Comments on: Knitting Ad Nauseam: Part IV

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

By: Combined / Combination Knitting « Cutting Edge Stitches&Seams

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.

By: bo balder

bo balder — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:15:15 +0000

This was an eye-openern for me! EVer since I’ve re-taught myself how to know I’ve apparently been using an Eastern stitch while knitting, and a Western stitch while purling. In a stockinetter, this gives an even result and no one can tell the difference.
However, I always have problems with ribs and double ribs. I solve the single rib problem by twisting it, but my double ribs never come out right. The knit parts of the ribs look drunk, the legs of the stitches are uneven and splayed, on both sides.
Do you have any idea how I could get rid of that problem? I alos throw over with my left hand instead of my right (European knitter apparently always use the right), always have, whcih makes for fast knitting but may be part of my rib problem?

Thanks in advance!