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we approach the stitch with our working needle and the direction in which the yarn is wrapped around the needle all three connected and mutually dependant we mount the stitches in a specific way we knit them respecting their orientation and finally we wrap the yarn in a specific direction to achieve the original stitch mount again it s a circle the difference between knitting methods is the most important difference in knitting as patterns written for one method often need to be adjusted for another one otherwise they won t work in addition and although switching between methods is very easy and can be done any time during knitting it is not possible to switch to working in another method without re setting or re mounting the stitches i e you cannot take a piece started by a western knitter and simply continue knitting the eastern way you would end up making twisted stitches everything else the way you hold or tension your working yarn the hand in which you hold it etc is a matter of style and entirely optional 2 besides the names underlined in the first paragraph we often see terms like continental english portuguese bosnian etc these are just styles and can be applied to absolutely any knitting method knitting styles are determined by various factors like the distribution of knitting tools materials in our hands the technique of tensioning yarn or motions we use to create stitches as you can imagine there are many variations you can hold the yarn in your left hand or in your right hand you can hold the yarn in your left hand and wrap it around the needle with that same hand or you can pick it up with your right hand needle and so on but one thing is sure the way that the yarn is tensioned is the crucial element of each knitting style it is important to say that knitting styles do not affect the appearance or the structure of the fabric knitting styles do not interfere with knitting methods all method style combinations are possible in my first post about eastern knitting you can find a great example of different styles inside the same knitting method purl stitch is particularly interesting before making purling we can hold the yarn either in the back or in the front of the work at first glance this apparently huge difference may give the impression of two completely different knitting methods but regardless of whether we bring the yarn to the front at the very beginning or immediately before purling in styles it will eventually be brought in front of the working needle maybe not in front of work but in front of the needle definitely briefly we can do it this way or the other but as long as the stitch mount the side of the stitch into which we knit and the direction of yarn are not disturbed we are talking about one knitting method so as you can see although a style is the most visible element of knitting the differences between styles are minor and neglectable in terms of achieving the desired result and now having said all this i still have to conclude that this classification often causes a lot of confusion which is not all that strange after all knitting is not quantum physics we invent different terms for better understanding but we also get all tangled up in them on regular basis that is why it is always better to knit than to talk the main cause of confusion is hiding in the fact that methods and styles are occasionally confused and you will often hear people saying that they knit continental this isn t generally a huge problem but it can be annoying for knitters who need to adjust patterns for their own method continental is a style not a method and it doesn t answer their main question can i knit this without changing the pattern so when you find a pattern you want to knit make sure you know what method it is intended for it is especially important in lace knitting cables for instance often need no interventions or almost none if the info says that the pattern is written for continental or english knitters ask again all the chances are that it is actually a pattern for western knitters but ask again all the names both for methods and styles that we now commonly use are imported from english speaking western countries and since western uncrossed knitting is the predominant or default method in most west european and new world countries as frustrating as it can be for knitters who practise other methods it is expected that some differences will occasionally be neglected and that styles and methods will every now and then be thrown into the same basket so can we simply call styles in different methods differently too we could if we had the names for them be we haven t got any don t ask why i don t know but i could think of at least a zillion potential reasons for that namely unlike in the new world where a single language is spoken across the whole continent in europe there are sometimes more than 10 languages in a region smaller than a single us state different cultures do not communicate as easily and intensely as a single one and obviously finding a universally acceptable name for a style in an almost marginal hobby is usually a mission impossible a few names that have popped out in the past and become accepted are mainly just adjectives derived from the names of regions in which a certain style is mainly practised but even in these cases the names are generally recognised only by knitters who live outside that region or country portuguese people will probably simply tell you that they knit it is us from other countries who say that that their style portuguese so for now we re stuck with the globally accepted english names and terms is it ok then to say that you re an eastern uncrossed continental style knitter if it describes your knitting style and helps you explain it to another knitter better then it is by all means ok now having demystified this let s move onto the practical part bosnian or balkan aka portuguese style knitting this style is commonly called portuguese knitting by western knitters but it also exists on the balkan peninsula and is under the name bosnian knitting even sometimes mentioned in western literature since it is the only style with a proper name among eastern knitters that i can think of and usually associated with eastern method knitters i will call it bosnian there are no real differences between the two styles except maybe one bosnian style knitters do not use pins or holders that you can often see in portuguese knitting the specific thing about this knitting style is that the yarn is tensioned around the neck which is a great source of inspiration for dark humour jokes among husbands and mother in laws of women who practise this style d luckily donna druchunas who s article about bosnian knitting style was published this autumn in knitty magazine the link will take you to the article has saved me from having to undertake the dangerous mission of wrapping my self in yarn and posing for photos to show you what this style actually looks like and my friend sunny from having to witness all that she is a volunteering photographer after all not a national geographic corespondent so as you can see in the picture the yarn is simply hanged over the neck and controlled with fingers in front of the work this is what it looks like from knitter s perspective this photo looks scary i like it the yarn is controlled with fingers now if you try this you will soon see that making a knit stitch when the yarn