Show Notes
Lots of tutorials with different styles!
Continental Style (picking) (also called German, European): Video: How to Knit Continental
*Norwegian Purl *: Video: How to Norwegian Purl
English Style (throwing) (also called American): Video: How to Knit English Style
Flicking (lever knitting) (also called Peruvian, Catholic, Australian, Irish Cottage): Video: How to Lever Knit
Combination : Video: How to Combination Knit
Portuguese (Incan, Andean or Turkish - practiced all over the world): Video: How to Portuguese Knit (neck)
Shetland Knitting (also called: Pit knitting, Scottish, Shetland, From the Hip, Old Way) Video about Shetland Knitters who knit over 200 stitches per minute
CWA Knitting Competition 1971
To see great short videos of knitting different techniques, visit @dankfiber on instagram!
What's on our needles this week:
Cinnabar designed by Andrea Mowry
Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman
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