Knitting for Crocheters

Learn to knit with a crochet brain. Most crocheters, at some point, become interested in learning how to knit. It can be intimidating with 2 needles and a whole new way to work with yarn. Well, only one of those is true. In this video, I show you how to knit continental style and hold your yarn very similar to crochet. Then, I explain the knit and purl stitch in a way that your crochet brain will understand. Grab your yarn and needles and let's get started!
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[@conservativeamerican6002]

Omg, WHY HAVE I NOT FOUND THIS SOONER?! This is exactly what I have been looking for in a knitting tutorial! The explanation of the purl stitch is the most logical explanation I have heard yet, and makes it so much easier to remember! Thank you a million times over! So excited to start knitting with confidence!!

[@micaelamarie6320]

Continental style is indeed very similar with crocheting. I am a crocheter and I wanted to learn how to knit. And now I knit fast in just a few days of practice, thanks to continental style.

[@SynfullyWkd67]

I am a major crocheter, and starting to knit more so these days just for a change.Ironically I took to English style of knitting for some reason, but I find it to be a bit slower when throwing. Your video has now converted me to continental and I can't thank you enough for taking time for making this video! I sat here and did a few rows of knits and purls and I am way faster now because of you. Thanks again and God bless!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+SynfullyWkd67 Awesome! So glad to hear it. It was fun to make this video. Glad it was of help to you.

[@daschuhow]

Goodness voice is too soft to hear.

[@darlenefarmer5921]

I crochet but have decided to learn how to knit and automatically, I went into the continental style...which, like you, also feels comfortable to me. Your video helped me in reinforcing my style...Can't wait to build my knitting skillsets..Thanks

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Awesome! It's great to have the option of both crochet and knitting. You can totally do this!! 😊👏👏👏

[@cherryblossom4299]

I've been an avid crocheter, but, always wanted to learn how to knit. I always found it daunting. However, with your excellent tutorial, I'm definitely going to give it a try. Thank you very much. ♥

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+sonja ahmed You are so welcome. I really enjoyed making this video.

[@starcheski]

Thank you!!! I've been knitting for a month after years of crocheting. The knit stitch in continental was coming pretty easily and I found a purl menthol that worked, but wasn't efficient for switching back and forth between the two. That simple trick of yarn around the first two fingers instead of just the first was definitely the difference. Thank you!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+starcheski Yay! So glad I was able to help. 😊

[@rscbmr1023]

I so agree. I was holding it just like when I crocheted but moving the yarn to the two fingers made it easier. Thank you Forever Bliss

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Rh Ri That's great! You're welcome 😊

[@homemakingwisdom]

I have been crocheting for 7, 8 years. Love it. I tried kitting years ago and gave up. So this year I really want to give it a try again. To the life of me my hands just go not like the English style but the continental style is much easier. It's still hard but its doable. Now to practice,practice and practice more so I can develop hand memory for knitting, I learned crocheting very quickly, but kitting is very challenging for me. I have caught my self trying to do a double crochet while trying to knit.

[@rachelbrain]

Where has this video been all my life? I finally get why knitting has always felt so awkward for me, considering my considerable experience with crochet. Thank you!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+rachelbrain Glad this video was so helpful 😊

[@samyarichards9629]

Thank you so much I'm a crocheter; but I wanted to learn to knit. Like you, everyone around me knit English and it was so confusing for me. So I started watching youtube too! I JUST found you Today. Thank you. I almost gave up knitting, you saved me thank you. Thank you!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Aww! That is awesome. So glad I was able to help! 😊

[@jjbing3]

I appreciate this video. I knit English, but wanted to learn Continental for two handed color work. I like the way you hold the needles and plan to try this method. Thanks.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Thank you. Glad I could be of help. 😊

[@Aloha808Kitty]

I didn’t realize there were different ways to purl using the continental style of knitting. I was doing my purl stitch like you do, and it is easier than how it was taught on another video tutorial. Guess those who learned how to crochet first think alike.

