day or two I feel like I am getting better at it. Thanks again.
Thank you for making this so clear! Still need a loooot of practice and everything feels wobbly, don't know yet how to hold the needles steady without having them under my armpit. But this certainly helps!!
This was so informative and helpful. I learned English knitting last year but had a terrible time getting it to feel natural (I'm a lefty). I'm working on knitting again and this is exactly what feels right for my hands. Thank you!
Just had to say thank you for this comment! I'm a lefty too but I was taught right handed English style as a kid so it's what I've defaulted to now that I've taken up knitting again - but I crochet left handed so trying to learn continental style right handed was just making my hand confused because I needed my left index finger on the needle. I tried it left handed after I saw your comment and it's actually a breeze in comparison. Never would have figured that out if I hadn't seen your comment, so thank you!
my granny who was born when Queen Victoria was on the throne, knitted the continental way and she was left handed. she knit all the time and I swear she was born with two knitting needles in her hand and knitting her umbilical cord into an afghan. she was amazing. I would have learned from her but she was knitting a difficult way and she was left handed.. and it frustrated her a lot.. but if she were alive we would be sitting in a parlor somewhere knitting and reminiscing about our lives.. oh what a nice thing to think about.
Excellent method for those with arthritic fingers! However its easy to miss completing a stitch as I found out while making up a jumper recently. You really have to focus on what you are doing.
Ha yes I'm not someone who can knit whilst watching TV (well, not unless I'm only doing garter stitch) because I need to concentrate! Thanks for your comment :)
Hello. I've been crocheting for 6 yrs now, and today's my first day knitting. Does it matter which direction you wrap the yarn over ( or under )the needle? In crochet it does make a difference. I've always used the yarn under in crochet and I'm having a hard time yarning over now. I just wondered if it makes a difference.
Hi! There are a few slightly different styles of knitting continental, and to k1, p1, k1, p1 etc it can be a bit trickier. You'd have to alter the position of the yarn a bit to do this quickly; a) make sure you keep the stitches on the left quite far up the needle, near the point, and b) have the yarn on your left-hand index finger held higher so it is positioned over the top of your needles. This way you can bring the yarn back and forwards over the top of the needles between each stitch. Like this other video shows: ruclips.net/video/g__VhsBdbWQ/видео.html If you don't mind as much about speed, I've seen it done this way too: ruclips.net/video/O7T014Ry9Hs/видео.html Hope that helps :)
Definitely English style, but I'm biased because that's what I learned as a child so it comes naturally to me. People who start with Continental will no doubt say that way is better!
There is no difference for the outcome if you pick the yarn from over or from under. However it is easier to do from above. Look at 1:16 - 1:26 - you can loose the yarn. Instead, try do to it exactly as you did the previous row 0:38 - 0:44.
Best tutorial I have seen! Only improvement would be to have titlecards or some visual marker for when you are switching from explaining the knit to the purl stitch. I wanted to brush up on my purl with continental knitting but I had to watch through the whole video to try and figure out when you were moving on from the knit stitch. Thank you for the helpful video overall though, great tutorial!
I’m trying to learn this to speed up but my hand is cramping and the yarn is so loose in my hand. It’s hard but I’m determined because I really wanna knit faster
I still can’t get it. My knits keep unraveling. I just can’t get it. 😩 I can cast on no, problem but I’m just not getting how to transfer from one to the other.
Sorry to hear that but I relate...as an English style knitter, Continental takes a lot of getting used to. I would recommend watching videos of different people doing Continental knitting to get a feel for how it's supposed to look & flow.
Thanks for this basic video on the topic, but how do you switch the yarn between knit and purl stitches? For example, I am currently knitting the Irish Moss stitch where one knits one stitch, then purls one stitch, then knits one stitch, and so on down the row. Hmmm, looks like I need to find another video...
Hi! Yes it's probably best to look for a video where someone who is a Continental knitter is doing moss stitch/seed stitch or similar, and then you'll see the movement required to get the yarn forward or back between the needles between knits and purls :)
She made the clear points about keeping tension and control of the yarn, by allowing you to see that you could accomplish it by holding the yarn in 'various possible ways.' This opened up a way for you to find 'your own comfort level,' which was quite kind of her. While the most important step was to get the basic knit-stitch correct, she didn't want anyone to feel held back by limiting them to hold the yarn in a specific way. She certainly helped me to see, knitting can be an individual thing, as long as the basic stitches are correct. This relieves pressure, as some teachers present that their way is the only way.
