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continental knitting method, where have you been all my life????

*speedracer**speedracer* member
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if only i had discovered you 1 scarf ago...
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Re: continental knitting method, where have you been all my life????

  • almipoalmipo
    Oh, please share...I am brand new to knitting working on my first hat.
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  • jerimbatojerimbato member
    I just googled it, and thank you for sharing! It looks so much faster than how I've been doing it. I'm seriously considering undoing the blanket I just started the other day, and starting it over with this method instead. I've only got a few inches done so it wouldn't be much of a loss.
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  • almipoalmipo
    Ok I just watched a video and that does look like a much faster way to knit!  Would you have to undo what you've started?  I guess it could change the guage a bit, huh?
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  • Temp663997437501443Temp663997437501443 member
    Everyone in my family knits that way.  My grandmother when she knit even held the left needle under her armpit so that her left hand was almost completely free to guide the yarn.
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  • oigoigaloigoigal
    continental knitting is beyond me.
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  • DomerJenCDomerJenC member

    if I could use *either* style I'd be thrilled.  I use a hybrid one-handed style that requires me to put the right handed needle between my legs.  LOL.  I bought circular needles to do some baby pants, I'm hoping that will cure me.

    I agree that continental is a million times more efficient!

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    Joseph Henry was born at home on March 9, 2009
    Nora Mae was born at home on October 30, 2011
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  • ndilemmandilemma
    Continental knitting is much faster! I'm glad you found it:)
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  • melrrrmelrrr
    I can knit continental, but I can't purl, so if I want to do it I do the combination method where my purl stitches are twisted and then I knit into the back loop to untwist them.
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  • *speedracer**speedracer* member
    i am in the middle of scarf #2 and successfully changed to continental, no undoing necessary.  purling continental isn't bad either.  i'm doing a 1x1 rib so the english method was killing my wrist.
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