[@aprilbedenbaugh5462]

I know this was 2016 but thank you so much for making this. I am the same. Crochet first and I'm having an awful time trying to knit. This video works well with my learning style! ♡

[@teresacook3632]

I've known how to crochet about 12 years& I've gotten faster at it. I just wanted to say thank you for posting this video because I tried learning how to knit a few years after learning how to crochet& it was really awkward for me because my left hand doesn't work right sometimes (it could be the simplest things like doing dishes) anyway I never knew there were different versions of knitting. The continental version looks a lot easier. Thanks again.

[@eme4981]

Extremely helpful due to the fact I am a crocheter myself 😆 I was really struggling! Thank you soooo much 🤗💟

[@pegbotham2255]

Thank you for your clear tutorial, I have been trying to do continental for ages and gave up. I found your method interesting and very useful. I crochet too and never thought of using my yarn carrying hand the same as when I crochet. Also thank you for the suggestion of practicing on bigger needles, I did try yesterday on the sock I was knitting and of course it was UK size 2.25 and with sock yarn, so will be having a go with your method later. Again thank you👍😊

[@JsMomma7]

Thank you... I've been wanting to learn to knit for years. Right now I can only knit, knots.

[@kj3d812]

I'm sure your instruction is great for how to do knit stitch, etc., but you started with a work in progress. I'm a longtime crocheter for many years and thought this would help me learn continental knitting, but you didn't start with casting on, so I have nothing to go on.

[@evahernandez4421]

Great demonstration, I have crochet for years. I have been learning to knit for a year. I decided to look at you video. It was easy for me to learn, Continental knitting is a lot faster than knitting American style. Thank you so much!

[@ashleyhudson5331]

After watching people knit on KZbin I have realized I do it completely different either knitting or purling than anyone else. 🤣 troubles of being a crocheter first and learning to knit from a book. 🤷‍♀️

[@debrakay5416]

A great help. I am a crocheter! Wonderful teaching! ❤️

[@stockinettestitch]

I knit English - but I enjoy purling much more too. What I don't get is why some ppl find it easier to do Norwegian purling than straight Continental purling. Oh well - to each their own. Thanks for the video, I'm just finishing up a pair of socks and like to listen to knitting videos. lol

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+stockinettestitch Nice to meet someone who enjoys purling too! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. :)

[@caroldahmen153]

This looks like a great tutorial, but even with my volume all the way up, I can barely hear you.

[@michellehamilton6948]

i just came across your video and i love it. I have been crocheting for 45+years and knitting for almost as long but not continuously. i am a "thrower" in knitting and just recently am trying to learn continental style AGAIN. i found it very awkward to hold the yarn until someone told me it was "okay" to hold it like a crocheter. It made a HUGE difference! still having an issue with tension. when my stitch comes off the needle it seems very loose coming off as opposed to doing it the other way.no one will tell me why it seems to feel so different and why the stitch looks a little different after doing several rows.

[@stephaniezeh1074]

I totally thought your nails were chrome. Then suddenly I saw snowmen and now I can't unsee them.

[@carolynneumann7861]

Thank you for for very clear and slow and easy to understand video. It is the best I have seen for continental style knitting.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Thank you so much. I'm glad it was helpful.

[@fayetoliver562]

Great teaching technique to relate it to crocheting!

[@kayceegreer4418]

As you were explaining the knit stitch I was thinking of how I learned to handle everything. I thought of it as a "triangle of tautness". There needs to be just enough tension between yarn the yarn feed on yer finger and the 2 needles with yer project on 'em to be able to work the needles without loops sneaking off and because you certainly can get lost if you're a beginner and don't really know what's what and where it's s'posed to go...when something goes wrong, then you have to play frog and "rippit, rippit" out and take a "do-over"!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Great way to think of it 😊

[@jennifertaylor9232]

I am a crocheter and I have always wanted to learn knitting !!! I was in the yarn shop when the owner told me about this style of knitting for crocheters . You explain this so well, I am excited to try !!!!

