10 knitting tips that really make you a better knitter
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Knitting tips for beginners and advanced knitters that will show instant effects
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Chapters:
0:00 Knitting tips
2:00 A neater last bind-off stitch
2:54 How to knit a neater SSK / left-leaning decrease
4:44 How to create a neater cast-on edge
6:50 Weave in ends with a sharp tapestry needle
7:55 Don't twist your yarn
10:41 How to fix twisted stitches the easy way
12:00 Fixing (dropped) stitches without a crochet hook
14:43 How to fix ladders and other tension issues AFTER you finished
17:36 Knit with two different needle sizes
19:06 Knit in the other direction to avoid complicated/hard stitches
20:16 Learn how to count knitting stitches/rows faster
23:51 Take frequent breaks to stretch out and check your work
Do you want to knit better? Then this video will show you 10 hints, tips and secret techniques that will improve the look of your finished projects instantly. No matter if it's knitting neat edges or you want to knit in the round using circular needles, it really pays off to challenge traditional ways to knit certain techniques and add little twists.
A lot of the videos and articles I read about knitting better for beginners focused on external influences. Like the tools you use, the way you organize your knitting etc. While that's nice as well, very few of these knitting tips actually make your knitting look better. So, with this video I want to fill that gap because all of the 10 tricks in this video will make your finished project look neater in the end.
There are also two important bonus tips I didn't want to keep from you that will make things easier and I feel are very important.
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i have read and watched a lot of knitting tips, and they almost all have the same tips. your tips are best. BTW, super agree with having an emery board! thanks! :)
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Norman I’ve been knitting for 60 years and I wish I had your 10 tips 60 years ago. You are a knitting master and excellent knitting teacher….so glad I found your UA-cam channel. I can see more satisfaction in my future when it comes to my knitting projects! Thank you.
Norman - I love the way you show WHY things work the way they do. Thank you for sharing your extensive knowledge.
Wow Norman. I've been knitting for thirty years and didn't know half of these hacks! You are a blessing to the knitting world! Thank you!😀💝
I have to thank all of you for supporting my work and you know..for just being there cuz during this pandemic things really got lonely at times :P
Thirty is just beginner ! LOL. I actually responded How long have I been knitting. I started late at 18 and was self taught I wanted a mohair sweater and could not afford it so I learned to knit. It was swinging 60’s. Fifty seven years and still loving it. Norman I love your practical knitting tips. I got caught up in cake craze .. neater but did have trouble with them . You clarified why I had troubles. Each tip seemed better than one before ., Thank you glad you tube put you on my radar. Thanks
@@whcis That mohair sweater sounds stunning, lol. I always see these old pictures and go like: oh i want that! And welcome to my channel
@@whcis You've got me beat by a bit, and I started younger. Well, sort of.
It's one of my favorite stories about perseverance. I tell people that I learned to knit at five (for a Girl Scout play). Then again at six. And yet again at eight, nine, and ten (thankfully, my mother was quite patient with me). And so on. It finally "stuck" at about 12, when I didn't have to keep starting from scratch, and I've been knitting on and off ever since. So... somewhere between 41(when it stayed) and 48 (when I started) years?
And there is still always more to learn.
I agree wholeheartedly! I was fascinated with the twisted stitches and the yarn twisting from a center pull cake…had no idea and I am a half century old. Thank you Norman, from a new subscriber
I didn’t know about the tea pot😂. I immediately went to my cupboard as I have a beautiful teapot that never gets used.
You can even use the snout as a yarn guide. And if you don't have a teapot, you can also use a big measuring cup or one of these bigger coffee to go cups. When I was on vacation, they had a big ash-tray on the balcony of my hotel room. It worked quite well as well!
As I look over at my never used ceramic teapot (my husband a ceramic artist, made this for me before we were involved). Thanks for the tips. It’s 93 degrees today, but thinking about get those needles out.
