How can I say this nicely - please stop waving your hands around. Don't copy the "drama" of so many other KZbinrs - it makes me switch off, especially if they bound towards the camera and scream, "WHAT'S GOIN' ON???" Handwaving (which reminds me of Kill Rates, sorry, Bill Gates, which is gag-worthy) is third on the list of annoying KZbinr behaviours, after the "Bernadette Banner effect" (who knows if she was the first, but she's certainly much copied). "Hello, KZbin friends!" and other annoying catchphrases uttered at the beginning after overly long intros comes in probably at No 4. Gosh, I feel better for that!!!

I was originally an English knitting but taught myself Nordic knitting a couple years ago and really enjoy that too… and the last few weeks I decided to learn to flick and that’s going to be well too…. Sometimes I find by being able to change to a different style that pattern or yarn is easier to know and also with smaller gauges sometimes I just need it to go a little faster to keep my attention… ❤❤❤ nice tips

I was originally an English knitting but taught myself Nordic knitting a couple years ago and really enjoy that too… and the last few weeks I decided to learn to flick and that’s going to be well too…. Sometimes I find by being able to change to a different style that pattern or yarn is easier to know and also with smaller gauges sometimes I just need it to go a little faster to keep my attention… ❤❤❤ nice tips

A very clear and viewable tutorial. I’ve seen one or two other videos out there about this style of knitting, but the videos are so poor. You can barely see what’s going on. This was very interesting. Anybody wanting to take a swing at this style will have no problem figuring out how from your video. Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us. Very well done!

While picking, I put my index finger down on the needle holding the first stitch, I have more control over the stitches that way, also if I want to loosen the thread tension I skip the pinkey❤

Interesting that you didn't do any purling in any of the methods. I can knit very fast (continental) but my purling is less fluid and slows me down as well as changing my gauge.

Well I thought I knit English style, but apparently I knit LEVER style, I have never heard this term before! it’s how my grandmother taught me to hold my needles when I was a newbie after she saw me letting go of the needle and essentially laughed at my inefficiency

LOL while watching this on how to knit faster, I spent half the video fixing a mistake, illustrating in real time the point that there is not point going fast if you are just going to make more mistakes! 😂

Such a good way to think of knitting and how to do it. I've been wondering why I've been avoiding the actual process for some projects and this video has made me think about the process and the pain that I experience, which is actually what I'm wanting to avoid. So, perhaps before I consider speeding up my knitting I want to think about how to knit enjoyably. Thank you Sweet Georgia.

Good video, as always. How many times have I not read all the instructions for a recipe or a knitting pattern before diving in!!! Recently I wanted to make the Taco Fold Headband with my CSM (before I was comfortable with heels). The pattern said to crank 150 rows and then check how long it was. I stopped and took it off without checking, because I assumed that must be "close". It was only 1/2 the length needed. oops. I could have ripped it out and started over, but instead I cranked another tube of the same length and made afterthought socks out of them. Later I made the headband after reading the rest of the instructions.

Your hands are pretty😊

I'm teaching myself to knit. I remember I tried it in school, but it didn't stick, I "only" managed to learn crochet tho. Then I saw the Claire Garland frog all over my socials and wanted one myself, so I taught myself with that pattern (I remembered the basics garter and stockinette). I really enjoyed that and have been learning new stitches and patterns. I have found continental knitting to be easiest for me. I love the fluid motion of UK style knitting, but my hand coordination isn't ideal and I need to keep practising that. I tried Norwegian style knitting too, but continental is the one I keep returning to. This past Christmas I finished my most complex thing yet: a jumper with colourwork for my sister which she had wished for as a Christmas gift. Not a fan of colourwork tbh, but it came out nice and it fits. I'm proud of that. I currently prefer the KnitPro Zing needles, I find them comfortable to hold and the wires are flexible and not too stiff or too floppy, their double edged needles are great too.

Chiagoo is pronounced Chowgoo. I love them. No memory in the cords. Great video.