[@cindydusart2347]

That is awesome. I have complete faith I can do this now. As you stated I also crochet, but have found knitting could but a blast if I could figure it out. Thank you

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Great video and cool nail polish! 💅🏽

[@smallfootprint2961]

Now, I've got pretty good at purling (pretty good is relative. lol.) I figured out the Norwegian style and it was super awkward at first but, I'm determined to not have to hold my first finger, pointer finger, up in the air and work it back and forth. I don't want to get repetitive motion injuries. Been there. It also means I don't have to move the yarn from back to front to go from knitting to purling. The yarn is always at the back. I also pick my knit stitch off my finger tip of the left hand, so that relaxes the fingers. The Norwegian purl stitch is a miracle, for me. It helps to be able to do it like you do and switch to the Norwegian purl, as it gives the hands alternative ways to move. Can you tell, I'm excited? Haha. Doesn't take much... It's ok to laugh. I'm laughing my head off. I'm also switching back and forth to a crocheting project. Thanks for showing us how you do it.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

It’s quite the adventure. I’ve tried the Norwegian purl but they end up bigger than my knit stitches. I guess practice will fix that too. 😊 Enjoy!!

[@annebashida]

I agree, the norwegian purl (prefer ‘skandinavian purl, though, as I’m danish and that is how we all knit here 🙃) gives a better flow as you are shifting the greater movements from your left fingers to your right wrist. This allows you to knit much faster... with practice, of course 😊

[@meloncornets3034]

This made me realize that despite being left handed, I've been crocheting right handed because I was taught by a right handed person. I'll try this today, my tension has been nuts!

[@jordansmithson9602]

That's funny. I learned to crochet first, and then to knit. However, I can only knit with the yarn in my right hand even though I crochet holding it with my left.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Jordan Smithson So fascinating 😊

[@YehowahDaughter]

Do you have any more videos of knitting for crocheters? I want to learn but feel so lost and awkward right now starting out. I learned to crochet the basics back yrs ago and picked it back up in 2021. I would love to learn to knit.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

I do not. Although, I meant to make more knitting videos. I recommend finding tutorials on continental knitting. Then you’ll be able to hold the yarn like you do in crochet. 😊

[@amyrobert]

Long time crocheter here and the only way I can knit is continental. I have tried right handed cast, just won't happen!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Yeah, I have a hard time with the English style too.

[@danielle7594]

I learned to crochet before I learned to knit. And even watching Continental knitting, I would still prefer English style.

[@dulcejohnson6602]

Do you have a video showing the cast on?

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

I don't have any more knitting videos since I want to keep this channel for crochet, but VeryPink Knits is a great KZbin knitting channel. Here is the cast on that I do most of the time (long tail): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHuomGSCepuajLM. She has quite the extensive knitting video library there but not much on continental. However, Craftsy.com has an excellent class on continental knitting: www.craftsy.com/class/knit-faster-with-continental-knitting/4912?_ct=iuqhsx-kdyluhiqb-huikbj-sekhiu&_ctp=4912. Enjoy!

[@mudassirmikku7189]

this video help me . I am not a perfect knitter . but I don't know how to purl stich . I know crochet better than knitting . my hope is that I am the one who is a small age girl to crochet i am only 10 lol

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Mudassir Mikku You can do it!

[@ashleyhudson5331]

I don't know if it helps anyone, but I much prefer wood/bamboo over aluminum needles. I feel like metal needles are too slippery and noisey.

[@xochitlvasquez2422]

Ashley Hudson i’ve always felt like i get nearer stitches with wood and bamboo and prefer it but know i knit almost solely with interchangeable circular needles and i got an inexpensive set that are all aluminum. someday though

[@cheryldueck318]

I started with wood, but once you get going metal is faster to knit with. I love my Chiaogoos now.

[@Ziji-LetYourSoulShine]

I think this must be true. This is my first attempt at knitting and I'm using aluminum and getting so frustrated by a bunch of loops sliding off many times. I have ordered some bamboo needles and hopefully they will help me

[@mirandalevy1451]

So helpful, thank you for this!

[@lori1551]

If I had to push left needle to release stitch as you do for every stitch, I’d have a hole in my index finger as I use sharper needles than you do... I do everything the same as you, but I just pull old stitch off. Well done video!

