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How did you learn to knit, and where do you continue to learn new techniques? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I tried to learn knitting as a kid from my uncle (lol) but I think my left-handedness got in the way so I gave it up for 30 years. This year I started taking my mom to a knitting meetup as she's been an avid knitter for most of her life. At first I was just gonna make her company, maybe crochet something, but since I was there I said why not try again? I picked it up quickly, at least knit and purl and then I fell into the rabbit hole that is Ravelry and with the help of Youtube tutorials picked up more techniques.

There's been a few quirks. I've recently learned that the way my mom, and honestly everyone here, knits is called combined continental and while it works really well in the flat, it doesn't so much in the round where there's no 'wrong'/purl side to untwist stitches. So thanks to Youtube I've learned continental for in the round knitting and keeping the style I was taught for flat.