I was a right-handed thrower until thumb arthritis made knitting very painful. I used your videos to learn Portuguese, and I'm a convert! Even after surgery fixed the painful right hand, I find that I prefer Portuguese. Thank you so much!
I love how apparently it was so easy that you all of a sudden found yourself done with the explanation 😂 awesome, I’ve been practicing fair isle and this I think will be the technique that will help me improve so much. thank you for sharing!
I actually know quite a few in my knitting group that has abandoned their way of knitting for Portuguese (including myself) and many others interested in trying it. We always recommend your videos. You've started a knitting revolution! 😜 keep the videos coming please.
I am a right handed throwing knitter and also have knitted continental style. I find that I can knit much faster with the Portuguese knitting style. Thanks for the great tutorial on fair isle.
I have also decided to abandon the American way even though I recently learned to do the Continental style I am finding the Portugese style even better/easier/faster.
I've also completely abandoned the American way for 100% Portuguese knitting. I honestly can't go back ever. Thank you Pink Knits! I couldn't have learned without these videos.
This is by far the simplest way to knit fair isle for me...easy on the hands, neater...I've been knitting Portuguese style for decades, it is how I was taught by my mom, I'm also a thrower, and I can knit continental. Just because I think it's good to know different ways to hold the yarn and needles, but I have to say that still "for me" Portuguese style is the easiest, and not because I am Portuguese lol...thank you Stacy as always you are a phenomenal teacher.
Thank you for your videos on portuguese knitting. I am from Portugal living in the US right now, but that is how I knit since I was a little girl and I love it. I think it is easier than other styles and it is easier to get the tension uniform. I have learned so much from your videos even when you are not knitting in the portuguese style. Thumbs up to you and keep up the awesome videos you make. Thank you. Carla Sa' Ward
Speaking for myself, I abandoned continental eight years ago and have never looked back. I’ve never had such a high quality output in terms of tension. So excited to try some color work this way!
I just completed an icelandic pattern yoke sweater using the method of the background colour in my right hand to throw over and the contrast colour in my left for continental knitting. It was a first project doing colour strand work and was quite pleased with the results. However, I can see that this method would be somewhat easier to do and thank you for preparing such a wonderful demonstration about it. Therefore you can teach an old dog new tricks!!
How funny, I was just wondering what I would need to do to knit Fair Isle in the Portuguese style and thought of emailing you! I've tried knitting in different ways, but Portuguese was the only way that felt natural for me. Super excited to get started.
Stacy, if knitters are privy to the Microsoft Excel Software for spreadsheets, the newer versions have a way to flip/snap your chart/picture to mirror image after you convert your chart to Excel. After converting your PDF to Excel, go up and click on the "View" tab, and go from there to snap it to mirror image. That way you can begin your chart inverted correctly and read as usual, left to right. Sorry if this sounds confusing, but I had to flip a Craftsy Fair Isle vest chart recently & it worked great. If you have A.D.D. It works wonders. I can't do it without flipping it. Thanks
This a fantastic tutorial for portuguese fair isle knitting. However we (portuguese style knitters) also have ways to knit with both strands on the right side, and back and forth (knitting on the RS and purling on the WS). I have to thank you for teaching this style because it is fantastic! I learned to knit portuguese style (because I am portuguese and that is how I always saw other knitters around me knit) and recently learned to knit fair isle with both strands accross my neck (I don't use pins) and it is quite easy to knit on the RS and purl on WS, without getting the two strands entangled. For me it is easier because I use a lot of patterns that are written in english and by continental/english designers. So for me it was complicated to be "converting" the knit stitches to purl stitches so I could knit on the wrong side... but then someone taught me how to do it on the right side and turn my work and purl on the wrong side, and vice-versa.
Thanks, Naná. There are a few different ways to knit Portuguese fair isle, and I think I tried all of them and experimented with my own tweaks as well - this is the method that I decided to present because I think it is the easiest with the nicest payoff for Continental/English/American knitters. I appreciate your input - other folks might benefit by trying what you've suggested.
Are you a genius? My word I have never seen fair isle done so easlily. I need a new project now to try this out. Thank you so so much. You are my new inspiration.