[@welsj91]

The hardest time I'm having with learning to knit as a crocheter is moving the fabric down the main needle onto the working needle after I've gotten the yarn through the stitch. The motion of having to push the stitches from one to the other feels very foreign and awkward for me, nearly uncomfortable. Are there any suggestions on how to make it feel more natural? Or is it just a matter of doing it over and over again until it becomes natural? I have the misfortune of being somewhat impatient with these things, so I find myself getting a bit frustrated at times.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Wellington Sodre Jr I think it's a matter of finding the right rhythm for you. When I started, it got quite annoying to have to constantly move the stitches up the needle into working position but I just needed to find the repetitive motion that was acceptable to me. The nice thing is that, in knitting, you know exactly where the stitches are 😊

[@lrdslugo]

Can wait to try this

[@Brendasmith2247]

Cute nails and thanks for the tips

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

I learned to crochet when I was 7 (I'm over 50, now). I've tried many times to learn how to knit, and I've always failed, even trying to knit the continental way I failed. I understand how to make the knit and purl stitch, but somehow my tension is messed up, and no one can figure out how to help me fix it. I have one end that is 'tight' like it's supposed to be, but the other end gets loose. And the more I knit, the looser the one end gets, until my stitches literally fall of the needle. Or the knitting falls apart. No one can seem to recreated what I'm doing, so they can't help me fix it. Would you have any ideas?

[@asmaaazzam3673]

S D McDaniel keep knitting even its not good, it cames by time , your body will get used and by time your stitchs will be nice and you will be faster, don’t stop thats the secret

[@lauradelrey2903]

Have you tried using smaller needles than your yarn recommends? I have a friend who knits very loosely and if she’s using yarn that recommends size 5 needles, she will use a size 3 to get the stitches tight enough. Also, using a chunkier yarn helped me when I was learning because I find it easier to work with. Hope that helps!

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

@@lauradelrey2903 See, this is the part that no one seems to understand. It's only the END stitches that get really loose. The body of my stitches are fine, not too tight, not too loose, but the stitches at EITHER END of my work get really loose. And until I can figure out how and why my knitting does that, I can't fix it... which means knitting is just out for me.

[@jamieh8836]

@@sdmcdaniel2255 omg i’m the same way… my start and end basically my side stitches are always so loose but everything else is fine. i also am an avid crocheter. knitting is driving me crazy lol

[@PeaceLoveAndRico]

long tail caston! if you can do that, you can knit continental. My only hindrance was not realizing this. My hands were trying to figure out how to 'pick' the working yarn in a stitch, it was the same as casting on! I still knit in a weird 'american' style, jerking each hand to lessen each hand's movement. when i knit continental, the result is too loose. It's definitely better if i were knitting lace.

[@cubbylevi1764]

I’ve been knitting by “throwing” for about 50 years (I began quite young). How I wish I’d begun like this.

[@louisehiegel1651]

It is abbaut time you show the proper normai way how to knit,I lerned it like that when I was six years old ,and isn’t much faster and much more fun?

[@cubbylevi1764]

Fumble Bunny Ive tried continental. Since I’m a crocheter, I can hold the yarn the same way. While throwing, I take my hand off the needle to move the yarn, which I never see on KZbin. But...my stitches look nice and I enjoy knitting that way. Thank you☺️

[@daniellejones460]

Ok.. what am I doing wrong? .. I knit on one side then when I turn and begin again it’s pearl.. on both sides!!! 😤

[@j_rm8883]

just had the exact same problem and am having to restart the whole thing🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@Ziji-LetYourSoulShine]

Me too. I've done this and pulled it out 3 times bc both sides look like purl 😕

[@inannashu689]

Great video thanks. Seems like it would even be easier to knit with two crochet hooks if that makes sense.

[@katiekokinos6546]

There is a think called knooking, where you knit with two crochet hooks

[@suejordan60]

I am a crocheter and haven't knitted for years. I have wanted to learn the European knitting and thought it would be easy for me. But it isn't. I was surprised how much trouble I have had with this style of knitting.

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

What about casting on? I've learned to knit and crochet at the age of 6. Stopped knitting around the age of 20 but continued to crochet to this day (I found it was faster for me). So it's been over 20+ years since I knitted and I find it difficult to cast on. Do you have any videos on that subject?

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Kim Howell I don't have a cast on knitting video but I did find a video for you. I use the long tail cast on and there are many videos on how to do it. This is one that I like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ameul6h3pZitqsU

[@afrinfrank2252]

Mam can all the fabrics be knitted with circular needles??

