Astraknots
  • How to Fix Knitting Mistakes
    • Get Knitting Help
  • Help Reading Knitting Patterns
    • Learn How to Read Knitting Patterns
    • Knitting Pattern Assumptions
    • Read Knitting Charts
  • Download Free Knitting Patterns
  • Take Knitting Lessons
    • Knitting Lessons Denver Co
    • Learn New Knitting Skills
  • Knitting Tips and Tricks
    • Beginning Knitting
    • Cast On Methods
    • Knit Purl English Continental
    • Garter Stitch Stockinette St
    • Identifying Knit Vs Purl Sts
    • Cast On Bind Off
    • K2tog Decrease Kfb Increase
  • Astraknots Shop

Knitting English style vs. Continental style

There are two distinct ways to wrap the yarn while knitting - English (a.k.a. American a.k.a. Throw method) and Continental style. It doesn't matter which way you do it, it produces the same result. People generally form a tendency to do it one way or the other. Check out this videos to compare the different methods.
If you wrap the yarn with your right hand, then you are knitting English style. Start with this video of how to knit English style. If you have never knitted before, this is the style to try first.
knit english
If instead you wrap the yarn with your left hand, you are knitting continental style. The purl stitch is done especially differently - check out this video of How to Purl Continental style.
purl continental

Our Services

Company

Support

Knitting Help Video Index
Knitting Lessons
Online Knitting Classes
Free Knitting Patterns
Community Knitting (& Forum)

Shop
​
Blog-o-knots
Newsletter

Calendar
About Astraknots
Team of Astraknots
Contact Astraknots

Privacy Policy
​Terms of Use
Astraknots Policies
Astraknitopology
© Astraknots LLC 2012-2021. All rights reserved.