needs to be in the back is a very hard task but there s a cure in different parts of the balkan peninsula where this style is widely accepted knitters have come up with a solution to this problem traditionally they would always purl garter stitch no real stocking stitch or stockinette with knits on the rs and purls on the ws of the work sounds crazy the system is actually quite simple whenever possible knitting is done in circle and the knitter is always facing the inner side of the tube or the ws side sleeves hats mittens sweaters socks all tubes easy well most of the time anyway i don t know if it has anything to do with how the purl stitch is made in eastern uncrossed but personally i prefer purling over knitting as well and often make sleeves that way too i also purl all garter rows but what remains a mystery is how an intarsia pattern can be knit from the wrong side of the work it has to be possible of course complicated stranded colourwork is actually the most recognisable type of project in the region where this style has been practiced for centuries socks from the article are a great example but it is quite amazing nordic knitters have invented steeks to avoid purling with multiple colours at the same time deep in the south of the same continent colourful socks are purled from the beginning to the end yarn tensioned over the index finger aka continental style i believe that this style doesn t really require much explanations it is probably the most common style among knitters of all methods continental eastern uncrossed knitting in continental style the yarn is tensioned over the index finger and usually simply scooped with the right hand working needle which allows the left hand to rest on the other needle most of the time on the rs the system is pretty much the same as in western knitting only the needle is inserted into the stitch from a different angle and the yarn is wrapped in the opposite direction eastern uncrossed continental knit stitch yarn wrapped clockwise you can see this style in motion here when it comes to purling there are two main sub styles the first version is again almost the same as in western continental the yarn is brought to the front and is then picked up with the working needle and pulled through the old stitch eastern uncrossed continental purl stitch 1 you can see this style in motion both knits and purls in this video disregard the title it says combination but what is shown in it is really 100 eastern uncrossed knitting the second way of making a purl stitch in this style often looks quite odd to knitters who are used to the standard continental purling but is actually the very same thing only achieved in a slightly different manner in this version the yarn is always held in the back of the work before purling the yarn is in a sandwich between the needles behind the left hand needle and in front of the working needle the needle is inserted into the stitch from the back and under the yarn with a tiny motion of the right hand the stitch is opened the 3rd photo above and the yarn is brought in front of the needle scooped and pulled through the old stitch shown bellow again this stitch is exactly the same as all other eastern uncrossed purl stitches the yarn may be in the back but right before purling it is brought in front of the needle and wrapped around it in the proper direction the stitch mount also remains intact here s a video yarn wrapped around the index finger i think that the majority of knitters who use this style on regular basis were originally crocheters as this is the most common way of tensioning yarn in crochet the yarn tensioned this way is somewhat inflexible and requires constant adjustment and finger movement just like in the previous continental style the working yarn is usually simply scooped with the right hand needle and pulled through the old stitch the system is not much different on the ws either and both versions of the purl stitch mentioned under continental style an be applied to this style as well left carry throwers yarn in a basket tension without tension the old school style i m sure that all of you have seen at least one picture like this one so far of course knitters don t usually sit on a tree branch i only picked this graphic because i really liked it d but the ball is almost always on the ground and many times in a basket the purpose of a basket is quite obvious it prevents the ball from rolling away and catching dirt but why is the ball on the ground in many books about the history of knitting i have read that traditionally one of the most important factors in knitting is gravity a ball placed on the ground can feel the knitter s need for more yarn in addition its position allows the gravity to take active part in knitting and to unwind the ball when necessary releasing some extra yarn for the knitter in my opinion this style just might have a lot to do with the story about the knitter called gravity but in order for this principle to work there should be no blockages between the ball and the knitter s hands the yarn should be allowed to move freely in reality this is done by holding yarn between index and middle finger of our left hand since in this style the yarn is too loose to be picked up with working needle when making a new stitch we need to wrap it around the needle using the tips of the thumb and the adjacent finger index or middle finger which makes this style a rare example of knitting in which both hands are equally engaged wrapping yarn around the needle on rs wrapping yarn around the needle on ws i have mentioned quite a few names in the title of this section but but i have to say that they are all provisional the truth is western terminology still hasn t come up with a good name for this style which makes me very proud as this is my style i like being a uko unidentified knitting object using english throwing as an analogy we could say that knitters who practice this style are simply left carry throwers videos of this style in motion can be seen in my first post about eastern uncrossed knitting right carry throwers aka english style given that english style is quite popular among western knitters i thought it deserved to be mentioned here but i have to say that i don t recall ever seeing an eastern uncrossed english style knitter it appears that knitting with yarn in the right hand just like knitting backwards is mainly reserved for left handed knitters that of course is not to say that eastern uncrossed knitting denies this style as it neither encourages or discourages knitters to hold their yarn in a specific manner but generally speaking english style or right carry throwing is definitely not as popular in the east as it is in the west that s it in my next post about eastern uncrossed knitting i ll be talking about yarn overs and twisted stitches stay tuned posted by zmaja at wednesday february 22 2012 16 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels balkan ball basket bosnian combination eastern english europe finger method needles orientation portuguese skein stitch mount tension uncrossed western yarn tension wednesday 25 january 2012 moments of lace moments in red another of shui kuen kozinski amazing designs the moonlight sonata shawl with picot edging breathtakingly beautiful as always made in less than 3 days pattern moonlight sonata 2 by sk kozinski another variation of the pattern moonlight sonata shawl both patterns 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