[@Christodophilus]

I'm not sure if this will answer your question, but I've tried using standard stick needles with Continental knitting. While I was able to achieve stitches, the tension was off, and stitches were inconsistent. Because twisting the needles for Continental style, places more weight on the wrist, when there's a long arm of a needle you have to bring with you. Circular needles on the other hand, are more ergonomic for the Continental style. Because they're short, and virtually weightless, considering the length between the two points, is thin, plastic cable. In a nutshell, if you're using Continental style knitting, it's best to use circular needles. Making all fabrics capable of being knitted with circular needles. I personally won't try Continental style knitting with standard stick needles again.

[@laurashelton9340]

I believe so, yes. Circulars give you more length room & more options but absolutely can be used exactly like straight needles; just don't connect the two ends. Go back & forth like straight ones. I think this is what you were asking.

[@lrdslugo]

Could I make it with this knit skills

[@cedarbuilt1]

thanks... but it didn't show casting on etc ?

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Very important step to be missing, innit?

[@laurashelton9340]

I found I waste a butt ton of yarn with the long tail cast on b/c I am crud at estimating the length I will need; or I end up shorting myself & starting over. My yarn budget is not unlimited so I have found a 2 needle type cast on (also known as a knit cast on) works best for me. Much less waste; If I am just doing something easy peasy (scarf) I will use a single cast on. Hope this helps.

[@betsey96]

Yep no. I gave it a crack go and still can't knit 🤣🤣🤣 imma just gonna stick to crochet 🥲🤌 think it's primarily the needles themselves seem to get more in the way 💀

[@jcs3021]

I'm a crocheter and I ignore knitting coz I thought it was hard, but it is easy really

[@sophie-leighjordan9406]

Does anyone think that she sounds a little bit like Carrie Underwood?🤔😅

[@JillLikesCheese]

The only thing I didn't really like about this video was that you seem to use the term dominant hand do you mean right hand. As a left-handed person my mind immediately thought dominant hand equals in my case left hand but you mean right-hand no matter what, it was confusing

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Jill Stock As a left handed person, your dominant hand is your left hand so you would be creating your new stitches with the left hand. The stitches would move from the right needle to the left needle for you.

[@emanueladavis1885]

My volume is also at max and I can barely hear a word your saying as well :(

[@francescaspagnolo4210]

Bravissima ciao

[@rustydip1]

Can't hear you.... volume all the way up.

[@SharonWrightWeeks]

What needles are you using?

[@rustydip1]

Sorry. This comment is in the wrong place so you might not get an answer from Forever Bliss Crochet. Please ask again with a new Comment at the top. Thanks.

[@annwithaplan9766]

Usually earphones will work when the volume is so low.

[@rustydip1]

Really? I don't have any but since the volume on my monitor & on the video are both turned up to 100%, I was surprised I still couldn't hear it well enough to continue watching it. I had not trouble hearing most of the other videos I watched. I will see about buying some earphones & hope they help. Thanks for your time!!

[@annwithaplan9766]

I had the same problem with mine as well. I couldn't get it loud enough with my tablet, but I was able to turn up the volume both on the video and my computer to the highest point to hear it normally. I usually don't have a problem with videos except for once in a great while like this. Using earphones made a difference in all cases. Also, you might want to check and see if you have separate speakers that can be boosted up.

[@ZCXxx]

❤👍👍👍

[@teslah2997]

just

[@lrdslugo]

Need help please

[@pamsauce2903]

Not loud enough to listen to!!!

[@Fmkayla]

Your talking about a right handed person but I’m a left so it would be different . Haven’t seen a video for lefties........

[@sarahacosta6641]

New Stitch a Day has video tutorials for lefties. :)

[@emilywhiting8322]

Hi Fran, I am also left handed and this technique works very well for me.

[@mariacarmenmateomolina3285]

No entiendo a lo menos algo escrito para poder leerlo gracias

[@ek410]

All i hear is some murmuring

[@lharris9924]

Ahh. When I’ve seen this style of knitting, it always made the most sense to my brain. You’ve explained why because it makes sense to crocheters!

[@caroldahmen153]

This looks like a great tutorial, but even with my volume all the way up, I can barely hear you.

[@sarahg3089]

Thank you so much for this video! I've crochet for 5 years and have rage quit every time I've attempted to learn to knit until now! Holding the yarn in my right hand felt so foreign that I'd almost resigned myself to the fact that I'd just never learn to knit until I found this video. I will still need to practice to find my rhythm but at least the tension and grip of the yarn feels right now!

