I agree!!! 
As do I!
Me too! 
Thanks for all your replies. IT was interesting and enlightening to read.
Shandehās Rare RANT :teehee:
I canāt STAND people who criticize others for doing things a different way from what THEY prefer! :!!!:
When someone says something critical to me, I stop what Iām doing and give them a good full-on wicked stare. How dare they criticize me for being myself!
end of rant
(Shandeh resumes her usual cheerful life.)
I agree. Why canāt they just do what they want to do, and leave other people alone? We all have our own different ways to do things, and other people have theirs. Thatās how it is. :shrug:
I so agree. Iām really tired of the whole āhow do you knit?ā conversation.
Funny thing is that I am planning on teaching a knitting class and I knit continental. I donāt know how to knit English at all. So now Iām wondering what everyone will think when I teach them conti knitting. Iām hoping it doesnāt become an issue. Iāve been trying to learn English just in case someone asks. I have to have my 8 year old dd show me how she learned (she learned at school) so I can show people how to knit English if thatās what they prefer.
I knit faster knitting continental cause thatās the way I learned. But I have seen some smokinā English knitters.
What matters to me is the product. No one can tell the difference when you show them a scarf or a hat. They canāt pick it up and say āOh, you knitted this combined.ā
Plus, knitting isnāt a race.
Just my not so very humble opinion.
Best,
Susan
:roflhard:
Now, if someone could do THAT, I would give them a MEDAL!
Well, I guess Iām the odd one here, because the first time I saw conti knitting I was immediately envious of the grace, efficiency of movement, and yes, the speed, of the style.
I too learned as a child from a book. I couldnāt make head or tails of conti style pictures, but english ātook.ā Have knitted english ever since (about 40 years now.) I still canāt knit conti, no matter how hard I try, and I still am embarrased by my english. (Donāt want to KIP and be seen knitting english.)
So, I still havenāt learned conti style.
And I still donāt know how to cast onā¦ but thatās another story.
Donāt be embarrassed by your English knitting! :pout:
You are a crafty, skilled person!
Ditto to what Shandeh said!
I learned to knit Continental (because I like to know how to do things) but I prefer English. Continental requires too much effort for me. I knit just fine English style and my attitude is this: if it aināt broke, donāt fix it. 
If anything, I think this thread shows that everyone knits differently, prefers different styles and [I]there really is no right or wrong way to knit![/I]
Oooh. Good thread! Iām an English knitter, but I donāt knit the way the Conti knitters demonstrate in the videos. I barely lift my hand on the right. Iāve tried knitting Conti, but just canāt get the hang of it. Iām pleased with my knitting, I enjoy it and it relaxes me.
raises hand
thatād be me
MoniDew ā¦ I want to hear the story ā¦ it has got to be good ā¦ knitting for 40 years and canāt cast on ?? :oo: Do you have a surrogate caster-on-er 
?
Me too ā¦ although I have switched to Continental ā¦ English - my whole hand would move off the right needle and I would knit so tightly for fear of the stitches falling off ā¦ then I tried Conti several times unsuccessfully before I found a way of purling easily and I now love it! I taught my friend the English way ā¦ but when she has finished her first fo I am going to show her the Conti way too - she can decide which she prefers.
My tension is looser on Conti - but that now means that I usually get gauge with the needles recommended in the pattern :shrug: before, I used to have to go up 1 or 2 sizes!
I must also say though - with English knitting I could knit without looking but Conti - I am always looking at the needlesā¦
Horses for courses ā¦
Amen!
Iām so glad someone else said it. While I have a desire to learn Continental, just to learn it because I love learning new things when it comes to knitting, Iām very happy with English. Even if I never learn Continental, Iāll still be content.
[COLOR=darkorchid]This is how I knit. I learned from a book some 45 years ago. I taught myself continental but it took all the fun out of knitting. :shrug: The rhythm of all the movements of throwing the yarn is what makes it enjoyable for me. Iām definitely a process not a product knitterā¦which makes it really nice as I donāt have a long attention span for most projects.[/COLOR]
[QUOTE=1to1;888938]English for me too. I was taught that way so it is easier for ME. I knit Cont occassionally but always end up going back to English.
Check this out-Knitting Portuguese Style.
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Thanks for that video! I love seeing the different ways that people knit. I learned to knit from my sisters-in-law seven months ago. They knit continental, so I do too. But Iād like to learn English as well. The thumb method in the video is cool, though. It looks like a nice combo style. 