Video Day - Knitting Portuguese Style
... and I thought I knew all about how to knit!
I wonder how she holds the yarn, and where.
There's more to come on Portuguese Knitting next week!
... and I thought I knew all about how to knit!
I wonder how she holds the yarn, and where.
There's more to come on Portuguese Knitting next week!
4 comments:
Is she knitting with crochet hooks? Hadn't thought of that before!
That's actually how Elena (the Romanian girl who's already gone back home) knits. You drape the yarn behind your neck. ;-)
Talk about getting into your knitting! Beyond hands, now I'm going to be wrapping it around my neck!
I would like to know where she got the crochet hooks that are smooth along the whole length. All the ones I own have the flat part in the middle!
They're not crochet hooks, they're actually portuguese style knitting needles (both the hooked and straight styles are available in Portugal, from what I understand).
As a die hard crocheter, I found it easier to learn to knit, and less likely to drop stitches using long crochet hooks (I found 12" afghan or tunisian crochet hooks in a craft outlet), but later learned that portuguese knitting needles often are hooked.
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