April 19, 2004

The Knitful Leftorium

So last night at work, I was trying to teach a colleague how to knit. She actually picked up the knit stitch OK, but trying to show her how to purl didn't go quite so well.

Turns out, she's a lefty and I'm a righty. Any advice on how to best teach her? Or should I refer her to an LYS with a lefty-teacher?

Posted by Jon at April 19, 2004 01:33 PM
Comments

Try sitting directly across from her, I've heard that works.

Posted by: Bets at April 20, 2004 09:50 AM

Try teaching her to knit Continental style. I heard it's easier for Lefty's.

Posted by: Derek at April 20, 2004 11:08 AM

Today, at lesson # 2, I think she got the hang of it... the trouble was figuring out what to keep on the needle and what drops when you pull the stitch through.

I'm a wee tad disappointed that noone commented on my clever use of a "Simpsons" word. D'oh!

Posted by: Jon at April 21, 2004 01:05 AM