tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371370315884345531.post6434122942627212996..comments2023-04-27T07:13:31.290-04:00Comments on Cricket Knits a Bit: Knitting InjuryCricket54http://www.blogger.com/profile/10028803690423912207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371370315884345531.post-85788458153942993102010-05-15T08:04:34.736-04:002010-05-15T08:04:34.736-04:00Ooooh, German style is not for me....that's th...Ooooh, German style is not for me....that's the way Granny tried to teach me long, long ago. I'd rather wear a band-aid! *LOL* Back before the internet made knitting information so much easier to find, I called that "left-handed knitting". I think the reason it's so awkward for me to knit continental is that I learned to crochet with my yarn coming from the right instead of the left. So, when I learned to knit it was more natural for me to have my yarn on my right instead of my left. I agree that if it's not fun, why bother? One of my aunts, watching me knit a pair of socks, commented "You can go buy a whole bag of socks at WalMart for a few bucks. Why knit them?" Without even looking up from my knitting, I replied, "And what's the fun in buying socks at WalMart?" :-)Cricket54https://www.blogger.com/profile/10028803690423912207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371370315884345531.post-55117465786559623072010-05-14T23:39:38.424-04:002010-05-14T23:39:38.424-04:00my favorite way to knit has always been propping m...my favorite way to knit has always been propping my needle on my tummy and knitting in a t-shape....totrally incorrect, and I didn't do it all the time. I made myself learn German style so that I could knit with two colors. That might work for you; the left pointer does all the work. It is similar to crochet, but I never found it as aesthetically pleasant as English knitting. And, if it is not pleasant, why not go to the store and buy a sweater or sox, or slippers, or scarf..or whatever? And, if needles don't click, I don't like 'em!Bejeweled Barbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374481370498561086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371370315884345531.post-52023770132094670072010-05-14T17:50:02.602-04:002010-05-14T17:50:02.602-04:00What a terrific idea! I'll pick one of those ...What a terrific idea! I'll pick one of those "fingers" up the next time I'm in Office Depot....which is nearly as often as I'm in a yarn shop. *LOL*Cricket54https://www.blogger.com/profile/10028803690423912207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371370315884345531.post-59643436218877863042010-05-14T15:44:36.669-04:002010-05-14T15:44:36.669-04:00lol! I think you need a "sleeve" for th...lol! I think you need a "sleeve" for that fingertip! Either knit yourself one in a <i>really tight</i> gauge, or use the "rubber fingers" money counters use to be able to easily count sheets of paper, or money!Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com