[Nfb-krafters-korner] Continental Knitting

[Susan Roe]

I also Continental knit and have always done so.  With straight needles, I 
not only control the yarn with my left hand, I also ankor the left needle at 
my waist ban.  This allows me more freedom with my left-hand fingers to 
manipulate the working yarn and stitches, but it also allows me to totally 
control the right-hand needle manipulation.  I believe Continental knitting 
is also a faster form of knitting and speed increases with practise and 
familiarity with your knitting techniques.  It is a lot easier than it 
sounds.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Beginner's knitting


> Continental knitting is when you use your left hand to hold and control 
> the
> yarn.  You use the right hand needle to "pick" the yarn by wrapping the
> needle around the yarn and pulling the loop that is around the needle back
> through the stitch on the left needle.  The English style of knitting 
> holds
> the yarn in the right hand.  Some people release the needle that is held 
> in
> the right hand to free up their right hand to wrap, also known as 
> "throwing"
> " the yarn around the right needle.  My understanding is that there is a 
> way
> to control the yarn with the right hand and not let go of the right needle
> when knitting English.  There appears to be many variations of these 2
> techniques that go by such names as Portuguese and Turkish.  I think that 
> I
> read that there is a Spanish technique where you hold one needle between
> your arm and body so that you can control the yarn with one hand and the
> needle with the other.  Many knitters will tell you that it is good to 
> know
> how to use multiple techniques.  It is like having a tool for every job.
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Denise Shaible
> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 3:28 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Beginner's knitting
>
> What is the difference between continental and the other type, I can't
> remember what it's called?  Is it a matter of the hand in which you hold 
> the
> yarn?  I'd like to know because I don't know which one I use and if a 
> class
> is taught in a style I don't know, then either I have to learn that style 
> or
> wait for another class.  I'm interested.  I never knew there were 
> different
> types until just recently when I saw it in a reference for how to knit
> certain stitches and I also heard about it when I was speaking with 
> someone
> at our KK table at National.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denise
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 8:10 AM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Beginner's knitting
>
> Now I will have to talk with Annette as I do not  knit continental  style
> and if that is what Annette taught last year it might not be wise for me 
> to
> partner with her to teach a purl stitch,
>
> I will have to give this some thought and consider what to do and how I 
> can
> help.
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 8/17/2013 7:14:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> butterfly05 at earthlink.net writes:
>
> Annette,
>
> Since your class in January I can fly with the knit  stitch but find the
> purl stitch much slower and at times, challenging. I  heard on a knitting
> podcast that there is a knitter in New York City who  teaches a Turkish
> style of purling that is popular with all who learn it.  Are you familiar
> with this?
> If there is a pattern that has extensive  purling, I tend to avoid it on 
> the
> needles so I would like to  improve.
>
> Karen
>
>
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