Hi, Staci, I've probably commented on this somewhere, but I was looking for knitting & purling backwards (with needles, not needle-hooks), and rewatched this. I have trouble with the float tension, and just realized that you stretch things out, when you change colors. COOL! I'm working on locking my floats every 2 sts, and haven't gotten that tech down yet. Thanks for all your wonderful vids.
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This is just fantastic. This year I'm learning this technique, portuguese style, and now I find this video and I'm flipping out about how easy is fair isle. Thanks so much for sharing!!
As a 30+ year crocheter, Portuguese knitting is the easiest method for me. I will be using this method exclusively. Can you please do a video showing how to do KFB Portuguese style. Thanks so much for these videos and your help showing me a way to finally learn how to knit.
Eucalan is a great product. And you shouldn't get grumpy about sponsors - sponsors allow UA-camrs to make high-quality videos and bring new content that is free for you to watch!
I am attempting my first stranded colour knit (Icelandic pattern), and was looking for videos on how to catch floats. I went to see if very pink knits had a video (because they are always good) and came across this. It does look very interesting and even fun. I will give it a try one day but not now. Thank you yet again.
Loving these videos. I just tried this style of knitting yesterday and am completely in love with it! It's easy and feels great on my tired hands. I can go much faster and knit for longer. Keep up the good work with this video series please :) I'm converted to Portuguese knitting :)
Love this technique. I'm new to knitting and just started a fair isle project. I'm going to give portuguese knitting a try. NSow I'm worried about catching floats using this method.
Thanks for this tutorial. Loved the look on your face when you looked up from demonstrating. It was as though in your head you were saying isn't that EASY... I've always enjoyed your videos, but first time commenting.
I've been wanting to ask you for a couple years if you would consider doing toe up socks in Portuguese knitting only- a complete video of finishing at least one sock and a complete video of doing a fair Isle hat. thank you so much. I love your videos. I tried Portuguese knitting and I don't want to do any other style because this is so comfortable and there's no fatigue in my hands, arms or shoulders💕
your video on casting on in the Portuguese style is very informative, now, do you have a video cast-on for ribbing? I'm very happy with your videos, they are great.
I am just discovering your fantastic vids on Portuguese knitting. I'm trying it, but.... can it be done with magic loop? If it can, there must be something special about it, so I would request some help or maybe a video on that! Thanks so much. I love this way of knitting. More, more please!
Stacy, I have completed multiple stranded color knitted projects in the past couple of weeks. My greatest frustration was having to weave in over 100 loose ends but I figured out that if I just Incorporated the new color (sometimes having three or four color setups) and trapped it like I would a float for about 30 stitches before it needed to be used, then I did not have to weave in any ends at all! I do the same for colors that I am finished with. I continue to trap them as I would floats for 30 or so stitches and never have to weave in any ends. I'm telling you this because I found it extremely helpful and efficient but I personally have no interest in creating a video. Please let me know if you want me to further explain what I mean. BTW, I learned how to knit through your UA-cam channel about 6 months ago.
Please, do more of these. I am struggling to make socks in Portuguese knitting. I only use this style because it doesn't hurt my hands and wrists. Figuring out how to reverse patterns to purl socks instead of knit them is frustrating. How would we translate knit heavy patterns into purl friendly ones? If you could do a video on what stitch to replace, for instance, do we just do we P2Tog when they say SSK?
Love all your Portuguese knitting videos! I am wondering which yarn will be the dominant yarn. Is it always the one on the left? Or is there somehing else you do to make one yarn dominant?
How do you cast on 2 different colors in Portuguese knitting? Could you do a video on that? By the way, I have abandoned the right hand throw knitting method since your videos came out. As noted elsewhere, how to do cables would be really neat.
This is nice but I'd like to see how you change colors portuguese style. Like how to add in new color yarn. This starts with the two colors already mixed. But how do I get the second color in?
(I know this is a year too late, but for other wondering the same...) The way I do and learned it, to change colours you only have to knot the new colour to the main colour, and place it as close to the working needle (right needle in my case) as possible. Don't knot it too tight, and later you can just weave it in your knitting to hide it. It works for me.
