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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 610906" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I wish I could help you, but I learned to knit before I really remember. My grandmother taught me and I read books and went on from there.</p><p></p><p>If you are just starting out, I highly recommend bamboo needles as they are "slower" and you won't drop as many stitches.</p><p></p><p>I do remember watching my grandmother's hands in a mirror as she was left-handed.</p><p></p><p>I've developed my own knitting style which is halfway between European and UK. I carry the yarn in my right hand for basic knitting, but I don't wrap the yarn around the needle for each stitch. </p><p></p><p>Instead, I "pick it up" like one does knitting European style. It's confusing and I always draw interested knitters who get totally confused watching me knit.</p><p></p><p>I can knit "pick" as well and that comes in handy for knitting with two or more colors as I can carry the yarns in both hands.</p><p></p><p>A book I can recommend for you is called "Knitting Without Tears", but Elizabeth Zimmerman.</p><p></p><p>I taught husband to knit when he was confined to quarters for 6 weeks after breaking his foot. It was a case of either teach him to do something with his hands, or strangle him.</p><p></p><p>He used to knit a lot of socks on 4 needles as they are small and very portable. He could roll up a sock in progress on with the needles and ball of yarn, and stuff it in a pocket in his fatigues.</p><p></p><p>I know husband had no hangups about his masculinity as he would pull out his knitting in a tent full of Army Rangers without a qualm. What I found interesting is that quite a few of these tough guys were interested in learning to knit.</p><p></p><p>husband knitted European style (carrying the yarn in the left hand) I taught him both styles of knitting and he chose the one as his primary style.</p><p></p><p>I had to show him a lot of stuff, but I resorted to a lot of books and magazines as he used to get confused watching me knitting away in personal (and "weird" to quote a lot of experienced knitters who watched me knit) style.</p><p></p><p>It's not really difficult. I find knitting to be easier than crocheting which I learned as a teen. I'm not sure if that is really the case or if it's that I've been knitting since I was a toddler.</p><p></p><p>I don't know about videos as all of this predated the internet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 610906, member: 1963"] I wish I could help you, but I learned to knit before I really remember. My grandmother taught me and I read books and went on from there. If you are just starting out, I highly recommend bamboo needles as they are "slower" and you won't drop as many stitches. I do remember watching my grandmother's hands in a mirror as she was left-handed. I've developed my own knitting style which is halfway between European and UK. I carry the yarn in my right hand for basic knitting, but I don't wrap the yarn around the needle for each stitch. Instead, I "pick it up" like one does knitting European style. It's confusing and I always draw interested knitters who get totally confused watching me knit. I can knit "pick" as well and that comes in handy for knitting with two or more colors as I can carry the yarns in both hands. A book I can recommend for you is called "Knitting Without Tears", but Elizabeth Zimmerman. I taught husband to knit when he was confined to quarters for 6 weeks after breaking his foot. It was a case of either teach him to do something with his hands, or strangle him. He used to knit a lot of socks on 4 needles as they are small and very portable. He could roll up a sock in progress on with the needles and ball of yarn, and stuff it in a pocket in his fatigues. I know husband had no hangups about his masculinity as he would pull out his knitting in a tent full of Army Rangers without a qualm. What I found interesting is that quite a few of these tough guys were interested in learning to knit. husband knitted European style (carrying the yarn in the left hand) I taught him both styles of knitting and he chose the one as his primary style. I had to show him a lot of stuff, but I resorted to a lot of books and magazines as he used to get confused watching me knitting away in personal (and "weird" to quote a lot of experienced knitters who watched me knit) style. It's not really difficult. I find knitting to be easier than crocheting which I learned as a teen. I'm not sure if that is really the case or if it's that I've been knitting since I was a toddler. I don't know about videos as all of this predated the internet. [/QUOTE]
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