I am Moldovan and this is how my mother taught me to knit. I haven't knit in a long time and was looking at some tutorials to refresh my memory, and thought that the technique I grew up learning was completely wrong. I'm so glad I came across your video, thank you for posting this! This method is a lot more intuitive to me.

Im not crazy!!! This is how my Polish grandmother taught me to knit and I could never find anything on this method until now.

Is there a pattern for this? I would love to have a copy. Thanks for a great tutorial. I finally got how to do this.

I know this as Russian knitting. This is what I had figured out myself because all of the other ways on videos - after watching millions of them - did not make sense. English style has so many wasted stop start motions it is such a halting way to proceed I don't know how to get anything done however I have seen those speed Knitters.... Anyway this appeals to my very pragmatic - mind my brain just does not even want to do English Style. However I had heard while watching Continental knitting that English pearl was easier so I looked up English knitting and I thought oh okay I'll just switch my styles... but then I saw a video on backward knitting and that instead of wrangling so much to do the purl stitch this was an awful good way to do a vast course of purling. Then I heard somebody talk about Russian Purl... so I looked that up and then I saw a middle easterner who's video title was written in some kind of Middle Eastern language doing a stitch on the backside of her work I put the Russian Pearl and that mirrored stitch together and came up with the very way you are teaching right now. I have been on a search to find out what the name of this knitting is because I knew that I had not been the first one to figure it out. There is nothing new under the Sun. I'm glad that I finally just asked Google what way do traditional Russian grandmas knit and here you are. Oh I found another video that just calls it Eastern knitting. I also found something called combination knitting but it sounds complicated. You have to always go into the Stitch According to which Loop leg is forward and the way you and I knit it does it for us. The way we knit, it automatically rearranges the leg orientation from Eastern to Western and back again on the next course

I finally have the correct term. My Turkish grandmother taught me how to knit as a kid and I felt so crazy that maybe I had been doing a different version incorrectly. Anyway, this is exactly how I do it

Oh my goodness, I never knew that I was knitting the Eastern European way. I used to do the English style but wanted to learn the continental style as it is faster, but now I know I taught myself the Eastern European knitting.

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Amazing, logic, charismatic Lady! ❤️

Looking for a video eastern uncrossed continental knitting assigned pooling

How do you do the eastern european yarn forward please?

Best explanation. Thank you so much! I’ll be hearing your voice when I do this. “Dress, undress, dress”. Very helpful!!

Thank you for showing this in continental! I've been trying to follow brioche patterns using American/English style and it kept turning out wrong. This is much easier to follow! Can you share a link to the pattern?

Greetings. I have been drawn to this way since I started knitting. My concern is can any pattern be knit this way. You have lovely nails, just the right length. Be well. Be happy.

Ms. Barta, Thank You. I can not knit any other way. I only do it this way. I am trying to figure out slip stitch technique this way. My problem is stitches on new row get tighter, I know why but how to stop this, I am stuck.

This is the way I knitt, and I am from Chile!! far away from EE. :) My grandma teach me like this and i dont have any EE background. Greetings an thanks!!

I am a left-handed Eastern European style knitter and knitting stores have always look at me like I'm from Mars when I show them how I knit. I am very happy to see that this video and know that I am not alone LOL

Thank you! ❤️

I am so happy I found your video as I finally understand how to complete the crown of my brioche knit hat! Thank you.

Thank you, Berta, for demonstrating both Continental and American methods. When I knit brioche, I knit the BRK Continental, and BRP American. Knitting BRP Continental gives me tendinitis.

My grandmother was from Romania and taught me to knit. I am 81 and have always been told I was knitting wrong. I could never understand how teachers in kitting shops would want me to do the more complex method. I'm so happy to have found you.

That is how i knit too. I grew up in former yugoslavia and everyone there including my mom, knitted this way. I find other way harder, especially for purl stitch. Its somehow awkward to me.

My first brioche hat in the round. Now i am going to attempt the decreases and i hope i didn’t make the hat too tall because there is no way that i can fix it after the decreases. Also, i had cast on 88 stitches and that doesn’t divide into 6 so i am dividing into 16-14-14-16-14-14. Wish me luck. Lol 😊

Can cotton yarn be used?

I have spent my weekend watching many two-color, flat brioche youtube videos and this was the BEST one by FAR. It is important to understand the beginning and ending stitches which make for beautiful edges and no other youtube video addressed this important technique. Thank you so much for your clear and expert instructions!

thank you so much!!

Bertha, you are a great teacher, very well explain, I will try and let you know, I like the continental way. Please have more video.

Thank you so so so much for showing the European style of knitting. This is how I learned and most instructions do not show this technique. Very important! I love School Products!!!!! I went there all the time when I lived in the city many years ago. 20 years ago I bought some incredible cashmere and knit both of my children baby blankets which they took everywhere and lasted forever. I will be forever grateful for you store!!

I love when she says continental

Thank you so much for this video. I am 77 years old American. I learned to knit from my Ukrainian mother in law 50 years ago. I do the Eastern European knit! I kind on thought for the last 2 years I was doing continental wrong! I knit like you and it is a relief to see I am doing it correctly . This is the first knowledge of it and thanks to Maria Wowk I’m a very speedy good knitter.

This was very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

I think lever knitting is best method ..fast and comfortable

Your terms are backwards: BRK is k= knit BRP is P= Purl

What is your original country?

i tried to do this in the round and all of my stitches got twisted hehe. I guess you have to do this back and forth to kind of untwist the stitch knitted in the back loop? it worked out fine though! i think the socks might even be sturdier now that all the stitches are twisted

Can't wait to try this

I want to make this for my dad!

I'm really trying to learn this method but I'm a little confused. Do you just transfer the first stitch to the right needle without knitting first?

Thank you!

OMG is there a ❤️ button. Searched so many tutorials to demonstrate properly. Thank you very much, just goes to show... Follow the professionals and you'll have no problem.

Thanks, very helpful info. 🌼🌺🌸

Thank you! I used the regular long tail cast on and there are 80 sts. You can buy the kit on our website Www.schoolproductsyarns.com

Greetings & Salutations. So good to see you. I remember you and your awesome store. I even recall the inclusion of knitting machines. I purchased very beautiful yarn at SP. I often saw you in your office... I want to make something in Brioche and find it tricky. After multiple searches... I just saw this video for the first time, today, 6-17-20 @ 8:27pm. Thanks for this tutorial. Please share what type of cast on you did / used & are an odd or even number of stitches needed. Thank you.

When you were doing BRP you demonstrated YOSLP....but on the piece of paper you explained it as YOSLK...pls clarify. Loved the rest of the explanation in your video. Thank you for sharing ❤️

Well explained, Thanks, very helpful info. 🌼🌺🌸

Berta, very nice name. Thanks, very helpful info. 🌼🌺🌸

Thank you for this great tutorial!

Mam, namstey,how many stitches r required for elder person, thanks

brioche , explain it

Mam, what is the meaning of broush