I have been crocheting for 16 years and I have only recently taught myself how to knit and I cannot for the life of my continental knit! Going from a hook to no hook just makes it impossible.. I have to throw the yarn😂
I learned to crochet at 8, and to Continental knit at about 9...while we were in Germany. When we got back to the States, the girls at church were knitting--English--and all I could do is knots. I didn't know there were TWO methods of knitting and was just frustrated. I was able to crochet just fine. It wasn't until I was until after college that I decided to take a two color knitting class at the local knit shop...and to two color knitting requires you to do BOTH types!!! It was as if the heavens had opened and the angels sang!!! I hate to say this, but you look very awkward doing Continental. You can tell that you are not very practiced at doing it.
Sorry to hear you are having trouble! Are you a knitter already but using a different method? Or total beginner? It might just be that English style knitting would come easier to you, and if you already use that method I can empathise because learning Continental after knitting a different way was very tricky! Thanks for watching :)
@@RokoleeDIY Yeah I am not an experienced knitter but I became decent using the English method. I wanted to switch to continental to become quicker because I would like to sell stuff online. I've learned programming and foreign languages but I can't seem to figure this one out 😂😂
What about casting on. I had just watched someone casting on with both hands at the same time. Left hand yarn over, then right hand yarn over , left , right. Continuously I'm confused
With Continental knitting you can cast on in any way you know how. I mostly use the long tail cast on and that's done the same way no matter what style of knitting you use :)
Hi: I am a Continental knitter. I do the purl stitch MUCH easier than the method you show. You are using extra hand and finger movements that are not necessary and that is one of the reasons of the problems with the yarn tension. I am wondering how I can show you how to do it.
Yeah, Continental is not my natural style (obviously!). I guess you could make your own video if you wanted to share, or link me to someone else's video where they do the purls the way you do?
I have watched 15 videos and nothing has helped or worked, it’s frustrating it’s not helping my mental health it’s actually making it worse like I wanna end it all because I don’t understand how I can’t do it. I feel stupid
Respecfully; The tecknique used for continental knitting on this video is not best, the yarn is being wraped in the wrong direction for both knits and purls, it works but is ackward as you confessed yourself.
Perhaps you are right, as knitting Continental is a bit like speaking a second language for me and doesn't come naturally - since I'm used to knitting English Style most of my life...however, I just wanted to get across the basic actions of Continental and how it works rather than perfect technique. That, of course, takes lots of practice!
Fantastic! I finally found someone who shows it clearly with really big needles and contrasting thick yarn. Very clear, MUCH appreciated.
Thank you for such a straight forward teaching style without all the unnecessary words. I love your economy of words and absence of giggles.
Ha thank you :D
I am right handed. Have knitted throwing style for about 60 years, having learned at school in the UK. I am always interested in efficiency and know that throwing has 7 separate movements which, after some time now, make my hands ache. So, all that is to say that I decided to learn Continental. In the past hour I’ve watched several demos but my left index finger felt like it had a mind of its own when practicing the, albeit, varying techniques. So i’ve realized that if I use my middle finger to position the yarn and use my index finger to squeeze the current stitch, it works like clockwork for me. It was a sudden SUCCESS moment, like when you ‘get it’ riding a bike.
So, if you are struggling with guiding the yarn with your index finger, try your middle finger. Works so much better for me and might for you, too. Happy new year practicing this new knitting style.,
I am doing something similar with the knitting stitches. I control tension with my index finger and use my middle finger to help 'push' the yarn onto the needle.
@Pamela Spooner, I wish you could do and share a video of that too.
Thank you for posting. i am in similar situation as you and struggling a bit but determined to master it. I cannot keep my finger in the air as some demonstrators do. I am just doing knit stitches at the moment.
I have recently been diagnosed with lax wrists and hands (it's hypermobility) They have given me different gloves and splints e.c.t. but it's still painful. I am a relatively beginner knitter so I'm hopeful I will pick it up a bit quicker. I can't ride a bike though!!
I'm ambidextrous, and I initially learned Continental as a child. (My mother doesn't knit and sent me for lessons.) Got back to the States a year later, and they were teaching the girls at church how to knit--English--and all I could do was tie knots...and didn't know there were two kinds of knitting. It wasn't until after college, when I signed up for a two-color knitting class at a local yarn shop--and you HAVE to do BOTH methods--that the pieces clicked!!! I quickly picked up Continental again, and it STILL my preferred method of knitting these many years later! It's fast and efficient...no wasted motions throwing the yarn over!!!
