How to purl with circular needles. Continental technique.
We have reached the last lesson of the mini-course where you learned how to use circular knitting needles.
Today we'll see how to purl using the continental technique.
For most people, this is the most difficult… but "most difficult" doesn't mean impossible to do.
It will simply take more time for your hand to get used to the new method.
I'll briefly summarize the content of the mini-course, in which I showed you various ways to knit and purl using circular needles.
Better traditional or circular knitting needles??? (because, in my opinion, circular are definitely better)
Lesson 1: Circular needles – knit stitch – traditional technique
Lesson 2: Circular needles – knit stitch – continental technique
Lesson 3: Circular needles – purl stitch – traditional technique
Lesson 4: Circular needles – purl stitch – continental technique
I have been teaching how to use circular needles for more than 20 years. In all that time, only one person, I repeat one person, decided to continue knitting with long needles. All the others, so many (!!!) still thank me today and wouldn't even think of going back to long needles!
If you don't know how to knit yet, you are lucky, you will start off well right away!!!
If, however, you know how to knit, but with long needles, you will have to overcome a small obstacle: you will have to accept finding yourself, once again, in the shoes of a beginner.
I understand that for some people, it might be a difficult obstacle to overcome, but at least try it!
If you can't knit with the continental technique, try the traditional one… but try it! I assure you it's worth it!
Good luck and have fun!