Thank you for telling me to take a break and take out the garbage. You reminded me that it was trash day! These are all really great hints.
haha. A pleasure :P
I wish I had seen this last week when I was knitting a leaf pattern with a ssk. The ssk trick is amazing. That’s why I love knitting so much - with over 50 years of knitting experience, there is always something new to learn. Thank you. Just subscribed!
Heh. Same here. Love learning new things. And thx for subbing 😊❤
@@NimbleNeedles Just had to restart that baby blanket for the step- great granddaughter 👩👩👧because of your skk trick! Thanks, Carol.
"Like slip three times at full moon and add some fairy dust" - you made my day Norman ❤
the angels sang when you joined the youtube knitting community .. real, non-fairy dust approach to better knitting .. love you!
thank you avril for your kind words *blush*
Concur, Avril!! 💕🧶
yes!!!! I completely agree. LOVE LOVE Nimble Needles!
I love the point you make at the beginning about knitting for better quality rather than for speed. I see too many knitters who are all about knitting and finishing projects as quickly as possible without Any concern about quality, and it should be the exact opposite: Master the quality of your basic stitches and techniques before concerning yourself with speed.
I’ve been knitting for 50 years and at least four of these technics are new thank you!
Happy to help!
I've been knitting for a couple of years and never realized how much better my work could look! Thanks for explaining so clearly :)
Heh. But you know, that's what I love so much about this hobby. There are always new things to learn - no matter how many years you have been at it!
I like to cast on on straight needles then transfer to circulars (makes it easier to count). And I knit into the back of a knit stitch doing rib, it gives the stitch a nicer look and gives the rib elasticity.
Loving your vlogs, very down to earth and helpful 👍
THANK YOU for the tip on putting yarn cakes onto spikes (I tried my lazy kate) to prevent the twist in the yarn as it comes off the cake. HUGELY helpful ! I get so frustrated when the yarn twists as I knit, especially when I am holding the yarn doubled. It is a simple solution, but I had not thought of doing it until I saw your video. Plus, your other suggestions are so helpful. You are generous to share your experience, Thanks again !
I'm a beginner knitter now thanks to your videos teaching me, and I've definitely bookmarked this for future reference! I'm so impressed at your skills!! It takes a level of expertise in order to intentionally do a task wrong like you did with your examples. But the visual examples are so helpful and they made this video even more useful for me! :D Thank you so much!!
Heh. you are very welcome.
Those are excellent tips. I have knitted for 70 years and I will use many of your tips. I don’t know how many times I have over knitted or had to redo a large mistake because I didn’t stop, look at my work and get up and move! Someone should have told me that years ago! Thank you.
I’m an advanced crocheter but a newer knitter. I love your videos Norman, not only are you enthusiastic about passing on your skills, but you are so easy to follow. I just look forward to your videos and even rewatch the older ones. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching.
very happy to hear that Kim. Welcome to my channel :) And feel free to watch my older videos..not like they get "stale" as I don't really do any podcast kind of things :)
BTW, thanks especially for the bind off tip for that final wonky stitch 😊
Wow, so happy to see this! I have been knitting for about 14 years and will definitely incorporate these helps. If I may share two things I do: First, when casting on, i don't snug each stitch up to its neighbor, but leave around a yarn width between them. The part of the cast on that is below the needle is the actual edge, not the loops on the needle. Leaving a small gap helps get an edge close to the same gauge as the work. Second, I count by twos, and after I get to twenty, it goes like this: 20, 2, 4, 6, 8; 30, 2, 4, 6, 8; 40, 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. I lose count easily, and this is fast so I don't have time to forget where I am! Usually! Knit happy!
thx for sharing these tips. for an even better (though much complicated) version, you can also cast on around 2 separate needles like this: ua-cam.com/video/rAd16HjsH3Y/v-deo.html
ANd love how u said..it's so fast you can't forget where you are x3
I do exactly the same counting. In japan we play games of counting to 100 as fast as possible in childhood, so it comes quite natural. Counting every other number is also in the game. Other knitting tricks are all new to me! thanks for sharing!