I've watched a lot of videos trying to learn this knitting style and this is the ONLY video where she explains how to do continental knitting so thoroughly and easy! Thanks so much for making this video!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks :D
You haven't watched Nimble Needles then. He IS German and has always knitted Continental and doesn't look awkward when performing a stitch.
I literally just learned how to knit today and I first saw the english style because that's what popped up. But then having to throw the yarn everytime was annoying me (especially as someone who is used to crochet) so I decided to go for this method that I had already heard about on tiktok. I think it is definitely harder for a beginner because there's more coordination, but it also seems more practical and I think it will compensate in the long run
ooowee about an hour into practicing this it suddenly slipped into the groove-it had been confusing & clunky but suddenly I understood each movement and they were all fitting together like machinery. still have a long way to go to get fast, but what a beautiful feeling.
Excellent! So nice when something 'clicks' :D
I have watched so many knit and purl tutorials both in English and Continental and I must say that you are amazing and I understand your method way better than any other! You are a brilliant teacher and I would love to see tons of projects from you.
Oh wow, what a lovely comment, thanks so much! So glad it was helpful to you and I have many more knitting tutorials in the pipeline for the future so please stay tuned 😁
finally i could find a video that shows the way my grandma told me ... quit hard to find but i really appreciate it ! not much unnecessary talking , really great fast video . thnx
Thanks very much :)
Thank-you very much for makng two beautiful, easy to follow videos. Using the large needles that contrast with the color of the yarn is genius and made the techniques easy to follow.
Thank- you TREMENDOUSLY!
I learned to crochet at age 16 yrs with a 000 stainless hook and very thin doily thread.
At 58 years I Taught myself to kni with a kit from WalMart. I loved it and became great but after đoing nothing for years, I FORGOT EVERYTHING!
YOUR VIDEOS HAVE taught me much better than the
English way i learned years ago.
I turned 75 years old on Sept. 11, 2022.
Thank-you.
Joy.
Wed Nov 9, 2022
Aw thanks Joy :D I'm glad you like my tutorials. So happy you're enjoying knitting again!
Thank you for this very clear instruction on how to do continental knitting! I've wanted to learn this for the longest time -- and now am encouraged to try it!
Glad it was helpful! :D
I have practiced and practiced and...and...
I knew it would finally make sense to me!
And my hands and arms are feeling some pain...no big deal...
However...tonight I gave up...I decided I would just go back to the English method...
Then I found your video and paid closer attention to your Continental method and I saw clearly that I am knitting and purling correctly!!! Your video is superb as it includes both stitches!!! I saw your control of the thicker yarn and made it look so easy!!! This is really appreciated!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks so much! It's so nice when something suddenly makes sense after struggling with it :)
You’re one of my fav knitting instructors.
Aw thanks so much :D
Best video. Thanks.... I had been struggling with purling this way.
Glad it helped you :) Thanks for watching
Thank you! I have been searching for a good way to make a purl stitch with continental style knitting. This was the video that made it work for me 😃
Glad to hear it :)
oh my god! thank you so much! I've been trying so hard to figure out how to continental knit, but I could never figure it out! I finally got it!! thank you a bunch! you're a life saver!
Glad I could help! :D
Thank you for this video! I learned the English method of knitting originally, as that's all I thought existed, but it always felt super slow. Now, I can officially retrain my brain into doing it the continental style instead. It helps that I also crochet, so the yarn holding is already second-nature, thankfully.
Excellent! Good luck with the retraining :)
I'm pretty sure the person that invented the crochet hook was a continental knitter who got sick of it and thought: why the hell don't I put one hook in this needle so the yarn won't slip?
Haha It wouldn't surprise me :p there's definitely a knack to it!
I learned to crochet first, then learned continental. Easier than English for mne.
I feel like I'm the only person that learned crochet first and can't continental knit. English throwing just feels right for me, but dang it's slow. I'm determined to learn how to continental knit or flick.
@@JonTheJotter me too... I thought I was the only one. I tried and tried to flick. But 😣. Now I am trying to c if continental will be easier.
@@JonTheJotter yes! This is what I am doing too. My square of knitting looks seriously ugly but I will soldier on!
Thanks for showing us what you are learning. I too, am trying to learn the continental way. You are doing it, basically, the way I have chosen to do it. I have developed an even closer way to do the knit stitch, but as most people say, haven't got the purl stitch simplified yet. Your video was really clear. Thanks for posting.
