English, Continental....how do you knit?

[tab]

I knit English style. I can knit Continental too, but I'm still new enough at it that it's slower for me. I probably won't be getting any faster either, since it makes my wrists ache.

[CateKnits]

I can't comprehend continental. :rollseyes:
English! Since Ingrid knits Englishly and she's the master, I feel less like I'm just "not there yet" and more like it's OKAY to do it this way forever. I'm not exactly slow or anything.

[melissa.atkins]

I have always knitted english, however I have always wanted to learn how my mom knits, which isnt continental or english... it is just her way to do it...

She holds the right needle as if it was a pencil, she holds the yarn with her right hand too... but she does a forward move with her right hand and uses her index finger for wrapping the yarn, instead of holding both needles with her left hand and dropping the right needle. She knits sooo fast this way... but I cant make it work!!

[Amber]

Continental!

[Jenelle]

I forced myself to learn continental last week, and I noticed a HUGE difference in tension. I like it.

[earthchick]

Continental. Only I don't keep my index finger lifted. And when I purl I use my left thumb to pull the yarn down over the needle, which I think is just my weird idiosyncracy.

[Ingrid]

When I was a teenager and took the el to school, there was an older Italian woman who used to knit like a speed demon--conti, of course. I was only on the train for 5 stops, so I never could quite get what she was doing. It looked all backwards to me. I'd go home and try it, but never could get it. I actually didn't know how until I watched the videos here. I'm not about to switch, though, but these posts reminded me of that woman. Maybe I should have just asked her. :rollseyes:

I started the poll because practically everyone on Knitty Gritty knits English, and it makes me feel like a weirdo! :D

Continental is soooo easy for me; I guess because I hold the yarn just like I do when I crochet. I'm getting the hang of English (I learned it to do fair isle), but I'm still really slow.

[mintdee]

I learned English style and then switched to Conti. I am more comfortable knitting this way and my tension is better :D

You are not alone knitsta!

[Bunnyblossom]

Continental - only because that's the video that downloaded first! lol!