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

[Valerie]

Hi Cathy, thanks very much. Now can you tell me if this is then another
style of stitch? I clearly remember that after stitches were on the l.h.
needle, you held the yarn in left hand as you described, but the bit I
remember also is that you pointed the tips of the needles together towards
one another, tip to tip, then pushed the tip of the right hand needle from
the front of that first stitch, but actually through the back part of the
stitch, you then picked up the yarn over from over your l.h finger with the
r.h  needle and drew it through onto the r.h needle. Forgive me if this
sounds silly, but I can't work out what this stitch might be. Thanks valerie

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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Friday, 31 January 2014 3:35 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] which style knitting do you use?

Hi Valerie,

It is not that the stitches are done differently it is only that the needles
are held differently. 

The continental method is where you thread the working yarn through the
fingers on your left hand
and use one finger to yarn over and the other needle to knit. In the
American style you have the
working yarn in your right hand and throw it over the needle to yarn over
and the yarn is not
threaded through your fingers. I know nothing about the Portuguese style. I
can't picture knitting
with the working yarn around my neck. <smile>
Cathy F
 


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