Thanks very much 🙂 Hope you get the purl stitch down soon!
Thank you for going SLOWLY!
:D Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video I am trying to knit using the continental way after doing English style for 50 years and my right hand is worn out, your purl is so much simpler too, I need to practise now!
I'm glad you found it helpful :) Happy knitting!
Thank you for making this video. I'm coming back to knitting after being taught as a child how to knit by my mother and when I saw another video I knew that it didn't look familiar to what she taught me. So I looked up continental knitting because the person in the video mentioned it and when I saw you knitting I knew that's what my mother had taught me Continental knitting
Glad you found the answer you were looking for :) Welcome back to knitting!
I have a spinal cord injury and and now left hand dominate. Thanks for bringing me joy. Eileen
I'm glad you enjoyed my video :D
By far - the most detailed and clearly done tutorial for this 'new to me' way of knitting. I guess I always did English and did not know it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you :D
Thank you so much! After hours of frustration I came across your video and decided not to give up :)
Glad I could help! :D
My mother taught me how to knit when I was about 10. I gave it up, being a kid and all, but I was really good at it and fast. I have been trying to remember what style I used and this is it! Thank you for this memory. I think I may try knitting again.
Aw my pleasure! Thanks for your comment. I, too, was taught to knit as a kid and then promptly gave it up - only to return to it in my twenties :)
Oh that's good that you picked it back up when you were still young. I'm 56 now and learned to crochet (Mom taught me that too) when I was about 20. I still crochet but now I need to make a baby blanket for my niece and I really think knitting and purling would be nicer for that. Yes, I used to purl too when I was a kid! Uggh, I wish I stuck with it.
It's good that you stuck with the crochet! I agree with your choice too; I think knitting does just make comfier blankets than crocheting does :)
Thank you for such a detailed explanation of this way of knitting the slow motion of the stitches was very helpful.
You are welcome :) Thanks for watching!
I love your method of teaching and this video has caused me to subscribe. Thank you.
Aww thanks very much :)
This is the clearest video I’ve watched on this type of knitting. I’m an experienced knitter in the English style but want to be more efficient. Your video shows the stitches at a speed that makes it easy to follow. Thankyou.
Thank-you :) I'm glad you found it helpful.
Thanks for posting. My mom also does continental knitting. She told me about the American style of knitting.
Thanks for watching :)
Thanks for this. As someone who learned to crochet first, this is much easier to adapt to than English style knitting. But I discovered an error that I have been making, I guess. When you put the right needle through the stitches on the left needle, you do the equivalent of a yarn under (where the yarn leads upward) then pull through. I was doing a yarn over (where the yarn faces downward) before pulling through. I posted a pic of my work on Facebook and someone said my stitches were twisted; perhaps this is what they meant, since this video makes it look like I was leading the yarn through the wrong direction. I'll have to try and see if it makes a difference. I'm attempting to make my very first thing on circular needles so it'll be several experiments at once.
Anyway, thanks for the tutorial. Good lighting, good explanations, and I didn't have to slow down the video! A+ from me hahaha
Thanks very much :D Yes, it sounds like you are wrapping the yarn in the opposite way so will get twisted stitches. Some people purposefully knit twisted stitches because they like the look of them, so it's not neccessarily the 'wrong' way :)
As a right-handed crocheter, English knitting seemed so inefficient to me. So many more movements that Is as not used to. Someone suggested I try Continental knitting and it is so much easier for me since I already hold my yarn in my left hand.
I started learning to knit at 48 years old and found that it was mostly a muscle memory issue as far as it feeling smooth and fluid.
I am still a much faster crocheter, but I enjoy knitting so I will keep with it.
Your video is very clear and concise. I enjoyed it and needed the refresher.
Thank you for your comment :) Yes crocheters often like Continental much more because - as you say - it's a much more familiar way to hold the yarn & needle.
The slow demo makes it look easier will give it a try t y
Thanks!
Thanks so much! :D Much appreciated
Thanks for taking ur time to show it clearly. Well understood
Thank-you :)
Thanks so much for this! I just relearned knitting after 25 years and was having hand and arm pain already so hopefully this will be a solution! ☺️👍
I'm glad it helped! Happy knitting :)
Thank you! I will now be able to finish my daughter's Gryffindor scarf by Christmas 😁
Ha excellent! I hope she loves it
@@RokoleeDIY Thank you!
Thank you for this! This kind of knitting is one of our activities.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the lesson and the key words because yes, it's very cumbersome at first, but after a day or two I feel like I am getting better at it. Thanks again.
