Improve Your Knitting Tension With These Small Changes!

[@Suusie823]

This is a revelation. I’ve been knitting over twenty years and one thing I’ve discovered - I never stop learning! Thank you.

[@cloknits]

I hope I never ever stop being challenged and learn new things.

[@marywrigjt7614]

Same here. I love seeing new tips and techniques.

[@Rosie19701]

I watched this while I was halfway through knitting a jumper and looking at the jumper you can literally see the point at which I watched it.

[@cloknits]

I should pin this comment! I'm glad it helped.

[@michelemowrer5717]

Awesome! 😊

[@Sue-qc8ol]

Portuguese knitting….? Must google and learn it!

[@maretabester9784]

Exactly the same happened to me. The back of the sweater looks untidy and the front so much better. Thank you! 🏵️

[@zonderbaar]

Pin it ​@@cloknits😂

[@robaaron2927]

Lightbulb moments for me were at 6:53 when you said, “measure it” on the needle, and again at 8:30 where you said, “…my needles are doing the work of measuring, and I’m just doing the work of wrapping.” I’ve only been knitting for a year, and I’ve never thought of it this way before. Tension makes so much more sense now. Thanks!

[@cloknits]

Use your tool to your advantage! Thanks for commenting.

[@lifelearner47]

I fixed both my tension problem and my arthritis aches with just one small change: I learnt how to use the Portuguese method. And of course, purling with this method is so fast. I passed on this method to our 'teacher' in our knitting group (she's a professional hand knitter), and she's so impressed she now uses it almost exclusively.

[@cloknits]

Portuguese knitting is fun! I tried it a bit. It's not as fluid for me as continental but see how it could be such a great technique for people with hand pain.

[@iris_nazarena_4882]

Thanks for mentioning this. I'm pretty sure I have the beginnings of carpal tunnel on top of an old wrist injury. I was just sitting here resting my achy wrists while I would rather be knitting! I'll try your suggestion.

[@bloomwiththestars]

I also knit Portuguese style and I love it. I still find my tension is a bit loose, but I'm hoping to see if these tips also apply since the stitches are worked in the front.

[@lifelearner47]

@@bloomwiththestars I also made note about the positioning on the needle when making the stitch. It seems to work, because now my stitches are too tight to slide along the needle. Some adjustments are being made! I will get there in the end.

[@bloomwiththestars]

@@lifelearner47 Thanks for sharing! We can do it! 😊

[@sandraauld803]

55 years of knitting and I learned so much! Excellent!

[@cloknits]

Wonderful!

[@dolores7463]

thank you for the tweaks in both English and Continental knitting

[@cloknits]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@KatL-h7t]

Yes I appreciate that also because I switch alot

[@LouiseNoname]

“Wow” is all I can say! I’ve been crocheting for several years and never had tension problems - only been knitting for a few months but had lots of trouble mastering tension. These small changes have already significantly improved my tension and how neat my stitches are. Thank you so much!

[@cloknits]

I'm so happy to read that!

[@carolellenwood2922]

Perfect demonstration of Continental and English k &p. Great info on tensioning. I have never understood the Norwegian purl, but now I do.

[@cloknits]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mayazc7553]

Thank you for this video. This was the first time I saw backward knitting. It was fun

[@cloknits]

It is! I like doing backwards knitting when I do short rows.

[@tjorven64]

Yes I've learned something new 😊 I'm a Norwegian 🇧🇻 Been knitting since I was 7 or 8 year old 😅 Got some new info and ideas 💡 Thank you for that. Have not seen seen your way to purl, making almost a swirl. I move my hand very little, no finger up in the air. Make small movements. That work for me. Happy knitting you all 👍👍👍🦋🇧🇻🦋

[@jynxwolfe]

I have been crocheting for a few years now, finally decided to face my knitting fears and started learning and my tension has been ~terrible~, but i think your demonstrations have helped me to understand how to really use my needles!! Thank you!!!

[@cloknits]

I'm so glad that these tips are helpful!

