[Nfb-krafters-korner] which style knitting do you use?

[Annette Carr]

Valerie,

When you are using the continental method of knitting, you still form the
purl stitch by moving your working yarn to the front of your work, inserting
the right needle into the front leg of the first stitch on the left needle
from right to left.  Wrap your yarn around the tip of the right needle so
that it passes from under the tip of the right needle, up in front of the
right needle tip, over the top of it and down behind  it which is sort of
between the 2 needles.  The difference is that you continue holding and
controlling the working yarn with your left hand.  When you have to change
between knitting and purling you use the index finger on the left hand to
move the working yarn from the back to the front of your work or from front
to back as needed.

HTH,
Annette


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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Valerie
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:59 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] which style knitting do you use?

To those that do continental style knitting, today, it being so hot here and
I'm happy to just sit and test my knitting out. I am pretty sure I've
remembered how our German neighbour taught me to knit the plain stitch, but
how is purl done in continental style? Thanks ever so much and hope my
questions aren't too many. 

Cheers Valerie 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dani Pagador
Sent: Friday, 31 January 2014 12:33 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] which style knitting do you use?

Hi, Ericka.
I knit Continental for the most part, with the yarn in my left hand. I
alternate between the Western method and combination knitting--these two
methods are based on which leg of the stitch is in front of the needle.

Would you mind explaining how to go about knitting in the Portuguese style?
I'm always up for learning new ways to knit.

Thanks,
Dani
<daniknits at gmail.com>




On 1/30/14, Ericka Short <ericka.short at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the encouragement Annette!  I have found if I wrap the 
> working yarn around my neck I don't lose track of the  working yarn 
> plus it's improved my tension.  Next week I'll learn how to finish my 
> hat and bind off.  It's kind of fun and I'm glad I decided to learn.  
> Anyone have a
very
>
> basic pattern for a baby blanket?  I want to make one for my new niece 
> or nephew arriving in  July.
>
> Ericka J. Short
> 262-697-0510
>
> "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 
> 4:13
>
> "No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short
>
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