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I just cannot get it. Even though i crochet as well with yarn in left hand, i knit English way. I've been knitting for last 40 years so i'm bit stuck in my ways 😂 danke Norman
well, I hope looking at all the slow-motion parts of this video might give you an inkling and a good starting point. However, If you are happy with your knitting style, I don't think there is any need for change :)
I agree with the comments. However, like me I have been knitting for 50 years but want to learn other techniques. I find practice swatches are my way to go. I don't concentrate on a finished project, just the technique and have fun with it...mistakes, frustration and all! Relax. Practice and enjoy the process. It'd how you learned originally.
I love how you say "use the chapter function", since I've been knitting for well over 20 (closer to 30) years and still love to hear you explain even the basics. Norman, you are the best teacher, and even an advanced knitter can learn new things. That is the best thing about knitting for me, it's a neverending learning curve. That's why I'll watch every second of your video without skipping❤
I don't quite understand long tail cast-ons. I frequently accidentally reverse how I'm supposed to be holding the yarn so the long tail doesn't get used up and instead I'm pulling from the ball. I've never had any issues doing it this way. Is there a reason you aren't supposed to do this?
the longtail cast-onc reates two rows in the same breath. Technically speaking, you are doing a simple "Single cast-on" and knitting across it through the back loop for one one row. The loop you create around your thumb, creates the first row, while the loop around your index finger the second. If you were to reverse the two, you would end up with the tail coming out of the last stitch of your second row, while the actual working yarn would be stuck down in the first row. I mean, if you pull it up, 99% of all people won't notice it but still...hope this helps.
I am a beginner and I must say, you are a great teacher. Your videos are very well structured, easy to understand and navigate. I do have an issue that I keep having and haven’t found any videos about it. I don’t know if it’s something you would like to talk about. I often see a pattern that I really like, but when I make it, my results look flat, less textured. I don’t see as much, the texture of the yarn going over and under, etc. I don’t know any other way to describe it. Would be great if you have pointers about solving my issues. I think it’s tension, but I’m not sure.
You are an absolute star Norman thank you so much for the video I just sent you a message on one of your other videos about this as its exactly what I am trying to do at the moment the switch from holding yarn in right hand to holding it in the left still feels very unnatural to me as I have been doing it the other way for so long it is also much slower for me but I have been watching how quickly you and others can get stiches done using the continental style and it's a night and day difference so I will stick with it until it gets a bit more fluid.
awesome. Though, i do know some knitters who are very quick with English knitting as well. Still, continental knit stitches are as efficient as it gets! Sp definitely worth trying!
I learned as an English 'flicker' when I was very young indeed. Then I taught myself continental years ago so I could knit Fair Isle with both hands. I love both methods but have to say that continental is definitely faster than the way I see a lot of people knitting these days. Great video Norman. So clear and well explained. I hope more people try it 🧶💐
I appreciate the way you encourage people to experiment with different ways of knitting to see what works for them. If I try tension yarn with a finger, it irritates my skin and makes me feel queasy. So I knit with a closed grip, and use my index finger only to deliver the yarn to where I need it, not to tension it. Instead of tension, I just use the width of the needles to control the size of the stitches. I have to eliminate unnecessary movement of the needles, or else I would enlarge the stitches. So this wouldn't suit everyone, but it works for me.
I am the same way, except I have hyperhydrosis in my hands, which means my sweat glands produce too much sweat, so my hands are very clammy quite consistently, so I have a tough time wrapping around my pinky sometimes because the moisture from my hands just makes it very difficult for the yarn to move so I end up moving my pinky way too much, too the point where it hurts, so I have to do a closed grip like I do with crochet. I’m knitting Norman’s beginner sweater pattern and it’s helping me figure out the best tension, and also the mechanics of making a sweater. This is my first ever sweater so it’s helping me to learn a lot about not only knitting sweaters, but how to knit in a way that is comfortable for me.
Thank you for this video. I would love to see this type of video on using double pointed needles. I know the basics but I just can’t coordinate my fingers on what to do with needles I’m not using.