[@rachelw3768]

Wow! I’m a super beginner knitter (second day knitting) and I was knitting so tightly that my hands were hurting and my project was curling in. This has helped so much, way less pain and watching how you hold the yarn helped a lot too! Thank you so much

[@cloknits]

That's amazing. Learning to get good consistent tension is one of the most important skills in knitting. You're doing great.

[@OliviaAndersson2004]

Amazing tip for me as a crocheter learning to knit for the first time, makes so much sense!

[@aggierowe9574]

Thank you so much! This is a topic that I have never seen covered in depth. I used to blame the yarn for the resulting uneven fabric until I realized it may be my tension.

[@cloknits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-gy3of8tk1v]

Thank you so much! This video adresses my problem exactly. Also, I realized I lived in the illusion that there is a correct way of knitting and purling, correct way of holding yarn etc. Thanks for showing me that correct purle is the one that works for me 😊

[@cloknits]

I'm really glad you liked it. Every way is the right way for someone!

[@RoseCorn-q9e]

In my years of knitting,tension has not been addressed.thank you.

[@magdavremec9907]

This video is very useful. I changed my way of purling 3 years ago and solved my tension problems. It' s always nice to discover simple solutions for knitting problems and have that pleasant feeling of progress. Thanks for videos like this one 😃!

[@cloknits]

Yes! Changing small things sometimes have amazing results

[@riennablaise2423]

Thank you so much, this goes straight to my "saved" list. For me as an absolute beginner, everything was a lightbulb moment: you can measure your stitches?! :) But just in general, your pace of explaining is superb and I really appreciated the care you took to mention and show all the different details.

[@cloknits]

Thank you! I love to teach and I'm glad it is resonating with you.

[@khari74]

The technique using the needle to measure really helped me!! I'm surprised how long it took for me to find someone to talk about this. When I learn a craft, I need to learn every nitty gritty detail so thank you for this!!

[@goldibeer]

😁 I actually learned to do the combination style of knitting at around 14:00 from my mum/aunt and it worked perfectly fine until I tried lace knitting. Only then did I realize that I’m doing twisted knit stitches. It took me another 14 years to find out I’m also twisting my purl stitches which is why I kept having trouble knitting. But then again, I’ve always been more of a crochet person 😉

[@halliehasslinger9663]

What a great video! Sometimes knitting videos can be rambling or hard to follow, but not yours! I love how thorough (yet to the point) you were in explaining the different ways the tension could be off. I also really enjoyed the pros/cons of different purling styles. I often see videos of these purl "hacks" but traditional purling seems to give me the best tension. Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@cloknits]

Thank you so much! Some say I talk too much but I really just like geeking out over small things. What's interesting about all the purling methods is they are all traditional to some places.

[@annaedvardsen3438]

I’m new at knitting and I’ve struggled with this issue ever since the beginning! Going in rounds is not a problem at all for me. It looks like a machine-knitted piece. But going back and forth knitting a flat piece is a huge challenge full of «gutters». Now, that I’ve seen this video, I will try to improve my purl rows to make the rows a bit more equal 😊 Also, I had NO idea it was possible to knit backwards! I was thinking that it should be possible but I wasn’t sure. Thank you so much for this video!

[@mtnyogi1]

I have been knitting for 40 years! Learned from a friend. So greatful for you tube and videos like this that clarify things I have struggled with for years!!!! ❤

[@cloknits]

I'm happy to be here helping others.

[@BeverlySampson]

10 years a knitter. I heard, once, to knit as close to the needle tip as possible. I failed to practice that always. Now, I know the how and why of that instruction. Great teaching. Every stitch from now on. Thank you.

[@cloknits]

Knowing why is so much more important than just knowing how

[@dorothydishman4664]

Your little mantra to day measure to your needle is very helpful. Thanks

[@cloknits]

I am so glad it helps!

[@barbsullivan4201]

I use the combined knitting and love it. You always know that the stitches are the same size and it is so much easier I think.

[@diamondsandlipgloss]

another very helpful video! the part about using the space between the needles to determine how loose the knit will be was most helpful.... so far, my knits look like the messy swatch that you messed up on on purpose 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@cloknits]

It's all about practice, you can get there too.