I love this way of knitting it so much better for my hands and shoulders as I have rheumatoid arthritis. Just a question how do you cable knit the Portuguese style I haven't come across any videos, please can you help me?x
How should I go about doing colorwork in flat pieces where you have to purl one side and knit the other? Also, how would the process for three colours be? Thank you so much!
Hi! I love all of your videos and tutorials. Thank you. Can you help me understand how to read a fir isle chart if I m going to be switching to Portuguese style knitting? If the chart is in the round, do I still have to red the chart from left to right rather than right to left? Thanks!
this is very cool, and I’d like to try it someday! Do you have a video that includes catching longer floats? I guess I could figure it out once I have work and needles in hand, but I thought I’d ask!
This is so great!!! Do you know if there's a way to change to purlwise if I already started to knit (k) a circular hat? The olnly thing I could imagine is waiting to get to de Bor and turn it but I'm afraid it would may leave a hole as if there were no circular but a flat knitted piece? Did I get myself clear? Hope you understand my english!!! Thank you so much Stacy!!!
Thank you for answering! Do You mean like in "german" short rows? (turn the work, slip the knitted stitch to the right needle and tighten up so it looks like there are two stitches and in the end of the round, when it comes up again, knit it as one?) Hope you understand my english! Thank you very much!
Stacy, this is great, thank you very much. If you're still accepting suggestions, I'd love to see how to double knit in Portuguese style. I've been trying it, but I confess I couldn't figure it out yet. Would you like to help and give it a try? 😍 Thank you.
Thank you very much for this video. I’ve been knitting like this for a long time. But I’m struggeling with this techniek when I’m not knitting in the round and If I have a pattern where the stitches are further apart from each other for the other color to knit in There are so many loops at the backside of my work. I hope you have a technique fot that also🧶
Thank you for your Portuguese knitting style videos...very clear! I have a questions about Portuguese fair isle ribbing. Making the Georgia Fair Isle Tam by Marie Wallin, she introduces a second color to the ribbing. Do you have tips for using a second color in 1x1 ribbing? It just doesn’t look right in the round. Thank you!
Traditional fair isle only uses two colors, I don't think I've ever used a third, especially in ribbing! I recommend contacting the pattern designer directly for support.
VeryPink Knits Thank you; I am mainly asking how to do rib in Portuguese knitting with two colors in the round. I’ll ask the designer, but not sure she knows the technique of P. Knitting.
I just started a new colorwork hat and want to use Portuguese for the colorwork. I started the ribbing my normal way (throwing) and now can't figure out how to do the colorwork on the purl side because in order to do so I have to work in the opposite direction. There must be something I'm missing!
Love your tutorials, but I can't find one showing me how to do fair isle on the front side. I am making a cardigan so can't do it circular and can't find any info on turning back and forth, The purl side is so easy but that doesn't help me.
I love Portuguese knitting!! I switched over 2 years now and never going back to English!! I do find your videos extremely helpful and wonder if you could help with sock knitting. I'm having difficulty with the heel flap; specifically, the slipped stitches along the edges. One purl side looks great, but the knit side (RS) is too short. I've restarted 3 times. Help!! Thanks!!
I'm gonna have to prove you wrong in the abandoning their normal way of knitting:I burned my finger and switched temporarily to English knitting, and I Hated throwing. I'm still not comfortable with going back to continental so I'm sticking with portuguese knitting.
Be sure NOT to use a magnetic pin if you have a pacemaker or ICD. Ask your cardiologist if you can use one on the opposite side from the implant or contact the device company directly. Magnetics over an implanted cardiac device can cause a failure or disruption.
see andrea wong it shows insert right needle as if to purl take floating color yarn bring behind and over right needle, take your left needle yarn purl before completing the purl undo the trapping yarn continue the purl stitch
I was a right-handed thrower until thumb arthritis made knitting very painful. I used your videos to learn Portuguese, and I'm a convert! Even after surgery fixed the painful right hand, I find that I prefer Portuguese. Thank you so much!
I used your videos to learn to do Portuguese knitting last fall, and my arthritic hands are so much happier! Thank you so much.