You have the VERY best tutorial knitting channel I have ever come across. I have just become a big fan. Thank you!!!❤🧶
That twisted ssk has been driving me nuts for years...especially when I am working small scale work. You kindly offer lots of other clearly described issues I can incorporate in my own knitting and others I am helping. Just discovered this channel and will be recommending it to all in my wider knitting group at our local yarn shop.
Glad I was able to help you there Robin. You can also knit into k2tog left as an alternative..but that's much more difficult.
And thank you for spreading the word and supporting my work. I cannot express enough how much I appreciate it when people do that because it's far from normal or what you can ever expect! :)
That ssk has been driving me crazy, too. I have reverted back to k1 s1 psso. It looks neat and doesn't boggle my brain. There may be instances when that won't work but I haven't hit upon it yet.
I learned to do the SSK by knitting through the back loops while making the decrease instead of on the next row. It works the same, I think, because my SSK decreases are the perfect mirror image of the k2tog and lay flat very nicely.
@@deneicejarrett4777 so I'm getting ready to do my sock toe decrease every row, (no knit row in-between) so you do a regular ss(knitwise) & knit in the back of both sts?
SSK tip = Instant "Subscribe".
Welcome to my channel Jonathan! happy to hear that
Right? I've been knitting for 50 years and never realized that!
I am an advanced in crochet but a beginner knitting. I use stitch markers and count stitches the way you showed.
Thank you!! I’ve been knitting for 50 years, since I was 7. I learned so much from this video when I thought I already knew all I needed to know!! I guess this shows we continue to learn our whole life. I’ll incorporate much of what you taught me into my daily knitting…thanks again!
Norman, I want everything I see on your videos. LOL! I love your needles, your tShirt, your scissors, etc. However, I really love your knitting instructions…and your philosophical advise. You brighten up my day for sure. 🤗💕
Glad you like them! (and be careful...it's easy to buy too much stuff one actually doesn't need :p)
I am a knitting beginner and you have solved with your video exactly the problems I have already stumbled over and no one could help me so far with the real solution! Simply brilliant, thank you very much! 🙏
I really loved this video. I've been thinking about how to neaten up my knitting and just never came across a video that explained so many ways that are really easy but will make a huge difference to the final garment- thanks so much!!
That was the plan! Glad to hear I succeeded
you are a gem! i've been knitting for 20 years and still didn't know some of these tips. i love the enthusiasm you bring to your videos! so much positivity
You are so welcome!
OMG! I’m two tips in and my mind is already blown. I hate that weird end stitch at the bind off. I always thought I was doing something wrong. Saving these! Thank you so very much!
I learned to knit when I was 10 years old, I learned to count stitches by 2s especially when using more than 50 stitches. Thank you for all of your knitting techniques, great work on fixing problems. I could have used these when I was younger. But they only had books back then, just drawings of the yarn and needles. No YT or cell phones back then. I used to take my work and let it unwind by holding the yarn in the air and letting the project untwist. Will definitely use the outside of the ball or skein from now on.
That is a possibility as well. Doesn't work for big projects, but just as valid. Do remember, however, that the important part is that the yarn cake/skein/ball can rotate. If it doesn'T you will add a twist even if you pull from outside. And consider switching between turning the work around clockwise and counter-clockwise after each row as this can add further twist.
I learnt to knit when I was four. I have a very vivid memory of my father saying if I came in early for my bath I could do some knitting with my mum. I was in like a shot
Awesome tips. I taught myself to knit about 26 years ago after a lifetime of crocheting, sewing, and embroidery. That curling of the yarn also happens in cross stitch - in embroidery, you drop the needle & let the thread spin the twists out (it's created by friction). I've been doing that with my yarn, too, because of the spin, even when I use it from outside a cake or if I've spun the yarn into a ball. I never have trouble with my cast on size because I cast on with a crochet hook. It's not as fast as how most knitters cast on, especially the long-tail cast on, however, my cast on edge is uniform, it looks neat because it is essentially crocheted, and it will match my bind off, because I also bind off with my crochet hook. To make sure those stitches will not cause any pucker at the top or bottom of the piece, I use a hook that's at least .5mm larger than my knitting needle size. For instance, if I will be knitting with US size 8, 5mm needles, I will cast on with an I-5.5mm crochet hook, as well as bind off with the same hook (for bind off, I literally knit with a crochet hook - it's actually not difficult for me, I've crocheted for 51 years, I'm very comfortable with a crochet hook). I also use markers on my cast on - last night I was casting on 180 stitches in the round, but it went by so quickly 20 stitches at a time. If I'm doing a pattern that requires a lot of counting or precision - the one I started last night has a seed stitch border - I keep those PMs in to help me keep the pattern straight.