[@Tiybara]

I shared this video with my knitting circle and the response is amazing. This helps so many of them, myself included!

[@cloknits]

That's great! Thank you for sharing it.

[@Al-Guidance]

I always found knitting more complicated than crochet but this video literally inspired me to start knitting. Nobody ever told me how to hold the needles and where we should keep the stitches so that they appear equal.. Thank you so much for this basic lesson. LOVE FROM INDIA 🇮🇳 ❤

[@camajfiberarts]

Wow!! No one mean no one of the thousands of knitting friends I have on Facebook ever ever recommended that. They probably don’t know it. Thank you!!!

[@cloknits]

You're welcome. Don't hesitate to share this with them!

[@francineduran2710]

Thank you Claudia. My lightbulb moment came when you showed us to purl under instead of over. I noticed that my tension improved. Now I need to work on my tension when I’m doing color work. You never stop learning when your crafting😊

[@cloknits]

That's what I love about it!

[@JoanJohnson-q6j]

Really helpful!! I've always needed to use needles two sizes different than the pattern because I was knitting too loosely --down low on the left needle rather than in tapered area of the left needle. This video is going to be a huge help. I was struggling with why I wasn't getting the same smoothness in the fabric as other knitters and I finally know it was a tension issue and how I can fix it. Thanks so much!

[@JanRosenbaum-o8i]

This is great! I can tell right where I was in my knitting when I watched this video! Now I have beautiful, regular, measured stitches.

[@cloknits]

Amazing! I which I could see it.

[@JRCSalter]

My stitches are always too tight, and I find myself struggling to move the work along the needles sometimes. After watching this video, I'm fairly certain it's because I slip the stitch off as soon as I've made it, rather than measuring it out as you said. Definitely one of the most helpful tips I've found.

[@Leigh1131]

This is amazing. I learned so much from this video! Wow! Lightbulb moment was how to hold the needles, letting them measure…. And the different ways to purl and prosper and cons. Thank you!!

[@cloknits]

Thank you!

[@Nathalie_knits_all_the_time]

Thank you!!! I was getting frustrated with rowing out and could not understand why! Now I do!

[@deadlypoison3490]

You're awesome! I'm knitting my first sweater and my tension has been very all over the place and this saved me thank you😭😭😭

[@cloknits]

You are welcome! I’m so happy to hear that.

[@LisaMattison-i9e]

This was very helpful. I have a difficult time with Purl stitching! Ugh, LOL... I dread it each time. I have tried to switch up different ways, etc. However, I have not been doing the way you showed to "measure" and then go straight off of the needles, so I think that I can get better at them by slowing down and practicing this for a while, to get this perfected. Thanks so much! Love your videos so much!!! 🙂

[@elizabethtrimble6853]

This was really helpful! The lightbulb moment was making sure the stitch gets all the way onto the shaft to "measure" the stitch. Thank you so much, as always, for your super helpful videos!!

[@RHG117]

Thank you for this - you are so clear in your instructions and suggestions - very helpful!

[@cloknits]

It's really nice to hear. I love helping.

Oooohh, many many thanks!, the tension is one of my biggest problems in my knitting.

[@jax6450]

One thing I've definitely learned as a knitter is to let the needle do the work! Overdoing your movements is just going to make your work look funky as well as kill your wrists

[@cloknits]

For sure!

[@ruthannbreza7117]

Oh my goodness, You nailed it on my tension issues. I am a self taught knitter who has always had issues with guage. You showed me all my bad habits to fix. My 💡moment to correct was inserting the needle at the tip, warp, then get the right measurement before you pull off.... thank you so much for solving my gauge issue!!!!

[@cloknits]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it helped!

[@KohakuRyuKazes]

I've had this problem! I can hold the yarn in my non-dominant hand and knit to get a very tight, even knit stitch. But I have to throw the yarn when I purl, because my tension comes out strange. I'm so excited to finish watching this and solve the problem!

[@cloknits]

It can be really frustrating! But I hope this video will make a difference.

[@queenieedwards]

This is so useful, ive been knitting for over 40 years and never really liked the appearance of my uneven stocking stitches. My latest jumper is full of "gutters" on the reverse side and now at last i know how i can fix this. Thank you so much for these tips, i will try them out on my next knitting project.

