Comments on: Knitting Ad Nauseam: Part IV

By: Angela Richter

Angela Richter — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:40:31 +0000

I’ve always knit combination and didn’t even know it until recently. I have found that if I also purl from the back loop my stitches are very uniform and I have had no troubles at all with any advanced techniques, using a combination knitting guide. It takes real attention to detail when you knit in this style, but it is monstrously efficient.

By: switching codes and switching needles. « objetos|punzotejientes

switching codes and switching needles. « objetos|punzotejientes — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:44:47 +0000

[...] I followed Amy’s advice for combination knitting on the round. a couple of hours and google searches later, it turns out that wrapping my yarn in that direction meant I was using an eastern yarn over with a combination needle insert. [...]

By: Auntie Mike

Auntie Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:25:42 +0000

Interesting article. I’m self taught – in beginning liked neither straight English or Continental – too tedious and not straight-forward. Now I know – it’s not me – it’s them! Peradventure- would it be appropriate to also describe as ‘ambidextrous knitting’ because both hands share the work load.

By: Mirela

Mirela — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:41:50 +0000

Hello Lucia,

I’ve read your article and really appreciate it.
I just bought Debbie Bliss knitting book number 2 and wanted to start working on a pattern. How do I convert psso and skpo to combined knitting stitches? Thank you,
Mirela Popovici

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Combined / Combination Knitting « Cutting Edge Stitches&Seams — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:38:11 +0000

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By: Jenni

Jenni — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:06:37 +0000

I do combination knitting, too, it looks like. But instead of “Yarn over by bringing the yarn below the needle, toward you, over the top and to the back,” I yarn over by bringing the yarn above the needle, toward me, and down. Is there a name for that?

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:22:25 +0000

I’m not sure what to make of what I’ve learned about my knitting style after just reading this. I learned garter stitch from a friend who’s family is Persian. I always knew and thought it was strange that she taught me a continental way of holding the yarn since we both grew up in the US. It turns out that I make knit stitches the Eastern crossed way, but make the perl stitches the Western way b/c I learned perl and everything else I know from from reading books.

I don’t know what this says about my knitting. Unfortunately, I don’t have other knitting friends now that I live in Europe, so I haven’t been able to compare the results of the way I knit with other people’s knitting. Do you think this could impact my gauge and measurements? I always have trouble getting the gauge right when I knit swatches. I’ll get the right number of stitches, but the rows are always off.