Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood, host of the CraftSanity podcast, visits Lorilee Beltman, owner of City Knitting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a quick "Continental" knitting lesson. As a veteran "thrower" or English style knitter, Jennifer didn't want to pass up the opportunity to see how the other half.... more

When knitting becomes an obsession. Directed by Laura Neuvonen Country Finland Year of Production 2005 Running Time 7 minutes

So, this is how I knit. Only yesterday did I learn that this is not how the rest of the world knits.. :S

Basics of loom knitting: knit stitch, purl stitch, twisted knit stitch, and basic bind off.

knitting backwards to avoid purling

Sarah demonstrates a method of knitting without turning the work. She switches the hand she holds the yarn with and knits continental style in either direction.

A short video on how to do a knitted cast-on.

Learn how to create a flat panel on a circular knitting loom. The flat panel demonstrated shows the use of garter stitch to prevent the curling that occurs when knitting a stockinette panel.

A basic short video on how to do the knit stitch holding your yarn both the continental and English way.

As the tag says, a fast way to join loops of plastic bag so you can knit or crochet with them. I can't take credit for this method, I fount it on the Internet somewhere. (Of course, you're not supposed to break loops like I do at the end.)