[@KraftyKaitlyn]

Okay, this actually makes sense to my crochet-oriented brain. Thank you so much! I can't wait to try knitting again now!

[@GumboGirl13]

As a crocheter I have tried continental knitting, but the purl stitch has really thrown me. Your explanation is so clear, and I love it. Thank you for making it understandable and easy. I can see why you love purling so much! Now I’m going to try it again. I haven’t knitted for quite a while, and the purl stitch was my hurdle. I think I can do it now!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

That’s wonderful!

[@theastewart6721]

great video but the volume was too low. your instruc9were great. I switched to continental years ago and love it.

[@visitor3756]

Thea Stewart yes volume too low

[@JsMomma7]

Can you make more knitting videos for crocheters??

[@eomu1883]

Thank u for this. I started crocheting with the notion I would leave knitting off the table after too many failed attempts. One day the micro movements and techniques just clicked to crochet uniformly quicker. A year later I'm confident I can knit. Your video only excites me on the endless projects now at my disposal! 🎉😅❤

[@JulieB328]

Hallelujah! I'm a 50 year+ crocheter, only been knitting for a few months. I decided to give continental yet ANOTHER try but purling was giving me absolute fits! Then I watched your video and the hint about putting the yarn over the index AND middle finger was a game changer, I'm now purling like a pro, lol. 😁

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@lilianwick1094]

Julienne Bourassa I too struggled with purl and the tension and am happily getting used to new way to hold the yarn and perfect the purl stitch!

[@jq7136]

I still have difficulty with tension in purling. 😞

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

There are different ways of purling with the continental style. Do a KZbin search for the other ways. Maybe one of them would work better for you.

[@debbielasley3400]

thanks, I never understood why I favored the continental style over the others. I learned simple crocheting in 4-H horse class, we had to make our show saddle blankets many many years ago.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Debbie Lasley It's so interesting how the brain works. :) Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@ciannacoleman5125]

I recently began doing Continental using the Norwegian purl (I’m a crocheter) I usually use English Combination but Continental is so much faster. I found that wrapping the yarn clockwise as I do in crochet is even faster and more comfortable; the only “problem” is that your stitches are mounted “backwards” with the forwards leg one the back of the needle. This just means you knit into the “back” leg so occasionally you have to adjust patterns or flip your stitches such as “ssk” and “k2tog” are flip-flopped. If you are a crocheter or just want to knit faster it would definitely suggest trying the method, although it may require some notation on your patterns.

[@hanna0528]

As mainly crocheter, i watched many videos for continental style and tried and somehow failed or didn't work for me. But this video finally got me. Thank you!!!

[@annikagroebner7534]

"Learn to knit with a crochet brain" !! Brilliant! I've been a crocheter and took up knitting again after barely learning it years ago. I learned continental style - but find that I wrap the yarn the other way around due to the way I grab yarn with the crochet hook (from underneath) It feels impossible to switch to grabbing the yarn the other way around when I knit. However, I figure if the knit and purl are both "backwards' then it cancels out. My knitting comes out looking normal. Thanks so much for a great video.

[@pamelam4]

Great video! I purl the same way except I use my left thumb in stead of index finger to hold the yarn out. It's so much easier as a crocheter to it this way, continental, and a lot faster too!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+pamelam4 I've seen purling done that way too. I tried it but it didn't stick. So interesting how creative people get in how to work with yarn. I totally agree about continental. The English style is something I'm trying to get better at so that I can teach both ways but I far prefer continental for my personal knitting.

[@june2gem]

Love!! I am a self taught crocheter (from youtube videos!) and now want to learn how to knit, but as you said, it looks intimidating! But not now! You video has gotten me excited about learning how to knit! Thank you!! I did subscribe to your channel and will be watching so I can lean knitting. Thanks again!!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+Tracy Shipler I'm so glad to hear your excitement! It's wonderful to have the choice to knit or crochet. You'll have a lot of fun. 😊

[@ticketNo713]

Hunny you are the BEST! I've tried several times and my knitting was so loose and horrible. I didn't realize it was because I was doing american style. This feels so much more natural. I've crocheted for a few years and am trying knitting now. Thank you.

