Has anyone switched from English to Continental?

[Lisa R.]

I've heard so many good things about how continental style knitting is so much better for avoiding repetitive motion injuries, and since I have a tendency toward tendonitis, I thought switching would be a good thing.

I took a class at Stitches and *love* the ease of the continental knitting....but I'm actually finding my "knitter's elbow" to be worse, not better. I realized I was still very tense because it was all new to me, but I'm beginning to relax more now.

I believe the logic that less movement should be a better thing, but just wondered if anybody found they perferred sticking with English even if you're having repetitive motion issues.

Maybe it's just because I'm working on a Moderne Baby Blanket and that's just so much garter stitch it doesn't matter what style you use!