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.:Becca:. · 09-16-2004, 02:42 PM

Yes, I'm being nosey

I actually hold w/ my left hand and "throw" the yarn over my needle.

What's your style?

GranolaMomma · 09-16-2004, 03:27 PM

I'm just starting out (I know how to knit and purl thus far

). But I hold my yarn with my right hand.

Marion · 09-16-2004, 04:48 PM

I'm a "picker".
I guess I hold it with my left hand (not sure, not holding any yarn)
From what I've gathered, I'm a "continental" knitter. I find having to let go of my needle and wrap the yarn around the needle takes too much time. I guess that's just the crocheter in me!

Sabra · 09-16-2004, 04:57 PM

I hold it with my right hand. I am left-handed, and though I don't follow the directions for left-handed knitting I am primarily a crocheter, so I use my nondominant hand for yarn always.

CheekyBabies · 09-16-2004, 09:20 PM

The yarn is wrapped around fingers of my left hand and picked up with the right needle as I go. I don't wrap the yarn by hand but let the needle grab it. Does that make sense?

blazfglori · 09-17-2004, 08:49 AM

I'm a Continental knitter as well! ...holding the yarn with my left hand.

mom2anj · 09-17-2004, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by CheekyBabies
The yarn is wrapped around fingers of my left hand and picked up with the right needle as I go. I don't wrap the yarn by hand but let the needle grab it. Does that make sense?

This is exactly what I do.

and I thought I was wierd after seeing other people knit!

ZenMama · 09-18-2004, 03:51 AM

Oh yes, add me to the left handed picker/grabber list!

lol!...

Dannielle · 09-18-2004, 03:53 AM

right hand for both knitting and crocheting...I'm left handed

amelia · 09-18-2004, 12:26 PM

I've tried continental b/c it seems so much more efficient but I just can't get the hang of it. I'm still a right hand wrapper ~sigh~

jo · 09-19-2004, 08:27 AM

I'll be the weirdo- I pick when I'm doing knit stich and I purl english style!!!!! The only thing this is actually useful for is strand work with two colors at a time, but I do it for everything because I'm strange

thea · 09-19-2004, 03:22 PM

I'm a continental knitter as a result of being taught by my mom, who was taught by her mom, who is German.

Marion · 09-19-2004, 06:31 PM

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Originally posted by thea
I'm a continental knitter as a result of being taught by my mom, who was taught by her mom, who is German.

my mother is German and she taught me how to knit. I had no trouble following knitting but her purl method completely threw me. Did your mother teach you to purl? My mother's purl techniqure really resembled a crochet move. Lots of needle moving and yarn wrapping LOL

ElDucko · 09-19-2004, 07:51 PM

Either. It depends where I'm sitting (which arm has more room to move)

It also will depend on how hard the pattern is, I think if it's harder I go back to the way I learned (right-hand and wrapping I think??)

Anyway....

dandelions2 · 09-20-2004, 03:57 PM

left...doesn't everyone do it that way? I don't think I've been paying attention....