thanks for sharing all these tips with us!
and yeah, you can let things spin out if it's a smaller project. that'S always a nice think to do. and interesting to hear you crochet your cast ons!
Thank you, Norman, for explaining the extra twist being put in yarn when winding it on a ball winder. Now I understand why my yarn was twisting on itself when pulling it from the center! From now on I will be knitting my yarn from the outside of my yarn cake.😊
Hey Liliane, very happy to hear I was able to help you there.
But I hope you saw that pulling from the outside alone makes no difference. The important part is that the yarn cake can rotate around itself. And here's one more thing. A lot of people always turn around their work clockwise after they finished a row. This is adding twist as well.
The twisting has troubled me. Not any more👍🏼
FYI, I had someone who worked at my LYS that also said that pulling from the inside leaves a hollowed out mess when you are near the end.
I pull from the outside. As an inexperienced knitter, I found that if I pulled from the inside, when I got to the outside bits, they were less pristine than when I began. So I use the outside bits first….and a yarn bowl. (Still pretty inexperienced, but always learning.)
It doesn't help when you are knitting from both ends of the yarn simultaneously. But turning, or spinning, your work around does untwist the yarn. And why would one use both ends of yarn at the same time? Answer: when using leftover yarn for socks or mittens and you want to change of yarn happen in the same place on both socks/mittens.😉
So many helpful tips! I am a beginner knitter and one of the things I love about it is that there is so much to learn and so many ways to improve. I have only just discovered your channel and am consuming every video! I cannot wait to start integrating all these tips into my projects as I learn! Thank you so much.
These tips were wonderful! I always wondered why some people’s projects looked so well put together and other’s not so much. Thank goodness for people like you willing to share your deep knowledge of knitting!
Your tip for neatening the ssk is exactly what I needed for my current project. I'm so glad I found your channel! Thank you.
You are very welcome Misty
This tip is brilliant!
I am a new knitter and I am so pleased I came across your channel! I love that you talk about things that others have not😀❤️
I've only been knitting for a few years but these are phenomenally helpful in helping me to build efficient habits. Thank you so so much, Norman, for this singularly unique tips video 💚
Thank you for your wonderful help. I'm still new to knitting only about 5 years. I am mostly a crocheter. Your last tip is probably the most important one of all. I have improved my knitting imensley in such a short time watching your videos. Bless you and your talent. 💞
You know, I opened this video thinking "I've been knitting for a long time but maybe one or two things will be new to me," and then the very first one was something that I never knew how to fix, and then the next one, and the one after that one. Really great tips, thank you!
Heh. glad I could be of help Zuzanna.
I wished I discovered your videos earlier before I started knitting. I just started this April and I'm addicted. Your techniques are very helpful! I can't wait to watch more videos from you. ☺️
This channel is amazing!! My tension was awful before watching Norman's videos and no joke, the hat I knit immediately after watching this video looked like it was knit by a completely different person. So grateful for all of the effort put into these videos.
Amazing tips, so different !! Much appreciated xx
Love your tips! I like to slip the 1st stitch of each row when i have a garment that needs to be sewn. It provides a smoother seam to me. Also when knitting on the edge of garments. Thank you for your tips again.
Wow, great tips, I love the bind off ear. And no slip now for cast on, I’m not sure if you know this tip, but when I start my next row I do not knit the first stitch, I just slip it on, it keeps my edge nice and tight no big loop, especially if I’m doing stocking knit stitch
Great tip! I knew that already, but still, appreciate the share! Always nice if people add their view because knitting is all about personal choices and not following doctrine!