I love how apparently it was so easy that you all of a sudden found yourself done with the explanation 😂 awesome, I’ve been practicing fair isle and this I think will be the technique that will help me improve so much. thank you for sharing!
I actually know quite a few in my knitting group that has abandoned their way of knitting for Portuguese (including myself) and many others interested in trying it. We always recommend your videos. You've started a knitting revolution! 😜 keep the videos coming please.
This is fantastic! Working stranded knitting inside out is particularly good for keeping the floats loose, as well. Thanks for this video!
I am a right handed throwing knitter and also have knitted continental style. I find that I can knit much faster with the Portuguese knitting style. Thanks for the great tutorial on fair isle.
I would love to know how to trap floats that are too long . Thank you for making a video for those of us that use this method to knit
I've completely abandoned my american way of knitting to Portuguese knitting since your first Portuguese knitting video! LOL
I only use this method also because it is better for my arthritis.
I have also decided to abandon the American way even though I recently learned
to do the Continental style I am finding the Portugese style even better/easier/faster.
I've also completely abandoned the American way for 100% Portuguese knitting. I honestly can't go back ever. Thank you Pink Knits! I couldn't have learned without these videos.
This is by far the simplest way to knit fair isle for me...easy on the hands, neater...I've been knitting Portuguese style for decades, it is how I was taught by my mom, I'm also a thrower, and I can knit continental. Just because I think it's good to know different ways to hold the yarn and needles, but I have to say that still "for me" Portuguese style is the easiest, and not because I am Portuguese lol...thank you Stacy as always you are a phenomenal teacher.
Thank you for your videos on portuguese knitting. I am from Portugal living in the US right now, but that is how I knit since I was a little girl and I love it. I think it is easier than other styles and it is easier to get the tension uniform. I have learned so much from your videos even when you are not knitting in the portuguese style. Thumbs up to you and keep up the awesome videos you make. Thank you. Carla Sa' Ward
Would you do an entire video on the making of this hat using portugese? Would be soo helpful, thx
Speaking for myself, I abandoned continental eight years ago and have never looked back. I’ve never had such a high quality output in terms of tension. So excited to try some color work this way!
I just completed an icelandic pattern yoke sweater using the method of the background colour in my right hand to throw over and the contrast colour in my left for continental knitting. It was a first project doing colour strand work and was quite pleased with the results. However, I can see that this method would be somewhat easier to do and thank you for preparing such a wonderful demonstration about it. Therefore you can teach an old dog new tricks!!
How funny, I was just wondering what I would need to do to knit Fair Isle in the Portuguese style and thought of emailing you! I've tried knitting in different ways, but Portuguese was the only way that felt natural for me. Super excited to get started.
Stacy, if knitters are privy to the Microsoft Excel Software for spreadsheets, the newer versions have a way to flip/snap your chart/picture to mirror image after you convert your chart to Excel. After converting your PDF to Excel, go up and click on the "View" tab, and go from there to snap it to mirror image. That way you can begin your chart inverted correctly and read as usual, left to right. Sorry if this sounds confusing, but I had to flip a Craftsy Fair Isle vest chart recently & it worked great. If you have A.D.D. It works wonders. I can't do it without flipping it. Thanks
I mean right to left
Good to know! Thanks, Mary.
Ooh, thanks. Good tip :)
You Bet!
Thank you, is this just for pictures, and not written patterns? I’ve just learnt Portuguese style and have no clue how to reverse a pattern.
This a fantastic tutorial for portuguese fair isle knitting. However we (portuguese style knitters) also have ways to knit with both strands on the right side, and back and forth (knitting on the RS and purling on the WS).
I have to thank you for teaching this style because it is fantastic!
I learned to knit portuguese style (because I am portuguese and that is how I always saw other knitters around me knit) and recently learned to knit fair isle with both strands accross my neck (I don't use pins) and it is quite easy to knit on the RS and purl on WS, without getting the two strands entangled.
For me it is easier because I use a lot of patterns that are written in english and by continental/english designers. So for me it was complicated to be "converting" the knit stitches to purl stitches so I could knit on the wrong side... but then someone taught me how to do it on the right side and turn my work and purl on the wrong side, and vice-versa.