Thank you 🙂 Yes, unfortunately practice is the only way to make it feel more comfortable!
thank you --- beautifully explained and demonstrated!
Thank you :D Glad it was helpful!
Loved this tutorial! Thank you!
Thank you for watching :D
Thank you for making this so clear! Still need a loooot of practice and everything feels wobbly, don't know yet how to hold the needles steady without having them under my armpit. But this certainly helps!!
Haha yes it needs a fair bit of practice!
If you wrap the yarn around your left index finger you can control tension more easily.
This was so informative and helpful. I learned English knitting last year but had a terrible time getting it to feel natural (I'm a lefty). I'm working on knitting again and this is exactly what feels right for my hands. Thank you!
Excellent! Glad you found it helpful :D
Just had to say thank you for this comment! I'm a lefty too but I was taught right handed English style as a kid so it's what I've defaulted to now that I've taken up knitting again - but I crochet left handed so trying to learn continental style right handed was just making my hand confused because I needed my left index finger on the needle. I tried it left handed after I saw your comment and it's actually a breeze in comparison. Never would have figured that out if I hadn't seen your comment, so thank you!
Excellent tutorial.
Thanks :D
Thank you for the tutorial
You’re welcome :) Thanks for watching!
my granny who was born when Queen Victoria was on the throne, knitted the continental way and she was left handed. she knit all the time and I swear she was born with two knitting needles in her hand and knitting her umbilical cord into an afghan. she was amazing. I would have learned from her but she was knitting a difficult way and she was left handed.. and it frustrated her a lot.. but if she were alive we would be sitting in a parlor somewhere knitting and reminiscing about our lives.. oh what a nice thing to think about.
Aw that's a lovely memory :)
Excellent method for those with arthritic fingers! However its easy to miss completing a stitch as I found out while making up a jumper recently. You really have to focus on what you are doing.
Ha yes I'm not someone who can knit whilst watching TV (well, not unless I'm only doing garter stitch) because I need to concentrate! Thanks for your comment :)
That’s really helpful thanks
Where did you get those gorgeous needles?
They're nice aren't they? They're KnitPro wood needles :)
Hello. I've been crocheting for 6 yrs now, and today's my first day knitting. Does it matter which direction you wrap the yarn over ( or under )the needle? In crochet it does make a difference. I've always used the yarn under in crochet and I'm having a hard time yarning over now. I just wondered if it makes a difference.
Hi! Yes it does make a difference which way the yarn wraps around :) I hope you manage to get the hang of it.
Very good tutorial on knitting and purling but how do you switch your yarn when you knitting one purl one?
Hi! There are a few slightly different styles of knitting continental, and to k1, p1, k1, p1 etc it can be a bit trickier. You'd have to alter the position of the yarn a bit to do this quickly; a) make sure you keep the stitches on the left quite far up the needle, near the point, and b) have the yarn on your left-hand index finger held higher so it is positioned over the top of your needles. This way you can bring the yarn back and forwards over the top of the needles between each stitch. Like this other video shows:
ruclips.net/video/g__VhsBdbWQ/видео.html
If you don't mind as much about speed, I've seen it done this way too:
ruclips.net/video/O7T014Ry9Hs/видео.html
Hope that helps :)
Which way do you like better
Definitely English style, but I'm biased because that's what I learned as a child so it comes naturally to me. People who start with Continental will no doubt say that way is better!
@@RokoleeDIY I haven't been able to learn continental but a lady on RUclips has shown me how to knit Russian style. Which is similar to continental
There is no difference for the outcome if you pick the yarn from over or from under. However it is easier to do from above. Look at 1:16 - 1:26 - you can loose the yarn. Instead, try do to it exactly as you did the previous row 0:38 - 0:44.
Thank you 🙂
Best tutorial I have seen! Only improvement would be to have titlecards or some visual marker for when you are switching from explaining the knit to the purl stitch. I wanted to brush up on my purl with continental knitting but I had to watch through the whole video to try and figure out when you were moving on from the knit stitch. Thank you for the helpful video overall though, great tutorial!
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful! I am planning to put timestamps on my videos at some point :)
Very well explained thank you.
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What beautiful needles.
chironapolonio They are made by KnitPro. I’ve got a set of them and they are really good.
I’m trying to learn this to speed up but my hand is cramping and the yarn is so loose in my hand. It’s hard but I’m determined because I really wanna knit faster
I hope the practice pays off for you in the end! :)
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks!