I already kinda have that: ruclips.net/video/2-W_0vMNZig/видео.html Maybe not with all these ultra slow motion bits and not in 4k...still...i feel it is a very good video I am proud of!
from experience....i can tell you the easiest way to become a continental knitter is to learn crochet first.....with crochet ALL right handed crocheters learn to hold the working yarn in the left hand.....i started crocheting in 2000....i learned to knit in 2016....i tried the english style of throwing, but my right hand would cramp up after 5 minutes of having to drop the needle and throw the yarn....i've seen english style knitters that can do it with a simple flick of their right index finger without taking their hand off the needle....i just couldn't do either way....having crocheted for 16 years before learning to knit, my hands alreayd had the muscle memory.....so with this post, i am trying to say....right handed crocheters, you can easily learn how to knit continental style....my mom (she's in her 70's) learned to english style knit in her 20's....she was amazed at seeing that i could knit twice as fast as she could.....people that continental knit can knit much faster because you can still knit if you have to take your left hand off the needle while still holding the working yarn, just slower...the Nowegian style (which is a type of Continental) is even faster and less chance of getting carpule tunnel syndrom.....Nowegian style allows you to rest the left index finger on the needle and you pick the yarn off the finger......Porteguese style knitting can be done both continental and english....with Porteguese style the working yarn goes behind your neck and you let your neck do the tensioning....also you are mostly working on wrong side especially when knitting in the round
I taught myself to knit ( continental ) in 80s from a book . no youtube instructions and not even clear knitting instructions so I was wrapping the purl stich the wrong way ( clock wise ) for 30+ years . Recently i developed my own method of purling correctly continental but I will try to practice yours it seems faster.
I knit in a Portuguese style, although my mother used to knit the English style. I also cast on stitches differently. I’m willing to try the continental style 😅 but the style I use is much easier for me 😂😂😂Purling is also easier than knitting. 😅😅😅 Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge ❤❤❤
I used to knit english style. For the past few months, I have been retraining myself to knit continental style. I finally got the hang of it. I am not that fast, but I know I will get there eventually. You need a lot of patience and determination. 😊 I am a crocheter. You would think I would just pick it up quickly. I have been crocheting for 40 years and knitting on and off for the same amount of time. My grandmother taught me when I was 9 years old. I just wish she taught me to continental knit instead of english. But oh well.
Hey Norman, danke für deine Mühe und die vielen Tipps. Ich stricke auch schon viele Jahre aber die Fadenspannung bei den linken Maschen war für mich nicht so ganz perfekt. Nun übe ich deine Technik an Socken seit einiger Zeit und siehe da, mit etwas Übung fällt es leichter und das Ergebnis ist deutlich gleichmäßiger. Liebe Grüße, much love to you ❤
das freut mich sehr zu hören! Ich mein, ja es braucht wirklich viel übung. Am anfang...also..keine ahnung wann das war? vor 30 Jahren, da hab ich linke maschen gehasst wie die pest. Jetzt verstehe ich nicht mehr, warum irgendwer die überhaupt schwierig finden könnte. Das ist so wie wenn mir jemand sagt "ja, dass mit dem atmen hab ich jetzt drauf, aber blinzeln klappt irgendwie noch nicht" ^^
@@NimbleNeedles ja genau, guter Vergleich 😂! Es ist wirklich so, Übung macht den Meister und es macht ja auch spaß etwas neues zu lernen oder zu verbessern. Danke für alles und viel Erfolg und Glück bei allem was dir wichtig ist 😉
Norman - I taught myself to knit continental style with your videos a few months ago after learning English style as a child and I absolutely love it! Your videos are absolutely invaluable and I can't thank you enough for making them.
On a more serious note, I need to train myself to throw the yarn with my middle finger like you do when purling. I'm working on a shawl with sport weight yarn now and my index finger is so sore around the knuckle from constantly moving up and down to throw the yarn... and I'm in my early 30s with no arthritis or anything.
I was working on the boneyard shawl by Stephen West earlier this year and I watched all Norman's purling videos to mimic his style when purling and I have to say I purl so much faster now and it really changed how I think about purling in general. I almost prefer it to the knit stitch
I was taught to crochet almost from the cradle, lol. I've always wanted to knit socks, so I've taught myself. Continental came naturally. I'm not great, but I've made a few pairs. I now know I was perling incorrectly . Thanks for the help. I Love your videos, Norman
well, there are many different ways to purl. So really..if you like the results, incorrect really doesn't exist. Still, happy to hear I was able to give you some pointers!
My mom knits continental, I currently knit English. I want to try to learn continental (again, haha) so I’ll be trying to follow this video to help me improve. I have a very long term project that is basically perfect for practicing, and I don’t care about tension or gauge in it (it’s a “waste blanket”, knit in the round, meant to use up all the random scrap balls of yarn we have lying around after multiple finished projects).
that, indeed, sounds a perfect way to practise. And I actually always kinda say: it takes a blanket to change your knitting style, not a half-finished dishcloth :P
This is perfect timing, because I just started practicing continental style after watching one of your previous videos. Thank you for all of your tutorials.
