How to be a FASTER KNITTER; Picking and Flicking.

Learning to knit faster can be a rewarding way to increase your project output. Here Nancy demonstrates a couple of techniques (and tips) to speed up your knitting. Give it a try! (Practice makes perfect).

[@Bobbakerfield]

You've definitely given me some things to think about. You've definitely made me a better knitter. I've modified my grip thanks to you and am no longer experiencing pain while knitting. Am also going to invest some more time into investigating the flicking technique. Many thanks for your continued teachings. I am constantly learning many new techniques through your videos. I learned how to weave tails into your work between color changes just the other day.

[@Sunshineindarkestofdays]

I like to see all the ways of knitting. Think keeping the stitches at the tip helps me, if I can remember to be consistent. Your sweater is beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing. You have a very nice calm voice and way of teaching and showing "how".

[@diannbruce9542]

Great video! I no longer try to knit fast ,I am retired ,but I still use this technique,I to have knitters fingers !

[@RoRo9559]

Thank you for the demo. I'm not too far down the road and hope to visit your shop soon.

[@tattinggirl4341]

Thank you so very much.

[@user-dp3iu3hz7u]

I can knit both English and continental. But I’m faster with English because I learned 60 years ago. I learned continental 20 years ago.

[@coraleedennis8034]

Works great to carry both yarns on the left hand for double knitting too

[@delynndehardt1859]

I believe that Eastern uncrossed knitting is even faster. The yarn is always wrapped in the opposite direction. The stitches are always back leg forward. The purl stitch is slower (still wrapped the other direction from English or Continental. Not the combined method The stitches are always oriented the same way.) but I'm almost always knitting in the round so I can do knit stitches almost all the time.

[@bridgetmustard5285]

So funny! I use my finger next to my index finger on the right hand, I never noticed before, and hardly move my wrists at all. Very interesting video, I will deff try picking one day.

[@blacksheepknitting7905]

Go slowly and practice. Good luck!

[@katherineshaw654]

Do you think knitting Continental the sts are more uniform?

[@mariesecoy6110]

Excellent ideas for improving my knitting! I love the sweater you are wearing . . . is the pattern available in your shop? Thanks!

[@nancyshulman3667]

Hi Marie, The sweater is Spector designed by Joji Locatelli. You can purchase it on Ravelry

[@mariesecoy6110]

@@nancyshulman3667 Nancy, Thank you for the sweater info! Purchased the pattern this morning and entertained myself for way too long looking at the 1,142 projects!

[@sheilametcalfe7410]

Im very slow kniter ? I would like to knit like you it takes me a long while ?? I'm just the same with my crocheting I just think youar great sheila

[@mikecarmona6726]

I'm a novice knitter & i've just learned flicking, but i do a lot of double knitting. Maybe i can combine flicking & picking.

[@blacksheepknitting7905]

definitely takes practice! Keep at it.

[@marleenneil7542]

I wonder if this repeated flicking of the wrist results in wrist issues?

[@skonssi1]

The flicking motion might be a bit bigger with holding the yarn behind the finger in her continental way, but the flick is maybe smaller if you hold the yarn on the front side of the finger. Difficult to analyze but I’m a continental knitter and I think I make a small flick movement as well 😄 Of course depends a lot on your own body and even the tension you have in your knitting 🤔

[@ChemCath]

I would love to knit Continental but the purling is problematic for me because my left hand is just along for the ride. It holds the left needle and can push a stitch down or off, but flicking or otherwise moving the yarn back and forth between front and back of work between knitting and purling is not gonna happen. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@dawnlawson7254]

look up norwegian purling.

[@iviaqua]

I know this I n ok ideo. I put my yarn in the front of index finger. Try your way sooooo much better. Thank you

[@dianedean521]

It actually looks like you make a wrist movement to knit and not a forefinger movement.

[@dorothymcilwain1083]

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