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In the discussion thread: Decided to try and learn to knit Continental. [View all]

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 03:01 AM

2banon (7,321 posts)

20. me too..

I hold the yarn between my index middle fingers! I simply cannot get my pinky involved at all, nor using index finger as guide in the proper way. but, I manage the job just the same..

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27 replies	Author	Time	Post
Decided to try and learn to knit Continental. [View all]	beac	Jan 2012	OP
Thanks for posting the video. I never thought to check YouTube for that.	woodsprite	Jan 2012	#1
I've tried a few times, but failed.	surrealAmerican	Jan 2012	#2
My daughter taught me to knit	NEOhiodemocrat	Jan 2012	#3
self-delete	shanti	Jan 2012	#5
english knitter here	shanti	Jan 2012	#4
Definitely a HUGE tension difference in my English vs. Continental stiches so far.	beac	Jan 2012	#8
I knit in English and in German.	JDPriestly	Jan 2012	#6
I found doing the first few rows "English" really helps.	beac	Jan 2012	#7
Didn't know what it was called	HeiressofBickworth	Jan 2012	#9
Tunisian crochet is on my "to learn" list.	beac	Jan 2012	#10
Like anything new	HeiressofBickworth	Jan 2012	#11
I wonder if picking up stitches along the edge and knitting a few rows of rib (k2p2) would	beac	Jan 2012	#13
Tunisian crochet is also called Afghan stitch	Tansy_Gold	Jan 2012	#12
YouTube has taught me to knit	get the red out	Jan 2012	#14
The only person I know who	SheilaT	Jan 2012	#15
there's a Continental-style "beginning knitting" class for crocheters starting today at Crochetville	eShirl	Jan 2012	#16
Amazing what you can learn on the internet.	beac	Jan 2012	#17
I know...	pipi_k	Jan 2012	#19
Yah, I've tried	pipi_k	Jan 2012	#18
me too..	2banon	Feb 2012	#20
I knit both ways. I love the German style of	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#21
interesting	ge26252se	Feb 2012	#22
Wouldn't that take a lot of space?	HopeHoops	Mar 2012	#23
Nah, you'd be amazed...	beac	Mar 2012	#24
I switched and never looked back	Warpy	Apr 2012	#25
At age 67, I changed.	Grey	Jun 2012	#26
I love Ravelry. But it can be a total time suck b/c I	beac	Jun 2012	#27

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