Thanks, Naná. There are a few different ways to knit Portuguese fair isle, and I think I tried all of them and experimented with my own tweaks as well - this is the method that I decided to present because I think it is the easiest with the nicest payoff for Continental/English/American knitters. I appreciate your input - other folks might benefit by trying what you've suggested.
Naná Oliveira
Are you a genius? My word I have never seen fair isle done so easlily. I need a new project now to try this out. Thank you so so much. You are my new inspiration.
Hi, Staci, I've probably commented on this somewhere, but I was looking for knitting & purling backwards (with needles, not needle-hooks), and rewatched this. I have trouble with the float tension, and just realized that you stretch things out, when you change colors. COOL! I'm working on locking my floats every 2 sts, and haven't gotten that tech down yet. Thanks for all your wonderful vids.
This is just fantastic. This year I'm learning this technique, portuguese style, and now I find this video and I'm flipping out about how easy is fair isle. Thanks so much for sharing!!
As a 30+ year crocheter, Portuguese knitting is the easiest method for me. I will be using this method exclusively. Can you please do a video showing how to do KFB Portuguese style. Thanks so much for these videos and your help showing me a way to finally learn how to knit.
Here is a link to my Portuguese knitting playlist, including a video on increases:
ua-cam.com/play/PLUv37jBrlCtKfNHFJf9R92ADAvNSznflL.html
I love to try new ways to knit.
normally I get grumpy about sponsored things, but eucalan is so amazing!
Eucalan is a great product. And you shouldn't get grumpy about sponsors - sponsors allow UA-camrs to make high-quality videos and bring new content that is free for you to watch!
I am attempting my first stranded colour knit (Icelandic pattern), and was looking for videos on how to catch floats. I went to see if very pink knits had a video (because they are always good) and came across this. It does look very interesting and even fun. I will give it a try one day but not now. Thank you yet again.
Loving these videos. I just tried this style of knitting yesterday and am completely in love with it! It's easy and feels great on my tired hands. I can go much faster and knit for longer. Keep up the good work with this video series please :) I'm converted to Portuguese knitting :)
Love this technique. I'm new to knitting and just started a fair isle project. I'm going to give portuguese knitting a try. NSow I'm worried about catching floats using this method.
Thank you so much! I can't wait to try this. Could you please demonstrate how to make cables in this style of knitting without using a cable needle?
Thank you, Staci - your videos are wonderful!
Love these videos :) I've watched your playlist, but would love more videos in this style!
Mind blown. Never seen this before, and I cant wait to try it. Thank you!
Thanks for this tutorial. Loved the look on your face when you looked up from demonstrating. It was as though in your head you were saying isn't that EASY... I've always enjoyed your videos, but first time commenting.
Thank you for ALL the Portuguese Knitting videos. Could you please do one on knitting cables?
Andrea Wong has one
You can buy really pretty and inexpensive magnetic sunglasses rings to which, in the loopy bit, you add an "S" hook. Instant Portuguese knitting pin!
Hi Lalla, would you have a link to the type of item you mean by any chance? Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this knitting technique. I'd like to ask if there would be a video on cables in Portuguese Knitting in the near future?
I hadn't thought of that, and it's a great idea! Thank you for the suggestion.
You're very welcome
Nice to watch! We wind up twice around the middle finger.
I've been wanting to ask you for a couple years if you would consider doing toe up socks in Portuguese knitting only- a complete video of finishing at least one sock and a complete video of doing a fair Isle hat. thank you so much. I love your videos. I tried Portuguese knitting and I don't want to do any other style because this is so comfortable and there's no fatigue in my hands, arms or shoulders💕
Andrea Wong try her toe up
Thank you!!!! I loved your video!!
your video on casting on in the Portuguese style is very informative, now, do you have a video cast-on for ribbing? I'm very happy with your videos, they are great.
I just bought the Jasmine scented Wrapture! 😊
I am just discovering your fantastic vids on Portuguese knitting. I'm trying it, but.... can it be done with magic loop? If it can, there must be something special about it, so I would request some help or maybe a video on that! Thanks so much. I love this way of knitting. More, more please!