Thank you Norman, as a long time knitter I really appreciate your hints and tips. The SSK one is brilliant and the stitch marker one too.
Great tips! And you are so enjoyable to watch. Thank you for putting these videos together. You are a delight!
What a great video! I only knew one of the tips, I especially like the in the round tension tips. the counting thing is so true- I’ve always counted (3,2)5(3,2)10 and so on, even before I started knitting. It’s so much faster
Thanks for the narration and the fairy dust! Gracias.
I just found your channel and I'm already loving it! It's super helpful.
I always count 4+4+2= 10, it works for me and when I cast on stitches I put a marker every 20 stitches
Thank you for telling me about the sharp needles, It makes weave in the ends so much easier .
Thank you, Norman, for all these fantastic tips!! 🌸
Thanks tons, Norman, for these tips. I’ve only been knitting for 3 years and have struggled/experienced most of them. Tip #9 is especially helpful since I’ve been practicing continental knitting and end up with wonky tension issues periodically.
Your videos are VERY helpful and appreciated. Happy knitting 🧶!
Thank you Norman for your time, expertise and energy.
I find with creativity be it knitting or sewing etc. you are always learning. I'm left handed and taught myself to knit right handed. I have to discipline myself otherwise I would knit all day. 😅
Wow! I’ve been knitting for several years and didn’t know some of these tips. I especially liked the ssk trick and the twisted yarn explanation! SUPER helpful video! Thank you so much. Happy knitting.
These tips are simply amazing. The SSK ....OMG
Thank you, Norman, for taking the time to show us how to become better knitters! I appreciate your clear explanations and demonstrations.
You are very welcome ❤
Hi Norman. I have been using your method for doing knits and purls for the past three days. WOW, my tension has improved and I think I'm a bit faster. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable knitting tips and hints.
So helpful thank you! After just knitting 10 purl stitches where I should be knitting this has just saved my sanity! Thank you 😊
These tips were so encouraging. Thank you
Excellent stuff, thank you!
Wow, thank you so much. I am a new knitter and have been having some of these issues, and had no idea how to fix them. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video🙂.
🤯 I’ve been knitting 35 years and nearly every tip was mind blowing to me. Thank you!!
Thank you thank you thank you !! The dont twist the yarn explanation and the showcase of how it works in a center pull was so helpful
it certainly was a revelation for me as well the first time. Now wait, what happens when you knit with a ribbon ^^
I'm a newbie, and just wanted to say , you'r videos are so incredibly helpful.
Thankyou for teaching in a way that's understandable, clear and concise ! )0(
I started knitting this year and while my knitting has certainly improved, these tips will really help me be a LOT better. Thank you!
Thanks so much, I have been knitting (self taught) for almost 60 years and you are never too old to learn some new tricks! I'm American so I knit in the "throwing" or English way, but it is easy enough to relate to the German way you use.
Incredibly crisp clear camera work!
Happy to hear that. It's so difficult to shoot these dynamic macro shots and I'm still learning so many new things 🙈
Great tips. I like your delievery. Especially the tention tip with the larger needle and smaller needle to get a more even stitch row. Thank you😃
Happy to be of help Cecilia
Thank you Norman to take time explaining us those very usefully tricks!!! 👍👍
Fantastic and clear vidéo!!! 😊😊
Love the tip about adding stitch markers every 5 or 10 rows; will put into use immediately! Thank you!
Love all of your tips, but especially the row markers! I just hated keeping track of my rows with paper and pencils, or row counters, so easy to forget to mark them. Thank you
I feel the same way and it made me remember when my socks weren’t necessarily the same length because I miscounted.
Thanks. I need very clear instructions you are the best I have seen I am going to research all your videos. Happy day happy knitting
heh! Happy to hear that. Feel free to comment any time in case you have any questions!
Norman, I’m so happy that you’ve come up in my YT feed. Your tips are amazing.
