tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4236847469241706391..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-29395290047236175972013-10-06T18:49:35.444+01:002013-10-06T18:49:35.444+01:00Knitting belt
I bought a knitting belt and long d...Knitting belt<br /><br />I bought a knitting belt and long dpn's a number of years ago from Schoolhouse Press at Meg's Knitting Camp. I played with it a bit then but the needles were too long for me (40 cm) and I put it away. When I ordered some yarn from J&S a few years later I got some 30 cm needles from them but never even tried them until a couple of weeks ago when I was planning a demo of the knitting belt at the LYS for "Fair Isle Month". I tried the 30 cm needles then and, while I like them better than the 40 cm ones, I'm still not really comfortable with belt knitting. Like you I've analyzed my knitting technique and one problem lies with my left hand...I knit stranded knitting with two hands and when I use my left hand I tend to scoop the yarn up by moving the right needle around it so I'd have to change my style if I wanted to use the belt. While there's definitely a place in my heart for the traditional patterns I'm not sure I want to use the belt enough to change my technique to use it. <br /><br />I think each of us really has to decide if using the belt will be advantageous to us. I think it might be for me if I were only using my right hand as I used to anchor my right needle back when I knit only with my right hand on straight needles (not stranded knitting). Now I think I'm better off with my circulars and maybe I should look to sell my belt and needles.....Maureen in Fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968439111278258364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-77413103717769565502013-10-06T10:12:21.014+01:002013-10-06T10:12:21.014+01:00I'm interested to read of your knitting belt e...I'm interested to read of your knitting belt experiments - I have always knitted parlour-style and found it counter productive to try and change, but I did notice, a little while ago, that my left hand is not as idle as I had thought. I find that I use my left thumb or forefinger to push the right needle back when making the stitch - and I have no idea how or when that started happening. Perhaps I am a suitable candidate f or a knitting belt!jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-86831960600716603022013-10-06T09:47:40.786+01:002013-10-06T09:47:40.786+01:00The book looks wonderful but the postage would be ...The book looks wonderful but the postage would be prohibitive (almost as much as the paperback version sans VAT!) I will have to wait and see if a library gets it. catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com