[@aikoyamadamx]

Thank you for making this video. I learned a lot! I didn't know that I knit in continental style and now I know why I make some stitches that are bigger than others and how I can measure them better so that they move in the needle more easily. ❤

[@draculollie]

Thank you for your detailed instruction. My stitches look so much crisper and uniform after practicing your methods in continental style. It has slowed me down some but I know I’ll get the hang of it. I see now that I was doing a bit of a flourish when pulling the stitch off the left needle to the right. It was to the point of seeing a lot of excessive wrist and finger movements.

[@cloknits]

I'm so glad that you're finding it helpful!

[@leathecookiemonster]

I've just started knitting recently, came from a crochet background and so all of this is so magical to me. I've been making a baby sized jumper as practice, which I thought would be a small nice easy project to start with but that came with its own challenges of scale ! I'll have to come back to this video again and test out all the options you showed

[@cloknits]

New craft, new frustrations! Haha. But also all the fun.

[@alainacoffee3977]

This is VERY helpful. Just started learning yesterday and it was really helpful to see there are multiple right ways to knit. I was trying to understand yesterday if I could just do pearling backwards with the other hand because it's more like knitting and gives my other hand a break 13:18, so thanks for confirming that. A lot of the other beginner videos don't explain there are other ways because they each just use their own preferred style so I feel like I'm failing if I don't do it exactly like they do it, but they all do it differently, which is confusing without knowing the important takeaways and different methods to begin with.

[@cloknits]

In my opinion, in order to truly master a subject, you have to be able to do things in many different ways. I have a preferred style, but I can show different ones!

[@kindergeek]

This is a really helpful tension video. The idea of "measuring the stitches" while knitting and your explanation of how and why to do this changed everything for me! Thank you.

[@cloknits]

I'm really happy it made sense for you!

[@michelemowrer5717]

I'm new to knitting. Sort of. Trying to learn Norwegian purling. 😫 Going from creating my own stitches in thread crochet to that was futile. I love your technique of purling. Thanks... that's my lightbulb moment. Right now I'm creating a face for my marionette so I'm in a completely different mode, then back to relearning hairpin lace crochet but now I'm ready, also, to jump back in to knitting. I want to teach...all of this stuff so knowing all the different techniques is soooooo important! You're a Godsend!!

[@amydebuitleir]

I use Norwegian purl, and there is a way to avoid the stretching that Clo mentions. Norwegian purl usually taught with exaggerated figure 8 motions, but that's just to help people understand the complex motion. Once my brain figured out the basic movement, I discovered that if I keep the needles at 90 degrees and minimise the movement of the needles, I get purl stitches that are the same size as my knit stitches. And I'm a beginner too!

[@michelemowrer5717]

@@amydebuitleir oh, wow. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart.

[@lisatagio5790]

This is extremely helpful. I was able to eliminate gutters with combined knitting, but with your lesson on all the elements that go into forming the stitch, I can now do a neat purl in the usual method. Thank you!

[@cloknits]

Fantastic!

[@kfeyzaklc5362]

You are a perfect teacher. I'm not a native English speaker, but I completely understood.❤

[@cloknits]

That's really nice of you to say!

[@elainewalsh9075]

This was so helpful! I’ve just barely started teaching myself to knit after 40ish years crocheting. I was convinced that my problem was how I’m holding the yarn, but I think it’s more about what you’ve taught here. I was measuring with the neck of the needle, but in the wrong sequence. And I’ve got a big angle on my dominant hand that I can fix now.

[@eszterreilly7757]

I'm very grateful for your tutorial! My knit stitch is more even. Thank you!!!!😊

[@cloknits]

Wonderful!

[@carolynhennessey1957]

Thank you so much for the tips! I tried the knitting suggestions while watching and immediately saw a difference in how even my stitches were. Thank you!

[@cloknits]

Yay! This makes me so happy!

[@gilliansmart2163]

I've been knitting for over 60 years and now have some difficulty with my hands. I think some of the methods you demonstrated will be very helpful. Thank you.