That last one is so important and most of us will binge knit for hours then get up on to see a mess.
Absolutely brilliant tutorial! I am a new knitter and am very grateful for these tips!
Thank you for these wonderful tips!!I especially like your technique for getting rid of the "ear" at the last bind-off stitch, and your tip for dealing with twisted stitches! Well actually, the ssk tip was great too! Thank you for all of the tips!!
You are very welcome leanna! And thank you for the nice feedback
Norman ! Thank you SO much for showing us this ! The very first tip is a GAME changer for sure!
You are very welcome! 😊😊❤
@@NimbleNeedles Norman I commented after only watching your very first “ tip” but as I continued watching each and every tip after was a game changer.
I’m going to have to watch this video over and over again until I too teach myself these new techniques ❤️
@@BudderBean ha! mission accomplished
I am learning so much. Thank you for your videos and sharing your skills with everyone. ❤
Hi Norman. Thanks so much for the tip about weaving in using a sharp tapestry needle. You explain why things work which really helps. This is going to be a game changer for me. ❤
Thank you. This is very helpful. Will share this with my knitting friends🧶
Thank you. A share is always much appreciated 😊❤
You are just about as delightful as possible! Although I have been knitting for a while, I found your tips very helpful. I will watch this video again because I'm typing at the same time and I really want to pay closer attention. You now have a new subscriber and I look forward to learning more from you and checking out your patterns. People who help others are my favorite type of people. I look forward to spending lots of time with you
Thank you for your lovely feedback
@@NimbleNeedles 🥰
Thank you so much Norman for taking time to do this video. I have been knitting for too many years, do not consider myself as anything, love to knit. I did learn a lot today, But still hate colour work, no time, no patience. Thank you again
So glad I found your channel. I'd been splitting my yarn a lot, and your tip about center-pull balls adding a twist has made a huge difference. Here's a tip to tighten up loose edge stitches at the end of a row: instead of pulling the tension super tight on the last stitch when you have a loose edge stitch, K (or P) the first st of the next row as normal, and then tug gently on the RH needle just a little to cinch up the loose st below.
Really enjoyed your tips. Grouping stitches 3,2,3,2 to count-brilliant! Regarding fixing laddering: one of the best tips I remember reading, from TechKnitter I believe, was to drop down the stitches 2 stitches away from the ladder then hook them back up. For me, this works every time. Give it a try.
Yah..grouping is such a brilliant way to count and I wish I had learned it much earlier (and not like 2 years ago :P).
and thanks for the tip. The techknitter (was..or rather is again..always brilliant). It's a good way to fix ladders BUT I do have to add for those who might be reading it. It takes a bit of experience - otherwise things will look worse :P
So happy your vid popped up on my feed! I’m learning to knit again & really appreciate all the fantastic & super helpful tips! 👍🏼
I think I said it to someone else the other day already. Knitting and crochet have soo many lovely synergies - it will be worth your while. And do feel free to contact me anytime in case you need any help. Then again, looking at all your fabulous crochet projects, I doubt you will need much! :P
@@NimbleNeedles So kind and appreciated, thank you! I just might take you up on that sometime!! 💕 I first learned to knit as a young child from my grandmother and then at age 13 I learned to crochet. All I've done since until last year, slowly dipping my toes back into the knitting pond!
@@cabinfevercrochet my journey is exactly the other way round. started with crochet and then turned to knitting. Sometimes I wish I would have the time for a bit of crochet here and there. But the day only has so many hours ;/
@@NimbleNeedles Funny how that works out! Oh and I know just what you mean... so many hours as it is! And why I've only made two knit projects since last year! Mostly just practicing stitches and learning. 🌻
@@cabinfevercrochet I don't want to mention it it..but i have the most luscious yarn in lovely muted colors and I started a beautiful granny square blanket 10 years ago...and it's still no finished. haha. It's still sitting there and I want to finish it..but i should probably just give it away :P
This video is excellent. I've learned so much and I've been knitting for decades. Thank you Norman.