I have just come across your extremely interesting video. I have been knitting for years but due to work and other hobbies I have had at least a 20 year gap, coming back to knitting I'm finding that some of the patterns terminology is going right over my head, plus I knit in the ordinary English style (I am in the UK), my mother who was German always knitted in the Continental style, and it always fascinated me how fast she knitted, to the point I'm sure I saw steam coming from her needles, yet she could watch television at the same time hardly having to watch what she was doing. Heaven only knows I've tried and tried to emulate the way she held her needles, hands, wool etc, but for the life of me I find it so hard, but I'm not giving up. Normally I'm quite a tight knitter, but when I try Continental style, I find it comes out somewhat loose and gappy, I have this problem with crochet, which I'm trying to master as well, and I don't like it. When I see people like your good self showing how it's done, it seems so easy, yet my hands seem to take on a new life when I try and they do not obey my commands!! It's so blessed frustrating, but I'm NOT giving up YET!! Will watch you again as you are so calm and clear with your explanations, thank you so much, all the best from Cornwall England!!

Thank you for this video! I learned lever knitting from my mum (who always called it English style lol) and I rarely see anyone do it this way! I learned continental style but don't love it - it's not faster for me and i hate purling continental lol. I use both styles together for stranded knitting - lever in my right hand, continental in the left for 2 colours at once. No tangling of yarn balls and no purling in stranded knitting so this is very fast and comfortable for me when knitting fair isle! 😊❤

I love your explanation ❤

Bonjour des Alpes françaises ! Je découvre ta chaîne avec cette vidéo que je trouve très claire et complète. J'ai appris à tricoter à l'anglaise et ai testé la méthode continentale et la 3e, mais je préfère toujours tricoter à l'anglaise. C'est plus naturel et rapide pour moi. Et j'aime bien prendre mon temps pour éviter les erreurs. C'est ma relaxation. J'ai adopté les aiguilles circulaires, je ne peux m'en passer. Ah oui, et j'adore ton haut ❤

I knit continental because I learned to tension properly through crochet first. I tried learning to knit from a book, which taught English knitting, and I had a lot of tension problems. So I tried crochet instead, and once I got the hang of that I looked up if there was a way to knit tensioning with my left hand like I do for crochet. And now I do both knitting and crochet, tensioning my yarn the same way. ^_^

I learned lever knitting with my grand ma and i always practice this technic.

I'm team continental style, though it is the style that I learnt first so I may be a bit biased. I find continental style to be a lot more efficient - the movements are smaller and smoother.

Very helpful! Thank you.

Thank you for sharing these knitting styles all in one video. ♥

Imo unless knitting for your work you shiuld not be haveing a race to finish a project , that is stress . I listen to books from our library on my library app . Perfect .

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmKZd4itiZiWidUsi=ovtJA671fwwjnJ-P Hi Georgia, there is still a type of thread a farming that is mostly used in Turkey.🥰 The thread of the yarn is led on the neck and knitted. Thanks🙏 for the sharing and greetings from Germany.🙋‍♀️

The Lever style knitting looks like the pencil/parlor knitting or the "Miss Marple" knitting. Thank you for demonstrating as I've have tried to learn by watching the "Miss Marple Mysteries"

🌠one more item: when knitting flat in stockinette, knit back backwards instead of purling. whether "thrown" or "picked", it's more efficient and therefore faster than purling.🌠 added benefit is that tension is more even, and you won't have looser purl rows.

I enjoy knitting for relaxation, not to be the fastest. My mother-in -law was quick to point out my inferior knitting, because she could knit so much faster. To her it was a competition. For me knitting is relaxation.

I’m enjoying looking at your lovely jumper.

This video was so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to explain so beautifully 🤗

What an amazing video! Instant subscribed. Great teacher and beautiful knittin style. I'm knitting continental style with Norvegian style for pearls (or rovescio as we say in italy) I really love your relaxing knitting style. Grazie <3

I would prefer learning new techniques and perfecting the current. For me, speed has never been primal.

Thank you for taking the time to make ans present this lovely and comprehensive video tutorial. Beautifully done. You showed me that I have been intuitively doing all the right things, which is very encouraging. ❤ Thank you, and God bless you. 🙏🏾

Knitting in an Norwegian style is very similar to continental knitting, except for the purl, the purl is very interesting and if you can master that purl, your knitting will go much faster. I’m an English knitter, while I can pick, I can’t purl continental or Norwegian. I always have to look up the Norwegian’s way of purl, and for some reason, I just can’t master it. Knitting continental changes my gauge so I tend not to do it unless I’m doing stranded color work. If I am purling long stretch, stretches, such as in a blanket, I knit backwards, and that will increase the speed of your knitting.