[@cloknits]

Portuguese knitting could be good for you. With the yarn wrapped around the neck, the hands don't need to keep tension.

[@lisaw8202]

There were several light bulb moments here for me! I have been knitting for over 20 years and have not had clarity about some of these issues before I watched your video. Bringing stitches to the point of the needle before knitting them, not pulling on the yarn, so as to stretch out the stitch or make it too tight, and clearly using the needle to measure my stitches were all really helpful for me. Seeing all your methods of pearling was great.But watching you knit backwards blew me away! I have never tried that before. Thank you for such clarity!

[@cloknits]

Thank you for your nice comment!

[@louisehurwitz939]

Thank you showing the ways one can knit and purl stitches evenly. Paying more attention to keeping my needles together, especially on purl rows, made all the difference. This also allowed me to relax since I'm trying so hard to tighten my purl stitches. My next project is a cardigan so this was very helpful. Another way to even tension is to wrap the yarn on your hand looser for knit rows and tighter for purl rows.

[@cloknits]

Yes the famous Clapotis!!! I could absolutely do a deep dive on that one.

[@leslieobrien7315]

Even as a longtime knitter I still have tension issues, so this was a helpful reminder. My lightbulb moment was to "measure" the stitch on the needle when pulling it off. I probably knit too close to the tips and therefore my gauge is usually too tight. Merci beaucoup, Clo!

[@cloknits]

Glad it helped!

[@SamboVlambo]

Thank you so much for this video. I was really struggling with rowing out, I think the yarn I'm using also isn't very forgiving. I thought my purls were the issue but your video helped me figure out I was actually yanking on my knits! When I knit in the round you can't really see this, but while knitting flat it's really obvious. This video + using a smaller needle for my purls (bc my purls are naturally looser) totally fixed it! 😊

[@stonewallsfarm3105]

I loved seeing the backward knitting / left handed knitting. I teach knitting same same, left handed or right handed. But the self taught lefties have often assumed they must go the other way. I’m a bit dyslexic and I have been a terrible guide (reworking patterns) for those lefty knitters. Maybe, thanks to your video, I’ll be more helpful in the future. Thanks!

[@leticiaarsego3301]

Thank you! I learned so much from this video! I am Brazilian, my mother taught when I was little and somehow I've changed what she taught me and now I could understand what I do, cause I knit continental on the back loop and purl that twisted way you showed. I could never get it perfectly understood about how to knit european and now with your explanations I finally got it! Thank you so much! You teach really well! ❤

[@cloknits]

You are so welcome!

[@kerrywolf8670]

This is by far the best tutorial on how to knit better tension that I have watched. Thank you!

[@cloknits]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@pfennigjana]

Thank you very much. I will definitely try out the backward knitting 👍🏼

[@jaggcalgary.7938]

What an excellent and simple to understand tutorial. I noticed one more thing when knitting on the tips of your needles and allowing the barrel size of your needles to determine the size of your stitches. Once the knit stitch has been made and is now on your right needle, I always place my index finger on that stitch and hold it there as I'm inserting the tip of the needle to begin the next knit stitch. It makes it less likely that you will either tighten or loosen the stitch while moving onto the next one.

[@martinameyer4411]

oh wow, I didn't know that I was purling in norwegian style 😂 ... but I'm doing it in a little different way. I move my left finger which is holding the yarn in front of the work and then put the yarn over the right needle instead of moving the right needle around the yarn on the back of the work... so good to see those different kinds of knitting and purling. Thank you for your video 😊 Kind redards from South West Germany

[@WayShower618]

I’m knitting my first sweater and I DEFINITELY have this issue and didn’t know what it was. It occurred on the portion I knit back and forth before I joined in the round. After a few days I noticed how perfect my stitches in the round are and how wonky the others are - difference being the PURLS. I’m going to keep going because I’ve never successfully gotten this far but it is the clearest example of this problem I’ve ever seen. Thank you for the tips!

[@cloknits]

You are welcome. I hope it fixes your issue.