I love all your videos, they are super helpful. You you have such a calming way of explaining everything to make sure it's not overwhelming. Thank you!
where you showed knitting with two largely different size needles I know as "CONDO KNITTING" - it may have another name but that is what I know it as - and you are right it makes a beautiful pattern
oh..i didn'tk now it has a name! thx for sharing. Love how I shared my knitting tips and received so many back!
Well done! As someone who watches way too many knitting videos. I am so glad I found yours. A fan.
I'm glad to have you marie!
Thank you so much! Brilliant tips. 40 years knitting and NOW I find you!!
Love this video - lots is new to me. Especially the 1x1 rib with different sized needles. Great!
Wow! You know a lot about knitting!
Great tips! I have started using a sharp tapestry needle by accident, and I like it so much better than using the blunt needle. I didn’t know that about the yarn twisting from pulling from the middle. I have had this problem and I couldn’t figure out why it was twisting like that. I’m going to try pulling from the outside and see if that solves it! Thank you!
yes, it's a real game-changer. It goes through the fabric like butter!
As for the twisting. Do note that pulling from the outside alone makes no difference as long as you don't rotate the yarn cake as you do. Also, try to alternate between turning your work around clockwise and counter-clockwise. That way, you don't add further twist at the end of your row.
@@NimbleNeedles thank you!! I will try those tips as well. 😁
I’m glad I found you on You Tube, I learned to knit 🧶 the knit stitch last year during “sheltering in place” I have knitted off and on this past year. I did finally take the time and patience to learn the purl stitch. I have a lot more learn…. 🧶🪡 I tried to crotch never could get the stitches right.. I am proud of myself to learn to knit. Finally find a you tube video that shows you how step by step. Thank you so much for these fantastic tips!!
Thank You! I loved that you put in the part about so many of the “tip videos” Don’t get me wrong I do like the Knick Knackity little tips but they usually aren’t what I’m really looking for when I’m searching for tips... Thank you so much for putting together tips that will actually help me to be a better knitter... I don’t just want to be able to knit I want what I have worked so hard to create be something that is beautiful to everyone who sees it... Thank You Very Much!
Norman,
Thank you for these great tips__especially, the first one! I've always struggled with how that last stitch looked, specifically, when you have to match stitch for stitch when seaming BO edges together. 😏
That lace stitch with 2 different size needles is pretty__gonna have to try that. I like the counting examples, too!
Re: the twisted yarn: I'm a "thrower" and I've recently discovered that the way I tension the yarn around my pinky and forefinger, and the fact the yarn has an "S" twist, twists the yarn even further as I knit along. So I have to release the yarn every so often, as well as, working on other tensioning techniques to break the habit of wrapping around both fingers in the same direction. 😒 Also, I need to practice Continental.
On another note, did you learn to knit through personal instruction or on your own? I'm guessing you're what is considered a 'master knitter'. I really appreciate the way you explain what you're doing__your instructions are VERY helpful! Anything that streamlines the knitting process, corrects mistakes easily, and improves speed is right where I want to be.
Thanks again for great content!
Love, Light, and Blessings.
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Hey Debra, thank you so much for this really detailed feedback. It means the world to me!
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My tip: if you don't know how to Continental knit and you want to learn, learn crochet first. Crochet uses the same off-hand tensioning as Continental, but there's only one loop to keep track of at a time.
Thank you for sharing!!!!! The tips have improved the look of my projects. Especially the bind offs and cast on edge.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing these tips. I cannot wait to try these!!
I'm very new. Started knitting in earnest a month ago. I've used round looms to produce some hats before then.
Every video of yours is excellent and I love the detailed description. It helps me have a much better grasp of what's going wrong and engages me in thinking of the knitting more deeply.
You're also so on point with where pain points are. The tension issue in the stockinette stitch I just made was just like that. And now I can fix it. Thank you!
Incredible tips, sir. never have I ever. You are an elite status knitter and teacher... cant wait to use them!!!
Thanks. I am just knitting the garter stitch first to get used to this. Your videos are grand! 🙏🤗🍁