Thank you for the video! I loved the speed at which you showed the methods you learned. I taught myself continental as a 13yo by watching my right-handed mother knit slowly continental style. I'm left handed so I ended up knitting mirrored which was fun because my mom could pick up my knitting and keep going and vice versa. I have since taught myself lever knitting (again by watching a right handed person knit slowly) but I find for brioche that the left leg of my stitch has higher tension than the right leg of the stitch, so more practice is definitely needed! 🙂

Knitting is meditation, why always faster, higher, further?.. I enjoy knitting at one piece, don‘t want to think of the next project. Handknitting, made with love! 🧦🧶🐑 Besides, all knitting projects get ready, finished in the time they need, in my own speed. Wish you always good time for knitting.😂🎉🧶🧦🐑🙋‍♀️🕊️

Thanks a lot!! 😊❤

Bonjour et merci, il existe aussi la méthode à la Portugaise, en passant la laine autour du coup.

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Why do we need to knit faster? Because there are (so I hear) two kinds of knitters. Process and progress (or is it "project?"). Some love the process of knitting. Some love to finish projects.

This was a great video and discussion of the various styles of knitting. I learned so much from you and think you are a great teacher. I just recognized that I’ve been positioning my hands incorrectly while knitting in English style. It explains a lot of the fatigue I’ve felt when working on long, monotonous projects.

Great video. 😀 Can you knit Lever style with colour work? I’ve never seen yarn harlot do colour work. I’d love to see other techniques too.

Oh,my gosh, lever style (which has always fascinated me) is what my mom used. I was always amazed how quickly she did right hand knitting, but it only now occurred to me that's what she was doing!

I’m left handed. I was taught to knit right handed. I suspect this is why have avoided most hand and wrist repetitive stress issues. I knit continental, but since I like knitting socks two at a time, I often I knit back backwards. This gives me a chance to practice left handed, both English/throwing and continental/pickjng That’s what I’ve been enjoying most.

IMHO, Norwegian knitting as taught by Arne and Carlos is vastly superior. No "tensioning" around a bunch of fingers, minimal movement, no finger sticking up in the back or popping forward. It takes a little practice but well worth the time. Very relaxing.

Great video! I've never seen a demonstration of the different styles of knitting like this. I knit most often "English" style, but from your explanation, I think I hold my needles lever style. I did not know this. I always thought I was just different. I have learned to knit continental, but only use it for colourwork (holding one yarn in each hand). I knit fairly quickly, but I don't really worry about speed. Cheers from Nova Scotia.

I'm mainly a continental knitter. I can't maintain tension in my right hand, unless I'm knitting with both hands. I've started knitting backward, rather than purling, because my tension doesn't change. It's very strange 😄 but I do knit faster when I don't have to think about what my yarn is doing.

interesting to see the different variety of ways to knit.... I was taught to knit right handed, picking, but to no avail was unsuccessful because despite being ambidextrous I was more of a lefty to knitting and opted to teach myself how to get the knit stiches to work according to my own personal needs. What ended up happening, I taught myself what I recognized as lever/Irish style cottage knitting (left handed) working from left to right. Interesting even is how much faster I knit with this method and able to get my projects done a little faster. The only thing that slows me down is stranded colour work 🤣🤣🤣

Knitting Continental hurts my wrist, the little twist to go pick up the yarn just hurts me. Purling is also more difficult. I've been knitting English style for over 50 years and it's fast and involves very little movement. The only time I carry yarn in my left hand is when I knit color work. I've experimented with Portuguese knitting and found it enjoyable but having to keep track of my little clip to tension the yarn has been problematic. In the end, the style of knitting is not important, what matters is the pleasure derived from doing it and the pure joy of admiring and petting a finished project. :)

I knit English style but the way I was taught as a kid (probably so my grandmother could check the stitches as I went) involved leaving the yarn dangling. I'd knit a stitch, drop the yarn, move the stitch down the needle, and then pick up the yarn for the next stitch. So slow! And I'm surprised my tension was as good as it was. These days, I'm working on learning how to tension over the fingers so it goes faster, but I still find myself going back to that way when I'm doing tricky combination stitches like making bobbles/shells/nupps.

Just found your channel🤗 Lots of good info, thank you so much❣️