This is the second part of the mini-course that covers the basics of the Continental knitting style. Last week we discussed ways to hold the yarn and adjust yarn tension, and in this tutorial, we’ll take a look at knitting, purling and binding off stitches – all done with the working yarn in the left hand.
The way a knit stitch is created in the Continental knitting is very similar to the way it is done in the English way of knitting.
Both these knitting styles are considered to be “classic” (unlike the Russian knitting, for example). It is impossible to say by the look of the fabric whether it was made using English or Continental styles because the stitches created by both ways look identical.
But because we hold the yarn in the left hand when we use the Continental way, we do need to wrap the needle slightly differently than we do when we knit a stitch using the English way (and holding the yarn in the right hand).
Here’s how it works:
That’s it. Now you know the basics of the Continental knitting.
Give yourself some time to practice these new skills, and when you feel confident enough, use the Continental way whenever you want to give your right hand some rest (it definitely deserves it 🙂
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