CONTINENTAL KNITTING for Beginners - STEP BY STEP Slow Tutorial!

[@craftglad]

I hope this video is helpful! If you have any questions or anything is confusing, I'd love to help you here in the comments.😀

[@paxsmile]

I did the first part exactly like you said (the knit), but I keep getting purl! Why?? 😩

[@danarzechula3769]

@@paxsmile the purl is more intuitive it just feels right

[@craftglad]

Eek, I didn't get the notification for this comment! 😕 Hopefully you're still around!! A purl stitch looks like a knit stitch on the other side, and vice versa. So if your work is facing you and you do a purl stitch, then you flip your work over, the same exact stitch will look like a knit stitch. This might help you troubleshoot what you're seeing. Also, be careful when you insert your needle that it is on the correct side of the other needle -- right needle behind the left for knit and right needle in front of the left for purl. I hope this helps!!

[@sarafwolf]

Thx! My only feedback for everyone making knitting videos is to start with a quick demonstration at the beginning of the video showing what you will teach preformed fluently, then at the beginning of each section a demo of what that section looks like fluently. Then you can go back and do each thing with all the explaining and exaggerated movements. That way people can try it from just watching quickly, and if they need more then there's more instruction available. Everyone seems to be very inclusive with explaining that there are many ways to do everything, so a quick demo will make it clear exactly what your method is, then we can copy it, or if it's not what we're looking for then that's good to know quickly too,

[@highcotton63664]

As a long time crocheter who is just learning how to knit, I really like this method and prefer it to the English style where I am throwing the yarn with my right hand. I feel this would be much less awkward since I hold the yarn and keep tension w my left hand during crochet much the same way. Thanks for the vid.

[@craftglad]

You are so welcome! I definitely had a MUCH easier time learning to knit this way. English style was very hard for me. I have a video with tips for people learning to knit when they already know how to crochet. The link is below, in case you think that might be helpful for you. In some ways, knowing how to crochet made learning to knit harder! Good luck! 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImaoql4qcubgJo

[@SSaaNNddYY77]

EXCELLENT tutorial... I am an avid knitter and learned almost 50 years ago! I have developed very painful arthritis in my right thumb which is devastating to me as after I knit, my thumb hurts for days. I do know how to continental knit but wanted to see how others do it. Trying to develope a pain free knitting method.

[@craftglad]

Hi, Sandy! I hope this knitting method helps with your pain. ❤️ I have arthritis in my knees and it flares up this time of year. I'm definitely not qualified to give medical advice, so please check with a doctor, but there is a supplement that I get on Amazon that has helped my pain tremendously. It is called Zahler Inflame-X. I take 2 twice a day for most of the year and 3 twice a day when my symptoms get bad. Good luck!

[@SSaaNNddYY77]

@@craftglad Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'll ask my pain Dr. if this is safe for me to add to everything else I'm on. Happy Easter to you!

[@assaf]

Thank you. Some of your tips (like tipping the needle away from the body, and keeping the needles pernadicular to eachother) have helped me.

[@craftglad]

I'm so glad! 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.

[@juliecramer7768]

Wow...Thats a challenge for me for sure! Will try again tomorrow. Thank you!

[@LoriHooks]

This video is wonderful! You explain so well! Thank you!

[@craftglad]

Thank you, Lori! 🙂 I'm glad it helped you, and I really appreciate the compliment!

[@alessandrarivell8180]

Thank you so much, very helpful! I'm gonna check out the tips for crocheters🙏

[@craftglad]

Thank you, Alessandra! 🙂 Good luck!

[@deissyblu3461]

Thank you so much, you're a life saver! I'm good to go now! 🥳😂

[@craftglad]

I'm so glad the video helped! 🙂

[@angelahudson5812]

Thank you so much for your video! I just couldn’t figure out how to pull the 9:56 yarn through to make a complete stitch. Your clear explanation about “The gap” was the clincher for me! ❤😊🙏🏾

[@craftglad]

Yay! I'm so glad it helped! Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@psalmthyme8192]

Thank you

[@craftglad]

@psalmthyme8192 I appreciate the comment! Thank you for taking the time to watch. 😀

[@crochetart2691]

Very Beautiful 👍👍👍👍🌹💗

[@craftglad]

Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🙂

[@karondial6946]

Reallyhelpful, thank you.

[@casualyoutubeenjoyer]

So helpful!! I’m learning knitting as a crochet person and this helped a ton. Thank you!!

[@craftglad]

So glad this helped! You might have already seen it, but I did a video with tips for how to knit if you already crochet. 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImaoql4qcubgJo

[@llawson2583]

What about casting on.

