I’m new here. I’ve read a few posts on the different knitting styles we all have. I’m usually a throw-method knitter, but just last night I was trying to knit continental. I like the speed of continental, but having to hold my first finger up to keep the yarn in place causes my hand too much tension.
So, last night I was working a big bag in the round on circulars.
I discovered that I could hold the working yarn in between my first two toes! I general sit with one foot on the opposite knee anyway, so it worked out really well! I was able to zip around and around, and all my fingers were free to adjust stitches anytime I needed without having to drop the working yarn.
I’d never heard of anyone using feet to knit before, so I thought I’d post the idea and see if I’m completely a freak, or if this sort of thing is common. Obviously, it wouldn’t work very well for something where the stitches change up frequently. And since the bag is going to be felted I wasn’t too concerned about the icky feet factor.
Anyway, hi everyone. How’s that for a weird introduction?
[LEFT]Only problem I could foresee with that, is you’d have to be wary of toejam. Though I suppose it’d add a little extra “something” to your knitting :ick: :roflhard:
Seriously though, sounds like a good solution. Definitely a way to de-feet the problem. :roflhard: [/LEFT]
Toejam?! Eww! Some things are better to NOT think of.
This certainly isn’t something I’d do for baby hats or blankets, but for a bag that’s basically going to be boiled, a little foot smell won’t hurt too badly. (It’s a good reminder to touch-up my pedicure anyway.)
I’m just amazed at how fast I can go this way. I bought this yarn yesterday, and I’ve already knit through a full skein of Cascade 220. (Two actually, since it’s double stranded.)
I haven’t heard of that before. What I’d be worried about, though, isn’t toe jam but rather yarn burns between my toes. I knit continental, and the yarn runs over my index finger and sometimes if I’m just knitting in the round too long, it starts to get sore.
I’ve used feet to wind yarn before I got a swift. Sit with feet out slightly spread, loop the hank over the feet and start to wind. It beats the back of the chair when there isn’t a swift.
:chair: at the image and the de feet joke! I can’t imagine knitting with my feet. I’ve always got socks on when I take them off my feet go this lovely blue-black colour and I’m told to put them away. I can’t imagine for one minute hubby would put up with that. Also, bare toes get chewed on by the cat, you have been warned!
