Comments on: learn to knit like minty!

By: Hollibus

Hollibus — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:44:48 +0000

My mom always told me I was knitting backwards when I started knitting “left-handed!” In the matter of purling, I use my left thumb to hold the yarn in front of the work, and work exactly like knitting, only in reverse. It enables me to purl as fast as I knit, keeps the work shockingly even tensioned, and gives the left index finger a break. Give it a try!

By: Janet

Janet — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:41:10 +0000

I can’t believe how much this helped me learn this method. I’ve just started to knit and I think this method is so much better than the more common ‘throw’ method. I wish you would do a video about casting on. Thank you sooo much!!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:47:38 +0000

I am trying your knit method and it is working much better than what I was doing before. Thanks!

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:49:01 +0000

I knit the same way but I have a problem with my purl rows. I have to purl tight or else I have a problem with rowing out – you know the rows are stretched out . Drives me nuts. Do you have that issue?

By: lekkercraft

lekkercraft — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:48:52 +0000

I marked this to watch forever ago and just finally got to watch it. Great instruction, and you have such a nice teaching voice! I’m hoping to speed up my knitting. Do you find that when you hold the working yarn the way that you do (with the yarn coming through your last two fingers before wrapping it around your forefinger) that you don’t have to stop to adjust as often? I think that is where I have a lot of trouble – I have to pull some more slack every ten stitches or so (if that makes sense…). I’m going to try out your method — thanks for the great videos!

By: Haddy

Haddy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:06:03 +0000

I knit almost exactly the same way! And I really like to knit thin yarn on small needles. Love it!

By: Jen B.

Jen B. — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:37:02 +0000

I’m hoping your next video will show knitting, purling, and maybe some y/o’s or ssk’s or something as well? I learned English and have never been able to make the switch to continental because I really like pattern-knitting, and I’m terrified of trying to switch it all up with continental. A lot of k2, p1, ssk,…just sounds scary. More videos please!

By: Pascale

Pascale — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:44:31 +0000

I just found your website from browsing skirts on Ravelry!

These videos are gorgeous! It is always really fascinating to see how different people knit up close.

I wonder if you knit in exactly the same way when handling bulky yarn and large gauge needles?

By: Maryjo

Maryjo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:47:04 +0000

these videos are helpful — thanks! (I’m a lurker on your blog)

I keep thinking about “switching” — I must make myself do this! But right now I’m on a shawl and it is loose, so I’d guess I’d better wait. But I am slow, to be sure!

Maryjo

By: loopykd

loopykd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:19:06 +0000

I knit continental as well and I purl differently too. Why is it that people all purl so differently? I think we should call the knitting police and everyone should start knitting the same way.