As always you have put in immense effort in creating this video. Thanks for doing it. Many people are knitting 1x1 ribbing inside out as it looks neater on the wrong side. Does your ribbing look different on the both sides?
Nope...not that I could tell and that is saying something. However, if either your purl or your knit tension is off, I can see how it would make a difference. Then again, I'd say that you should rather work on that because most kinds of ribbings will be seen from both sides at one point or another.
Before taking up knitting, I tried to learn crochet but could not figure out the tension for the life of me. I decided to learn continental knitting instead because I heard it was faster than English. One year later, I'm just taking up crochet again but am SO MUCH BETTER at it this time because I finally learned to hold and tension yarn with my left hand 😂
I'm already a continental knitter; I just wanted to compare and see if I do things a little differently than you. And I do. I flick my middle finger when I knit, and bend my index finger down when I purl -- both to wrap the yarn around the left needle. It was interesting, because I don't think I've ever analyzed my knitting this closely. 😂
actually...while the video kinda may seem simple...the anaylizing time of my own knitting style was looong. Lke I said in the introduction most of it happens subconsciously and at quite speed. So disecting it was tough!
I have been knitting for a year now and i knit the English style. I have wanting to learn how to knit the Continental style. This is very informative and useful for my learning the style. Thank you for this video. It really answered all my questions.
Thank you for all the detailed camera work I will give it another try as I am very stuck in the English style. Thank you so much for your videos and hard work ❤
Let's take a minute to comment Norman's beautiful manicure ❤❤❤ thank you , ive been knittinh on and off for the last year i find crocheting easier but the continental has always been hard. Apart from speed does the continental have any difference in terms of the final result ompared to other styles,?
ha...that actually took like half an hour because I knew the video would be in 4k. ANd even then...the amount of details you see under magnification and in 4k is...infuriating, lol!
Hi Norman. Great video. As I’ve been knitting Continental my way for 45 years I am happy with how I knit. I have been blessed to not struggle with purling. My way is very similar to yours though. It works for me. I think this video is an invaluable resource for those wanting to switch to continental. I would have loved this 45 years ago when I switched from English, lol. Thanks for another great video!😊
Thanks to your videos, I managed to understand the continental style more. I learned from a previous video on knitting flat that purling, you can use a smaller needle size and that helped my stitches look more even!
yeah, you can definitely try to use smaller needles. However, I would definitely practise more and not use such a crutch longterm. After all, many patterns use knit and purl stitches in the same row and then you are kinda screwed if that's what you rely on :)
@@NimbleNeedles I only use it for stockinette. I found later on, it wasn't helpful for in the round anyway 😅. Still practicing but so far, so good for me. At least in my opinion. 🤣
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I just cannot get it. Even though i crochet as well with yarn in left hand, i knit English way. I've been knitting for last 40 years so i'm bit stuck in my ways 😂 danke Norman
well, I hope looking at all the slow-motion parts of this video might give you an inkling and a good starting point.
However, If you are happy with your knitting style, I don't think there is any need for change :)
I like the way it knits. It certainly looks quick 👍
Agreed!
I agree with the comments. However, like me I have been knitting for 50 years but want to learn other techniques. I find practice swatches are my way to go. I don't concentrate on a finished project, just the technique and have fun with it...mistakes, frustration and all! Relax. Practice and enjoy the process. It'd how you learned originally.
I love how you say "use the chapter function", since I've been knitting for well over 20 (closer to 30) years and still love to hear you explain even the basics. Norman, you are the best teacher, and even an advanced knitter can learn new things. That is the best thing about knitting for me, it's a neverending learning curve. That's why I'll watch every second of your video without skipping❤
I can only agree. I love learning new things and glad it never ends 🥰
Excellent explanations as always. Your attention to detail is very much appreciated!
glad you appreciate the extra effort this seeminly simple video took!
I don't quite understand long tail cast-ons. I frequently accidentally reverse how I'm supposed to be holding the yarn so the long tail doesn't get used up and instead I'm pulling from the ball. I've never had any issues doing it this way. Is there a reason you aren't supposed to do this?
the longtail cast-onc reates two rows in the same breath.
Technically speaking, you are doing a simple "Single cast-on" and knitting across it through the back loop for one one row.
