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Knit (K) - US/UK method

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Time to knit: we start by learning how to knit stitches. We are knitting using the US / UK method. This means we are holding the yarn in our right hand and wrap it around the needle with our right hand...

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 253-60

DROPS 253-60
DROPS 253-61

DROPS 253-61
DROPS 251-11

DROPS 251-11
DROPS 251-10

DROPS 251-10
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Video #125, listed in: Learn to knit, Learn to knit

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Country flag Karin wrote:

Das probiere ich aus - sowohl rechte, als auch linke Maschen - sieht aus, als wäre das Teil fester und gleichmäßiger, als bei der üblichen Strickweise. Danke!

06.02.2024 - 13:30

Country flag Carmen wrote:

Sorry, I was born in Portugal and we wrap the yarn around our neck and hold the yarn in the left hand. So much faster no tension to worry about. I no longer use my neck for controlling tension. But I find that my knitting is not as fast.

08.07.2023 - 15:03

Country flag Andrea wrote:

Ich stricke indem ich die Wolle um die linken Finger spanne. Mit der rechten Nadel hole ich die Wolle. Das habe ich so von meiner Mutter gelernt und so stricke ich schon ca. 50 Jahre. Hätte ich es anders gelernt, würde ich es anders machen und wäre gleich schnell. Wichtig ist, dass man Spass hat beim "Lisme".

13.08.2022 - 16:44

Country flag Helga Feisel wrote:

Kann das sein das ein Linkshänder den Faden rechts hält.

26.01.2022 - 00:06

Country flag Astrid Depper wrote:

Warum einfach, wenn es auch umständlich geht. Mit der "englischen Methode" dauert das Stricken viel länger!Von Angelika. Das ist nicht richtig geht genau so schnell wie bei eurem Deutsch stricken

25.01.2022 - 19:48

Country flag Andrea wrote:

Auch ich habe von meiner Mutter so stricken gelernt. Bei uns im Rheinland nennen wir das französisch stricken. Habe nach 47 Jahren versucht auf die andere Methode umzustellen, und bin kläglich gescheitert.

10.03.2020 - 20:37

Country flag Ewa wrote:

I'm always happy to learn new things. That's why I try to learn English way of knitting. But I have to say I can't not to see any advantages of this way of knitting. It is much slower more tiring and very awkward. I never completed any project working this way.

18.07.2017 - 21:24

Country flag Claudia wrote:

What yarn is being used in this video?

11.07.2016 - 20:16

DROPS Design :

Dear Claudia, we are using here DROPS Eskimo. Happy knitting!

12.07.2016 - 10:09

Country flag Fafa22 wrote:

Si lavora così anche in Italia !

01.02.2016 - 23:11

Country flag Marue-Claude DRAPEAU wrote:

Je suis contente de voir que je tricote avec la méthode américaine, d 'ailleurs j 'avais très peur en voyant la personne tricoter avec le fil à la main gauche!!!!!

23.01.2016 - 10:46

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