[@Bunefoo401]

Funny how you do something for decades, and don’t realize why I don’t always care for knitting …. You made a great deal of sense and explained everything from showing us how different knitters’ work looks, WHY it looks like that and HOW to do it for a uniform tension. I am definitely going to try this way very soon on another project. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@cloknits]

You're welcome! ☺️

[@ireneultramarine244]

I'm a continental knitter who uses the Norwegian purl, and it has worked out for me so far! What I do is that I only use the tip of the needle and keep my movements small. It still stretches my stitches more than knitting, but it's not so noticeable - I basically trained myself out of rowing out as a beginner by knitting a basketweave scarf. Thank you for the video!!

[@cloknits]

That's a great tip. Thank you

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

English style knitter - I had no idea there were so many different knitting styles. One thing I note is the sharp point on your needles. There is a tendency in modern manufacture to have a more blunt end, which I dislike. I’m going to make some swatches to check your methods.

[@loretta9213]

as a new but not new knitter I found my purl is tight and my knit is loose. I was having so much trouble with the purl when learning to knit. I was taught english style and taught myself continental through watching videos. I also have arthritis in my hands. I do find I have gutters though mostly at the beginning of the knit. I also have been having a problem with both knit and purl sides being to tight on the needle. I think I'm taking the stitch off to soon and also stretching at least the knit side. Practice is what I need. I see a lot of even areas on both sides with some that are too big at times. I was wondering what was causing this now thanks to your video I understand. Thank you

[@cloknits]

Tighter purls are less often a problem but it's as frustrating as loose ones. I hope my tips help you figure out how to relax your tension!

[@idavela9773]

Thank you Claudia this video was very helpful. I have been struggling with rowing out. Like others have mentioned, the "measure it" is the key/lightbulb moment. Thanks again.

[@cloknits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robynreid3027]

Thank you for this. I have to go back and see what I actually do. I loved your details about using the size of the needle, it makes such sense.

[@cloknits]

I love to analyse the little ways that change a movement, I use to be a dance teacher ;)

[@robynreid3027]

@@cloknits it shows!

[@juneperez6284]

I’m trying to learn continental knitting and will definitely try this technique. Thank you😊

[@cloknits]

Thank you for leaving a comment!

[@yolkyolk3148]

thank you for the tip about using the needle to measure!!

[@Qiwyn]

Thank you so much! I tried it yesterday and I have never knitted such pretty stitches in my life. The difference is night and day. My stitches used to be so stretched out they were double the size. It feels like I learned to knit only now. 😅 Thank you again! 🥹❤️

[@cloknits]

Wow! That is such a nice comment to read and i'm glad it made a difference for you.

[@stephanienorwicz1366]

Thanks for the video. I’ve been crocheting for years but relatively new to knitting and I’m excited to try your tips to help my tension!

[@cloknits]

Happy you liked it!

[@elenabeyers2088]

I need to try knitting backwards. I need to try it both continental and English style. Video very helpful.

[@cloknits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anneperry5095]

Very useful.I will try continental knitting as I have never seen it before.Thank. you!

[@erikaweirdsurname4150]

You are amazing!! Thank you so much for explaining different types of knitting too! I learned how to knit in a continental way as a child, and now im learning again as an adult but everyone i watched knits the English way, which looks so uncomfortable.

[@yisol2]

Thanks for the great tip! Always, my gauge tends to be much tighter than the patterns’ so now with the new project I tend to be really loose also by yanking :( but then I realize that my knitting is less consistent. With your tip, I will keep practicing.

[@autochick123]

This is helpful. Keeping a nice pace and not rushing can make for better tension. I taught myself continental some time ago to relieve tension on just one hand and see if it increased my speed. I like using both hands for crrrrrafting.

[@cloknits]

Excellent!

[@janed6411]

Brilliant!! It’s the variety of ways to correct tension that is so helpful

[@maryp1224]

Thank you! these purling variations are great!! never saw them before

[@cloknits]

I'm glad you learned something new!

[@1bluechild]

Never tried again since I did which was very long time ago. I now will try again since yo made knitting a better way to do so.

[@cloknits]

It takes a bit of practice but i'm sure you can do it!