The loop you create around your thumb, creates the first row, while the loop around your index finger the second.
If you were to reverse the two, you would end up with the tail coming out of the last stitch of your second row, while the actual working yarn would be stuck down in the first row.
I mean, if you pull it up, 99% of all people won't notice it but still...hope this helps.
I am a beginner and I must say, you are a great teacher. Your videos are very well structured, easy to understand and navigate. I do have an issue that I keep having and haven’t found any videos about it. I don’t know if it’s something you would like to talk about. I often see a pattern that I really like, but when I make it, my results look flat, less textured. I don’t see as much, the texture of the yarn going over and under, etc. I don’t know any other way to describe it. Would be great if you have pointers about solving my issues. I think it’s tension, but I’m not sure.
You are an absolute star Norman thank you so much for the video I just sent you a message on one of your other videos about this as its exactly what I am trying to do at the moment the switch from holding yarn in right hand to holding it in the left still feels very unnatural to me as I have been doing it the other way for so long it is also much slower for me but I have been watching how quickly you and others can get stiches done using the continental style and it's a night and day difference so I will stick with it until it gets a bit more fluid.
awesome. Though, i do know some knitters who are very quick with English knitting as well. Still, continental knit stitches are as efficient as it gets! Sp definitely worth trying!
Thanks for these very clear explanations. I quite agree with your conclusion.
Thank you. A most valuable lesson.
I learned as an English 'flicker' when I was very young indeed. Then I taught myself continental years ago so I could knit Fair Isle with both hands. I love both methods but have to say that continental is definitely faster than the way I see a lot of people knitting these days.
Great video Norman. So clear and well explained. I hope more people try it 🧶💐
This video was made for me🤣 I truly want to switch to continental!!!❤❤
happy to hear that! Hope you are able to learn from it...and if you still have any quesitons, feel free to ask them here :)
Thanks Norman ❤ I have learned so much with your videos. 😊
happy to hear that, estephanie!
I appreciate the way you encourage people to experiment with different ways of knitting to see what works for them. If I try tension yarn with a finger, it irritates my skin and makes me feel queasy. So I knit with a closed grip, and use my index finger only to deliver the yarn to where I need it, not to tension it. Instead of tension, I just use the width of the needles to control the size of the stitches. I have to eliminate unnecessary movement of the needles, or else I would enlarge the stitches. So this wouldn't suit everyone, but it works for me.
glad you found something that works for you. That's always the most important bit!
I am the same way, except I have hyperhydrosis in my hands, which means my sweat glands produce too much sweat, so my hands are very clammy quite consistently, so I have a tough time wrapping around my pinky sometimes because the moisture from my hands just makes it very difficult for the yarn to move so I end up moving my pinky way too much, too the point where it hurts, so I have to do a closed grip like I do with crochet.
I’m knitting Norman’s beginner sweater pattern and it’s helping me figure out the best tension, and also the mechanics of making a sweater. This is my first ever sweater so it’s helping me to learn a lot about not only knitting sweaters, but how to knit in a way that is comfortable for me.
Thank you for this video. I would love to see this type of video on using double pointed needles. I know the basics but I just can’t coordinate my fingers on what to do with needles I’m not using.
I already kinda have that: ruclips.net/video/2-W_0vMNZig/видео.html
Maybe not with all these ultra slow motion bits and not in 4k...still...i feel it is a very good video I am proud of!
@@NimbleNeedles thank you. It was exactly what I was looking for. It’s helped my current project look so much better
from experience....i can tell you the easiest way to become a continental knitter is to learn crochet first.....with crochet ALL right handed crocheters learn to hold the working yarn in the left hand.....i started crocheting in 2000....i learned to knit in 2016....i tried the english style of throwing, but my right hand would cramp up after 5 minutes of having to drop the needle and throw the yarn....i've seen english style knitters that can do it with a simple flick of their right index finger without taking their hand off the needle....i just couldn't do either way....having crocheted for 16 years before learning to knit, my hands alreayd had the muscle memory.....so with this post, i am trying to say....right handed crocheters, you can easily learn how to knit continental style....my mom (she's in her 70's) learned to english style knit in her 20's....she was amazed at seeing that i could knit twice as fast as she could.....people that continental knit can knit much faster because you can still knit if you have to take your left hand off the needle while still holding the working yarn, just slower...the Nowegian style (which is a type of Continental) is even faster and less chance of getting carpule tunnel syndrom.....Nowegian style allows you to rest the left index finger on the needle and you pick the yarn off the finger......Porteguese style knitting can be done both continental and english....with Porteguese style the working yarn goes behind your neck and you let your neck do the tensioning....also you are mostly working on wrong side especially when knitting in the round
I taught myself to knit ( continental ) in 80s from a book . no youtube instructions and not even clear knitting instructions so I was wrapping the purl stich the wrong way ( clock wise ) for 30+ years . Recently i developed my own method of purling correctly continental but I will try to practice yours it seems faster.