[@gregorypatrick2844]

perfect vid for someone moving from crochet to knit.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Thanks Gregory

[@nancymccaffrey3255]

I just watched your video Knitting for Crocheters. It was very good. You finally showed me what I was doing wrong holding the yarn. I did not drop the yarn to between my index finger and my ring finger. I was still holding it to crochet. That is why I could not figure out how to move the fingers right to do thepurl stitch. You are the only one that I watched that mentioned that part. Thank you so much for adding that part. I am going to try it and see what happens. Thanks again. Happy stitching

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

Glad I was able to help!

[@kathryngannon485]

I need to know how to cast on.

[@georgiabutka3770]

can't hear you!

[@ElisabethYasharahla]

But those nails though 🤤

[@raphaelsylla876]

Thanks Tasha for the tip. I've been crocheting for almost 15 years and just learned knitting for bout a few months when i got knitting kneedles as a gift. I can now knit and purl faster, but still learning how to adjust tightness of knits and purls that I do. Thanks again for this tip.

[@kellyweber627]

Thank you for this video!! I am hoping this will help me with knitting 😊 I can crochet very well, but knitting is a bit tough. But the way you explain it, it does make sense!! Thank you again 😊

[@lrodriguez8037]

Love this video, but the audio is not so good 😬

[@FrancescaDonnaMarie]

Now I know why I can't knit holding yarn in my right hand.

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

+FrancescaDonnaMarie 😊

[@BBknits]

Awesome!!! I first learned to crochet, then knit. Weird how I can't knit Continental. Instead I'm a thrower. Funny how people's brain work...

[@valentinodiviani162]

I've been crocheting for just over a year and trying to knit is a complete mind boggler, even when it seems this simple (apparently but not for me)

[@craftglad]

Don't give up! I've been crocheting since I was 7. It took me a lot of failed attempts to learn to knit, but it was worth sticking with it. I have a video on my channel with some other advice for crocheters on how to knit if you'd like to check it out. :-)

[@novaconetta1577]

Yeah you're not alone. I've learned crochet and there is nothing similar to me about crochet and knitting. The one thing I am learning, is that the middle finger plays a large part in moving the yarn to the correct "scooping" place. Still struggling 😔

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Wahoo I’m not the only one that knits with working yarn in left hand !!!

[@ForeverBlissCrochet]

😊 LOL. I still can’t knit with yarn in my right hand. Tension is too tight. I really enjoy the continental style.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Forever Bliss Crochet I tried to do it in my right hand but was all over the place. I’m ambidextrous and tat left handed as well lol . I’m just glad I’m not the only one and soooo thankful for your video! I shared it with my mother who’s couldn’t figure out how I was knitting lol 😂

[@zenmama979]

I love the video, though I had to turn on the captioning because I couldn't hear you even with the volume up all the way.

[@courag1]

I discovered Esperanza Rosas and though the teaching is in Spanish, the demos are easy to see what she is doing. I have tried just about every technique of Continental. What they don't tell you about the various styles is that they do not all create the same quality when you knit. If knit and crochet are not balanced, your knitting is not going to look right, especially when you get into knitting outside of stockinette where your purl side is visible such as in working cables. Save yourself some time and trouble. Don't make projects, do some swatches in various techniques. The only Continental technique which gives the best quality is how Esperanza Rosas teaches also a Russian knitter Faina Letoutchaia knits most similarly. Why spend years finding out why your purl side shows rowing? "Rowing" shows itself with every several rows on the purl side, you have a gap. Another two techniques which are good to learn which do not show "rowing" are Portuguese style, best taught by Andrea Wong and English Flicking. This craft is all about learning, don't believe everything you hear, see the results for yourself and then use what works for your own fingers. Many Continental knitters are going to knitting backwards to avoid purling. But there is a problem with the knit side in Continental which is insufficient tension. If your pattern calls for a looser gauge go up a needle, as nothing compensates for knitting which does not look good.

[@russellpaschall3586]

I love the snowmen nails. My granddaughter would flip out over them.

[@lrdslugo]

Iam can wait to learn to knit so I could do this blanket

[@xxwendyx]

I find knitting is easier than crochet don't need to count stitches & work looks neater more even