Stacy, I have completed multiple stranded color knitted projects in the past couple of weeks. My greatest frustration was having to weave in over 100 loose ends but I figured out that if I just Incorporated the new color (sometimes having three or four color setups) and trapped it like I would a float for about 30 stitches before it needed to be used, then I did not have to weave in any ends at all! I do the same for colors that I am finished with. I continue to trap them as I would floats for 30 or so stitches and never have to weave in any ends. I'm telling you this because I found it extremely helpful and efficient but I personally have no interest in creating a video. Please let me know if you want me to further explain what I mean. BTW, I learned how to knit through your UA-cam channel about 6 months ago.
Please, do more of these. I am struggling to make socks in Portuguese knitting. I only use this style because it doesn't hurt my hands and wrists. Figuring out how to reverse patterns to purl socks instead of knit them is frustrating. How would we translate knit heavy patterns into purl friendly ones? If you could do a video on what stitch to replace, for instance, do we just do we P2Tog when they say SSK?
Love all your Portuguese knitting videos! I am wondering which yarn will be the dominant yarn. Is it always the one on the left? Or is there somehing else you do to make one yarn dominant?
How do you cast on 2 different colors in Portuguese knitting? Could you do a video on that? By the way, I have abandoned the right hand throw knitting method since your videos came out. As noted elsewhere, how to do cables would be really neat.
Very interesting. I will try this the next time I knit two socks at the same time on dpns
I actually need to try knitting~ but good to know I should have a specific type soap to launder~ thanks! Happy Thanksgiving
thx for the info~ wanting to learn to knit!
Thank you for these tutorials. I now only use Portuguese Knitting! Would you please do a brioche Portuguese knitting tutorial?
This is so cool! Thank you!
OMG!! WONDERFUL
wow what a genius idea :)
This is nice but I'd like to see how you change colors portuguese style. Like how to add in new color yarn. This starts with the two colors already mixed. But how do I get the second color in?
(I know this is a year too late, but for other wondering the same...) The way I do and learned it, to change colours you only have to knot the new colour to the main colour, and place it as close to the working needle (right needle in my case) as possible. Don't knot it too tight, and later you can just weave it in your knitting to hide it. It works for me.
I love this way of knitting it so much better for my hands and shoulders as I have rheumatoid arthritis. Just a question how do you cable knit the Portuguese style I haven't come across any videos, please can you help me?x
Would love to see how to join in the round in Portuguese knitting
Have you considered combined knitting, wrapping purl opposite, and knitting stitch back leading edge?
I don't have any videos on Combination Knitting, but it is on the list for a future video!
How should I go about doing colorwork in flat pieces where you have to purl one side and knit the other? Also, how would the process for three colours be?
Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Hi! I love all of your videos and tutorials. Thank you. Can you help me understand how to read a fir isle chart if I m going to be switching to Portuguese style knitting? If the chart is in the round, do I still have to red the chart from left to right rather than right to left? Thanks!
Love your videos! Could you show how to make socks in this style?
Work smarter, not harder I always say! The setup is not cumbersome, if it keeps the knitwork from being so.
I would advise you to do a follow-up video and show how to catch your floats.
Totally second this request!
Do you have a video showing how to catch when there are lots of stitches before changing colours?
this is very cool, and I’d like to try it someday! Do you have a video that includes catching longer floats? I guess I could figure it out once I have work and needles in hand, but I thought I’d ask!
Do you need to read the chart differently if it’s a pattern that has to face a certain direction?
Is there a way to catch the floats when you are Portuguese knitting fairisle on the right side?
This is so great!!!
Do you know if there's a way to change to purlwise if I already started to knit (k) a circular hat? The olnly thing I could imagine is waiting to get to de Bor and turn it but I'm afraid it would may leave a hole as if there were no circular but a flat knitted piece?
Did I get myself clear? Hope you understand my english!!!
Thank you so much Stacy!!!
You would have to turn it with a short row/double stitch to avoid a hole.