I knit in a Portuguese style, although my mother used to knit the English style. I also cast on stitches differently. I’m willing to try the continental style 😅 but the style I use is much easier for me 😂😂😂Purling is also easier than knitting. 😅😅😅 Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge ❤❤❤
For me this was a review, but very welcome. Your demonstrations are always so clear and and I can always improve.
thank you
Thank you so much, Norman! ❤❤❤
As always, my pleasure 🙏 ❤️
At 70, I am afraid this taxed my brain to relay it to my hands. Thanks for the demo Norman ❤️
heh. fair enough. no need to force things!
Thanks for another brilliant video. I love how you always say that how you knit is up to you.
because it's true :)
I am a much faster knitter continental. However, I learned English style. I purl English style. I don’t mix styles in a project. Cheers ❤
Norman, you are a delightful instructor! I have long had tensioning issues, and this helps immensely- thank you!
I used to knit english style. For the past few months, I have been retraining myself to knit continental style. I finally got the hang of it. I am not that fast, but I know I will get there eventually. You need a lot of patience and determination. 😊 I am a crocheter. You would think I would just pick it up quickly. I have been crocheting for 40 years and knitting on and off for the same amount of time. My grandmother taught me when I was 9 years old. I just wish she taught me to continental knit instead of english. But oh well.
My middle finger wont work like that. ;-(
I love continental style. But it took me practice.
Hey Norman, danke für deine Mühe und die vielen Tipps. Ich stricke auch schon viele Jahre aber die Fadenspannung bei den linken Maschen war für mich nicht so ganz perfekt. Nun übe ich deine Technik an Socken seit einiger Zeit und siehe da, mit etwas Übung fällt es leichter und das Ergebnis ist deutlich gleichmäßiger. Liebe Grüße, much love to you ❤
das freut mich sehr zu hören!
Ich mein, ja es braucht wirklich viel übung. Am anfang...also..keine ahnung wann das war? vor 30 Jahren, da hab ich linke maschen gehasst wie die pest. Jetzt verstehe ich nicht mehr, warum irgendwer die überhaupt schwierig finden könnte. Das ist so wie wenn mir jemand sagt "ja, dass mit dem atmen hab ich jetzt drauf, aber blinzeln klappt irgendwie noch nicht" ^^
@@NimbleNeedles ja genau, guter Vergleich 😂! Es ist wirklich so, Übung macht den Meister und es macht ja auch spaß etwas neues zu lernen oder zu verbessern. Danke für alles und viel Erfolg und Glück bei allem was dir wichtig ist 😉
Norman - I taught myself to knit continental style with your videos a few months ago after learning English style as a child and I absolutely love it! Your videos are absolutely invaluable and I can't thank you enough for making them.
very happy to hear that. Hope this video wasn't superflous, then :)
On a more serious note, I need to train myself to throw the yarn with my middle finger like you do when purling. I'm working on a shawl with sport weight yarn now and my index finger is so sore around the knuckle from constantly moving up and down to throw the yarn... and I'm in my early 30s with no arthritis or anything.
I was working on the boneyard shawl by Stephen West earlier this year and I watched all Norman's purling videos to mimic his style when purling and I have to say I purl so much faster now and it really changed how I think about purling in general. I almost prefer it to the knit stitch
I was taught to crochet almost from the cradle, lol. I've always wanted to knit socks, so I've taught myself. Continental came naturally. I'm not great, but I've made a few pairs. I now know I was perling incorrectly . Thanks for the help. I Love your videos, Norman
well, there are many different ways to purl. So really..if you like the results, incorrect really doesn't exist. Still, happy to hear I was able to give you some pointers!
My mom knits continental, I currently knit English. I want to try to learn continental (again, haha) so I’ll be trying to follow this video to help me improve. I have a very long term project that is basically perfect for practicing, and I don’t care about tension or gauge in it (it’s a “waste blanket”, knit in the round, meant to use up all the random scrap balls of yarn we have lying around after multiple finished projects).
that, indeed, sounds a perfect way to practise. And I actually always kinda say: it takes a blanket to change your knitting style, not a half-finished dishcloth :P
This is perfect timing, because I just started practicing continental style after watching one of your previous videos.