[@jennygadbois4234]

Incredibly helpful! My knit stitch control has improved faster than purl - sounds like that is true for most novices. I look forward to improved purl control when I resume my project tomorrow - had to put it away for the night. Thank you very much and I will let you know how it goes :)

[@cloknits]

Wonderful!

[@polly_psych]

The tip that I think will help me most is measuring the stitch by making sure it's the size of the right needle before pulling it off the left. I think I tend to pull it off prematurely when the stitch is still on the tapered part of the right needle. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@Enig_Mata]

Thanks so much! This is so helpful in understanding what causes rowing out. My lightbulb moment was 5.45. I recently picked up button band stitches for a cardigan and was wondering why every other edge stitch seemed to be much larger even though my tension on the cardigan seemed okay. That's the exact move I do. This video helped me understand what I needed to correct. 👍🙏

[@cloknits]

Yay! I'm so glad it already helped you.

[@Enig_Mata]

@@cloknits Does this also fix the issue on drop shoulder garments where the gauge changes because the top part was knitted flat and the bottom was knitted in the round?

[@MargoLondinium]

Thank you for your great video! My tension is definitely looser when I purl (Continental). I am a new knitter and the lightbulb moment for me in your video was to knit/purl off left needle tips but ensure stitch is further down on right needle before releasing stitch. I've been keeping my needle tips together and at the right angle but this was the key element that was missing. Now it's all about practice, practice, practice! :)

[@cloknits]

You are so welcome!

[@allsubstance]

Thanks for posting this! I definitely row out on purl rows, and I've tried tightening up my tension, which made it even worse. It's nice to know what I was doing wrong and hopefully my swatches and knitting will be better for it!

[@cloknits]

You're so welcome!

[@patriciaallen519]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. What an eye opener! You helped me see the root of my problem!👍🏽

[@cloknits]

That's great to hear.

[@dcantu-paez4308]

Wow this video opened my eyes to my tension problems I didn’t know I had.

[@cloknits]

You can't fix what you don't know!

[@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq]

I've done the first illustration, but the proper way if doing it, better❤😂 when you get into that rhythmic flow,you get caught up especially when doing it fast. 🙄 This'll help, thank you 👍🏾☺️🌹🙏🏾

[@cloknits]

So true!

[@rebalspirit]

I tend to knit in the space between the point and the main shaft of the needle. But I learned I do not do so consistently. I've been improving over the past four months as I've viewed many teaching videos. However, I need to improve my consistency yet more. Thank you for this video.

[@cloknits]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Trafmo]

Thanks a lot for your videos. They helped me a lot. I've got a lot of problems to hold the yarn this way... Could you show in a video the really basics: how to hold the yarn (perhaps more ways) and how making pearl and knit stitches (your way!) to reache perfection, also concerning the tension and the problems shown in this video?

[@cloknits]

I do have a video on continental knitting and purling my way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWecf3-Hgbd-nrc&lc=UgxGZGsUhmZ1NllqZUB4AaABAg

[@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq]

Thank you 👍🏾 blessings 😁... always good to improve better with this... especially doing garments 😊❤

[@cloknits]

You are so welcome

[@tetianakhotiaintseva562]

I dont have a problem when knitting in stockinette stitch. But I have really uneven tension whenever I have to alternate between knits and purls, like a rib or similar patterns. Next time I knit I hope I can apply your tips and have a nice and even rib stitch.

[@susanmathis57]

Thank you for your help I’m a new knitter.

[@LapostropheAura]

Oh my gosh, so many lightbulb moments! So glad I found your video right as I'm starting a new project. I can't wait to put your tips into action!

[@cloknits]

I'm so glad!

[@kristinasmith-edtech]

I was taught to do Norwegian purl (and I only recently learned the name) so yes I have always had a problem with 'rowing out'. I really like the purl method you show where you get knit stitches that present differently so you have to knit into the back on the knit rows. Making both the knit and the purl stitches differently is making me think more carefully about the whole process. Thank you! I'm going to make a simple knit and purl shawl in cotton to really engrain the new habits. 1000 m and 3mm needles. Wish me luck!

[@cloknits]

That's a great way to create a new habit. I hope I get to see the result.