I think I've finally found my own rhythm with this Continental Knitting...
Notice I say KNITTING.
I can now work the knit stitch with even tension and no white knuckles. It takes a really long time to relax your hands when learning a new technique. You're concentrating so much on holding your fingers in new positions - and having them perform different roles than they normally would - that the poor things cramp up! Seriously. You can only work in short bursts because it it so exhausting for the Poor Little Fingies. I know that it sounds pathetic, but it's true...
But I'm confident now. And relaxed. I can knit Continental Style.
Just don't ask me to knit two together.
Or increase.
Or purl.
Those skills are going to take A LOT more practice!!!!
As you can see, I finished that third mitt.
Do you think it was a match with Loose Tension Mitt (the 1st one I knit) or Tight Tension Mitt (the 2nd one I knit)???
Come on - you know the answer. Just think about which would be the most annoying outcome!
It matched NEITHER.
But at least it fell somewhere between the two. Closer to the loose one... So I'm pretending they are a matched pair. Sometimes you just have to pretend a little. Fake it 'til you make it. Isn't that what they say?
2 comments:
I learned how to knit when I was 4 - my grandmother taught me the Continental style straight away....
as for your mitts: they look lovely!!!! and no one would even notice that they are slightly different especially once on your hands.... :)
Well done for persevering with the continental style and I also think your mitts look great.:)
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