Thank you for answering! Do You mean like in "german" short rows? (turn the work, slip the knitted stitch to the right needle and tighten up so it looks like there are two stitches and in the end of the round, when it comes up again, knit it as one?)
Hope you understand my english!
Thank you very much!
Yes, by "double" stitch I mean German short row, but didn't know which would translate better for you.
Great! I'll try it right away!
Can you please do a Portuguese intarsia?
Stacy, this is great, thank you very much. If you're still accepting suggestions, I'd love to see how to double knit in Portuguese style. I've been trying it, but I confess I couldn't figure it out yet. Would you like to help and give it a try? 😍 Thank you.
Thank you very much for this video. I’ve been knitting like this for a long time. But I’m struggeling with this techniek when I’m not knitting in the round and If I have a pattern where the stitches are further apart from each other for the other color to knit in
There are so many loops at the backside of my work. I hope you have a technique fot that also🧶
Thank you for your Portuguese knitting style videos...very clear! I have a questions about Portuguese fair isle ribbing. Making the Georgia Fair Isle Tam by Marie Wallin, she introduces a second color to the ribbing. Do you have tips for using a second color in 1x1 ribbing? It just doesn’t look right in the round. Thank you!
Traditional fair isle only uses two colors, I don't think I've ever used a third, especially in ribbing! I recommend contacting the pattern designer directly for support.
VeryPink Knits Thank you; I am mainly asking how to do rib in Portuguese knitting with two colors in the round. I’ll ask the designer, but not sure she knows the technique of P. Knitting.
How do you do flat stranded knitting
I just started a new colorwork hat and want to use Portuguese for the colorwork. I started the ribbing my normal way (throwing) and now can't figure out how to do the colorwork on the purl side because in order to do so I have to work in the opposite direction. There must be something I'm missing!
Since purling is so much easier in Portuguese knitting, is there a way to convert patterns to use purl in place of knit stitches?
Love your tutorials, but I can't find one showing me how to do fair isle on the front side. I am making a cardigan so can't do it circular and can't find any info on turning back and forth, The purl side is so easy but that doesn't help me.
how do you do jogless purl in the round
So how do you catch floats?
What about double knitting, can you Portuguese knit a double knit project please?
I want to know how to trap one of the colors when you have a long run of 5 or more stitches.
Your statement at 6:20 would probably have done me more good if you had said it near the beginning. I am a dive right in kind o' gal.
Can you use this style for double knitting?
End Greek the same knitting 🌸
Fo me, Portuguese knitting makes the handling or two yarns less complicated. 😊
I love Portuguese knitting!! I switched over 2 years now and never going back to English!! I do find your videos extremely helpful and wonder if you could help with sock knitting. I'm having difficulty with the heel flap; specifically, the slipped stitches along the edges. One purl side looks great, but the knit side (RS) is too short. I've restarted 3 times. Help!! Thanks!!
Try Andrea Wong
I've actually switched to Portuguese.
amazing...😍😍😍
Wish I would've seen this before I went and purchased a knitting thimble, it didn't cost much, but I keep misplacing it grrr!
I'm gonna have to prove you wrong in the abandoning their normal way of knitting:I burned my finger and switched temporarily to English knitting, and I Hated throwing. I'm still not comfortable with going back to continental so I'm sticking with portuguese knitting.
do the yarns never get twisted this way? that alone may make this worth it! :)
Yes - the yarns never cross or get twisted this way, a huge benefit to knitters who get annoyed with that! :)
That said, if you have long floats, you'll have to cross one over the other to "catch" the yarn, so you can intentionally cross the working yarns.
Be sure NOT to use a magnetic pin if you have a pacemaker or ICD. Ask your cardiologist if you can use one on the opposite side from the implant or contact the device company directly. Magnetics over an implanted cardiac device can cause a failure or disruption.
As I get older, I switch up my crafts. When my hands start hurting, I change from knitting to crochet, to quilting, etc.
I think my life just changed....
How do you trap floats in this method?
see andrea wong it shows insert right needle as if to purl take floating color yarn bring behind and over right needle, take your left needle yarn purl before completing the purl undo the trapping yarn continue the purl stitch