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Posted by on March 2, 2009, 1:18 am
Lisa
How do you Know ???? On Feb 28, 8:10=A0pm, "L"
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> I KNOW 'continental style' knitting (where the yarn is held in the left
> hand, as in crochet) is faster than 'American style' (where you hold the
> yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen the
> video's.
I have been kn itting almost 60 years , i learned the method of
Throwing the thread , which my late mother and her friends called the
`French way `, while the other way , holding thread in left hand , was
called by them the `German way`. with time every method one uses
becomes faster ,,, Nothing to do with the method !!!
20 years ago i saw [in an airport] how a lady from South America
knitted with 2 colors, and she use both `methods`, every hand holding
a different color , she showed me her `method` and thus i aquired the
other method. I still preffer the throwing method , it is easy
familiar and SUITS ME !!!! ONLY when i work with more that one color i
use both methods !!!!
You should choose the method you feel easy with , not the method
others tell you about !!!!
In every method PRACTICE makes for faster and nicer knitting !!!
All the best
mirjam
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Posted by Linda D. on March 2, 2009, 11:42 am
On Mar 1, 10:18=A0pm, mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
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> Lisa
> How do you Know ???? On Feb 28, 8:10=A0pm, "L"<lisaanne_quiltshatess...@h=
otmail.com> wrote:
> > I KNOW 'continental style' knitting (where the yarn is held in the left
> > hand, as in crochet) is faster than 'American style' (where you hold th=
e
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> > yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen the
> > video's.
> I have been kn itting almost 60 years , i learned the method of
> Throwing the thread , which my late mother and her friends called the
> `French way `, while the other way , holding thread in left hand , was
> called by them the `German way`. with time every method one uses
> becomes faster ,,, Nothing to do with the method !!!
> 20 years ago i saw [in an airport] how a lady from South America
> knitted with 2 colors, and she use both `methods`, every hand holding
> a different color , she showed me her `method` and thus i aquired the
> other method. I still preffer the throwing method , it is easy
> familiar and SUITS ME !!!! ONLY when i work with more that one color i
> use both methods !!!!
> You should choose the method you feel easy with , not the method
> others tell you about !!!!
> In every method PRACTICE makes for faster and nicer knitting !!!
> All the best
> mirjam
Mirjam,
I am taking a class at the end of the month to learn that method of
Fair Isle knitting. I'm sure it will be fun to learn something new!
take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada
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Posted by Cece on March 2, 2009, 12:06 pm
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> On Mar 1, 10:18=A0pm, mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
> > Lisa
> > How do you Know ???? On Feb 28, 8:10=A0pm, "L"<lisaanne_quiltshatess...=
@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > I KNOW 'continental style' knitting (where the yarn is held in the le=
ft
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> > > hand, as in crochet) is faster than 'American style' (where you hold =
the
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> > > yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen th=
e
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> > > video's.
> > I have been kn itting almost 60 years , i learned the method of
> > Throwing the thread , which my late mother and her friends called the
> > `French way `, while the other way , holding thread in left hand , was
> > called by them the `German way`. with time every method one uses
> > becomes faster ,,, Nothing to do with the method !!!
> > 20 years ago i saw [in an airport] how a lady from South America
> > knitted with 2 colors, and she use both `methods`, every hand holding
> > a different color , she showed me her `method` and thus i aquired the
> > other method. I still preffer the throwing method , it is easy
> > familiar and SUITS ME !!!! ONLY when i work with more that one color i
> > use both methods !!!!
> > You should choose the method you feel easy with , not the method
> > others tell you about !!!!
> > In every method PRACTICE makes for faster and nicer knitting !!!
> > All the best
> > mirjam
> Mirjam,
> I am taking a class at the end of the month to learn that method of
> Fair Isle knitting. =A0I'm sure it will be fun to learn something new!
> take care, =A0Linda D. in B.C., Canada- Hide quoted text -
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I've been knitting 40 years, and learned from the Learn How Book, so I
started out with English-style -- except I cannot do the finger-flick
to get the yarn around the needle. Left hand has to hold both needles
while right hand lets go and wraps the yarn.
Thirty years ago, a new friend who'd learned to knit while in Germany
showed me the "German" style, and I learned how to do the knit stitch
Continental style from her. She taught me to hold the yarn the same
way one does for crocheting, no extra wraps around the forefinger and
the forefinger held low. Then she moved away -- and I had to figure
out for myself how to purl that way!
I find Continental much easier and faster and relaxing. Especially
when ribbing! I use both methods when doing Fair Isle, though, one
color in each hand.
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Posted by Spike Driver on March 2, 2009, 10:07 pm
mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:
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> Lisa
> How do you Know ???? On Feb 28, 8:10 pm, "L"
>> I KNOW 'continental style' knitting (where the yarn is held in the left
>> hand, as in crochet) is faster than 'American style' (where you hold the
>> yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen the
>> video's.
> I have been kn itting almost 60 years , i learned the method of
> Throwing the thread , which my late mother and her friends called the
> `French way `, while the other way , holding thread in left hand , was
> called by them the `German way`. with time every method one uses
> becomes faster ,,, Nothing to do with the method !!!
>
> 20 years ago i saw [in an airport] how a lady from South America
> knitted with 2 colors, and she use both `methods`, every hand holding
> a different color , she showed me her `method` and thus i aquired the
> other method. I still preffer the throwing method , it is easy
> familiar and SUITS ME !!!! ONLY when i work with more that one color i
> use both methods !!!!
>
> You should choose the method you feel easy with , not the method
> others tell you about !!!!
> In every method PRACTICE makes for faster and nicer knitting !!!
> All the best
> mirjam
The lady always has the best advice. :)
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Posted by on March 3, 2009, 12:20 am
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> The lady always has the best advice. :)- Hide quoted text -
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OHHHH you make me Blush .. thank you Dennis,,
mirjam
ps over the many years i taught many knitters how to knit and i always
felt that after they learned from me they should take a second teacher
and learn other methods , So they can find the one that suits them...
By the way today i have to think of an interesting `problem`. I knit a
sweater for my son [ as usual no seams , and i hope i can work out how
to knit the sleeves with a middle part in another color ,, and keep it
in the No Seam in the round method ,,,, Best solution would be to knit
it Stripe, ]color a] change to colr B knit the round come to color A
[stripe] join the last st. to this turn and purl back the color B
round but + the color A stripe , but i fear the turn around point
won`t be very elegant looking , thus i am going to try and make a
sample with that idea in mind !!!! see what happens .... ???
mirjam
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> hand, as in crochet) is faster than 'American style' (where you hold the
> yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen the
> video's.