Thank you for all of your tutorials.
happy to assist!
As always you have put in immense effort in creating this video. Thanks for doing it.
Many people are knitting 1x1 ribbing inside out as it looks neater on the wrong side. Does your ribbing look different on the both sides?
Nope...not that I could tell and that is saying something.
However, if either your purl or your knit tension is off, I can see how it would make a difference. Then again, I'd say that you should rather work on that because most kinds of ribbings will be seen from both sides at one point or another.
Thanks so much Norman !!! I'm finally getting it yay I'm so excited. Can I run my fingers thru your hair now 😂lol I love your hair btw
No, you shall not destroy my hair-do! hahaha! :P
Another excellent video. Thank you, Norman, for your detailed instructions. I’m beginning to get the hang of this knitting style. 🙏
I sure hope you do! And if still need pointers, never hesitate to ask
Before taking up knitting, I tried to learn crochet but could not figure out the tension for the life of me. I decided to learn continental knitting instead because I heard it was faster than English. One year later, I'm just taking up crochet again but am SO MUCH BETTER at it this time because I finally learned to hold and tension yarn with my left hand 😂
Same for me. I learned to knit first with the continental style then learned crochet. I picked up on crochet quite quickly!
I'm already a continental knitter; I just wanted to compare and see if I do things a little differently than you. And I do. I flick my middle finger when I knit, and bend my index finger down when I purl -- both to wrap the yarn around the left needle. It was interesting, because I don't think I've ever analyzed my knitting this closely. 😂
actually...while the video kinda may seem simple...the anaylizing time of my own knitting style was looong. Lke I said in the introduction most of it happens subconsciously and at quite speed. So disecting it was tough!
I have been knitting for a year now and i knit the English style. I have wanting to learn how to knit the Continental style. This is very informative and useful for my learning the style. Thank you for this video. It really answered all my questions.
awesome. But if you still have any, you know where to ask them,r ight? :)
Thank you for all the detailed camera work I will give it another try as I am very stuck in the English style. Thank you so much for your videos and hard work ❤
nothing wrong with it, though, if you are happy! still, do give it a try. maybe these instructions make a difference for you!
Its good to see you back. A great video
hm...I don't think I was ever gone? :P
@@NimbleNeedles New videos of yours, haven't come up on my notifications for a while
Let's take a minute to comment Norman's beautiful manicure ❤❤❤ thank you , ive been knittinh on and off for the last year i find crocheting easier but the continental has always been hard. Apart from speed does the continental have any difference in terms of the final result ompared to other styles,?
ha...that actually took like half an hour because I knew the video would be in 4k. ANd even then...the amount of details you see under magnification and in 4k is...infuriating, lol!
New knitter here and this is exactly the video I needed. Thanks for such detailed explanations. Much appreciated.
my pleasure! hope it will help to get you started!
I am so used to English knitting that it is like a big “why”but you are such a good teacher so will give it a try ,thanks
definitely. I mean, give it an honest and unbiased try. And if, after a project, you decide, nah, i'll stick to ENglish, that is fine as well!
You’re the best teacher!
Thank you thank you thank you😮 so extremely excited to give the a try on my next day off ! ❤
happy to hear that. let me know how it went :)
Hi Norman. Great video. As I’ve been knitting Continental my way for 45 years I am happy with how I knit. I have been blessed to not struggle with purling. My way is very similar to yours though. It works for me. I think this video is an invaluable resource for those wanting to switch to continental. I would have loved this 45 years ago when I switched from English, lol. Thanks for another great video!😊
Same. All I had was shitty books and impatient teachers 🤣
@@NimbleNeedles Oh geez! That’s not cool! But you survived and thrived!😂😂
Thanks to your videos, I managed to understand the continental style more. I learned from a previous video on knitting flat that purling, you can use a smaller needle size and that helped my stitches look more even!
yeah, you can definitely try to use smaller needles. However, I would definitely practise more and not use such a crutch longterm. After all, many patterns use knit and purl stitches in the same row and then you are kinda screwed if that's what you rely on :)
@@NimbleNeedles I only use it for stockinette. I found later on, it wasn't helpful for in the round anyway 😅. Still practicing but so far, so good for me. At least in my opinion. 🤣