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Posted by L on March 2, 2009, 10:03 am
> L 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 the
>> yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen the
>> video's.
>
> The videos are misleading. I don't make such large movements with my right
> hand, it barely leaves the needle. And the fastest knitter knits English
> style.
>
>> But, oh, the learning!
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> Check youtube for different ways `throwers' knit; you'll find that many of
> them don't throw. Here's a few to get you started, the first one is
> similar to how I knit, and also read the comments -
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCO8qALs4-w
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xSRqavicgc
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeTmm_EwZq0
>
> sue
Sue,
Thanks so much for the videos. I knit much like the first video as well (tho
not as fast). The second video, I think, has real possibilities for
increasing my speed. I find I am also holding less tension in my left hand
for some reason when I 'throw' with only my index finger, and not my whole
hand.
I'll keep practicing!
As I prepare to venture into things like lace and intarsia, I can see the
value of knowing more than one method.
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