I still can’t get it. My knits keep unraveling. I just can’t get it. 😩 I can cast on no, problem but I’m just not getting how to transfer from one to the other.
Sorry to hear that but I relate...as an English style knitter, Continental takes a lot of getting used to. I would recommend watching videos of different people doing Continental knitting to get a feel for how it's supposed to look & flow.
I need to know more advanced techniques such as YO, I-Cord, and adding stitches . Where can I find such videos
Hi there! I've got videos on my channel about these topics :D Just go to my channel and click 'search' near the top to find what you want.
Thanks for this basic video on the topic, but how do you switch the yarn between knit and purl stitches? For example, I am currently knitting the Irish Moss stitch where one knits one stitch, then purls one stitch, then knits one stitch, and so on down the row. Hmmm, looks like I need to find another video...
Hi! Yes it's probably best to look for a video where someone who is a Continental knitter is doing moss stitch/seed stitch or similar, and then you'll see the movement required to get the yarn forward or back between the needles between knits and purls :)
I like this but there is too much information. Just pick a way to hold the yarn - the way you do it and run with it. We don't need too many options.
She made the clear points about keeping tension and control of the yarn, by allowing you to see that you could accomplish it by holding the yarn in 'various possible ways.' This opened up a way for you to find 'your own comfort level,' which was quite kind of her. While the most important step was to get the basic knit-stitch correct, she didn't want anyone to feel held back by limiting them to hold the yarn in a specific way. She certainly helped me to see, knitting can be an individual thing, as long as the basic stitches are correct. This relieves pressure, as some teachers present that their way is the only way.
Thank you
I have been crocheting for 16 years and I have only recently taught myself how to knit and I cannot for the life of my continental knit! Going from a hook to no hook just makes it impossible.. I have to throw the yarn😂
Yeah it's real challenge for throwers!
Thank you!
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why doesn't someone make a circular needle with crochet hook ends for doing continental knitting method? oh. they have. : )
I learned to crochet at 8, and to Continental knit at about 9...while we were in Germany. When we got back to the States, the girls at church were knitting--English--and all I could do is knots. I didn't know there were TWO methods of knitting and was just frustrated. I was able to crochet just fine. It wasn't until I was until after college that I decided to take a two color knitting class at the local knit shop...and to two color knitting requires you to do BOTH types!!! It was as if the heavens had opened and the angels sang!!!
I hate to say this, but you look very awkward doing Continental. You can tell that you are not very practiced at doing it.
Am I the only one who gets really disappointed? I've been trying this for hours and hours and I just can't get it right. I'm starting to give up
Foteini Exarchou me to honestly , ive watched like 30 videos and I can't get past a cast on
Sorry to hear you are having trouble! Are you a knitter already but using a different method? Or total beginner? It might just be that English style knitting would come easier to you, and if you already use that method I can empathise because learning Continental after knitting a different way was very tricky! Thanks for watching :)
@@RokoleeDIY Yeah I am not an experienced knitter but I became decent using the English method. I wanted to switch to continental to become quicker because I would like to sell stuff online. I've learned programming and foreign languages but I can't seem to figure this one out 😂😂
What about casting on. I had just watched someone casting on with both hands at the same time. Left hand yarn over, then right hand yarn over , left , right. Continuously I'm confused
With Continental knitting you can cast on in any way you know how. I mostly use the long tail cast on and that's done the same way no matter what style of knitting you use :)
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Hi: I am a Continental knitter. I do the purl stitch MUCH easier than the method you show. You are using extra hand and finger movements that are not necessary and that is one of the reasons of the problems with the yarn tension. I am wondering how I can show you how to do it.
Yeah, Continental is not my natural style (obviously!). I guess you could make your own video if you wanted to share, or link me to someone else's video where they do the purls the way you do?
I have watched 15 videos and nothing has helped or worked, it’s frustrating it’s not helping my mental health it’s actually making it worse like I wanna end it all because I don’t understand how I can’t do it. I feel stupid
You'll get there in the end! Takes some practice
Respecfully; The tecknique used for continental knitting on this video is not best, the yarn is being wraped in the wrong direction for both knits and purls, it works but is ackward as you confessed yourself.
This is really not a great example of continental knitting...
Perhaps you are right, as knitting Continental is a bit like speaking a second language for me and doesn't come naturally - since I'm used to knitting English Style most of my life...however, I just wanted to get across the basic actions of Continental and how it works rather than perfect technique. That, of course, takes lots of practice!