[@craftglad]

Hello! I hope I'm understanding your question correctly. There are lots and lots of ways to cast on, but I'd recommend learning the long tail cast on method when you're first starting out, especially if you find continental knitting and holding the yarn in your left hand easier than holding it in your right hand. You should be able to find video tutorials for that method pretty easily, but I will add casting on to my list of video ideas. Let me know if that doesn't answer your question. Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🙂

[@llawson2583]

@@craftglad I was watching AlizeDiva Ombre Batik, Tutorial to make the silky soft ladys top she always does this the same way. It has the directions in English. The one I am doing is from the video with blue, bright pink,green.

[@ajwahali2801]

I did like you but this is not like that

[@craftglad]

Oh, no! I know this comment is VERY old, but somehow I didn’t see it before now! If you’re still around, I’ll try to help. Was there something you had trouble with?

[@geetasong]

Amazing thank you... It definitely helped that you were a crocheter.

[@craftglad]

You're very welcome! I'm happy it worked for you.

[@marikeburgers-tomasini6216]

Thank you so much.....after 10000000 times trying I found your video. Got ittttt.....finally. Love from Marike ( Holland

[@craftglad]

Yay! Glad it helped!

[@Zara-pt5xq]

You're the 1st one to say about those 2 stitches and how not to go into them. Even in the books they don't say about that. Too late for me now. After many screams and tears and knitting needles stuck in walls, I figured it out for myself. I couldn't understand why there were more and more stitches on my needles after casting on! Still Lesson for teachers of knitting?! Thankyou for your slow and thorough guidance!😊

[@TuulaMaaria]

I didn't realise there are so big differences in continental knitting, the way of doing it! In Finland I had only ever seen the way we are taught and I was in my 30s when I first saw someone knitting with holding yarn in their right hand. Like we have the left index finger touching the knitting needle, not raised in any way. This probably explains why so many Americans also crochet with their index finger raised off from other fingers.

[@zofiabiera6380]

Dear Amanda! I wanted to say huge tank you for these videos and breaking everything to small steps and explaining how it works. I learned to knit one year ago from youtube, but I am very slow and actually i hold and maneuver needles and yarn in a very primitive way. I was trying to learn continental from other tutorials but I still could not get it. It was feeling so awkward and I didn't understand what I was doing wrong! It is only with your videos that I finally made progress. I still need to practice to be more efficient, but thanks to you I am on a good path. Thank you and greetings form Poland!

[@craftglad]

I'm so glad to hear that! It's nice to know my videos are helping people. Knitting and crochet are such great stress relievers for me, and I love teaching them. ❤️

[@hequ2981]

Frustrating...that you're talking so much! Like nearly a minute between stitches. IMO, there's such a thing as too slow!

[@rochelleme83]

Is this a regular purl or a Russian purl?

[@ace6285]

Thanks so much.

[@marthaferguson5567]

Thanks for a great tutorial. I finally feel like I've got it@

[@craftglad]

Yay! Glad I could help!

[@lizelmuller2319]

Yor,this really helped a lot,I'm from 🇿🇦 didn't even knew this kind of knitting existed, thought this crochet style,but with crochet you just need one needle with a hook infront and I only knew the oooooold style of knitting 🤣🤣Ibut I really appreciate this video 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️☺️☺️ALOT!!!!!

[@lsrproductionsentertainmen248]

Wooooow! Your teaching so simple and easy! Your voice is calming. I actually understood your way of teaching how to knit (and I’m a CROCHETER!) I think I’m ready for my first project. Thank you for showing me how to PATIENT ❤

[@billdewan8533]

This is the best video I’ve seen on Continental knitting. Thank you!

[@emmac2274]

Its really hard because its tight. Should i cast on lighter?

[@craftglad]

Hi, Emma! If it is hard to get your needle in the stitches, then yes, your tension is too tight. For me, when I was learning, I had this problem mainly with the cast on stitches. Maybe try doing those a little more loosely. Just wondering, do you already crochet? Sometimes that can actually hinder your progress when you're learning to knit, especially with tension. I have a video with tips for how to knit if you already crochet, if you're interested. Even if you don't crochet, there's a section in that video about your tension being too tight. Good luck! Don't give up, and let me know if you have more questions. 🙂

[@lesliemoore8188]

Yay, I got it!😊

[@craftglad]

Yay! Happy to help. 🙂

[@socorromedrano7399]

Very helpful video. Thanks. Perhaps using needles in contrasting colors could make it easier for us to visualize the movement.

[@craftglad]

Excellent idea! Never thought to do that. I will give it a try. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!