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>>Continental Knitting

Lesson 1: Basic Definitions

Lesson 2: Cast On

Lesson 3: Slanting of a stitch

Lesson 4: Knitting First Row

Lesson 5: Purling First Row

Lesson 6: Forming selvage or edge stitch 

Lesson 7: Working in rounds

Lesson 8: Analysing knit and purl stitches

Lesson 9: Types of yarn

Lesson 10: Types of needles

Lesson 11: Knitting gauge & happy knitting

Lesson 12: Basic Shapes

Lesson 13: Correcting Mistakes

Lesson 14: Cables

Lesson 15: Connecting Two Yarns

Lesson 16: Bind Off

Lesson 17: Seaming 

Lesson 18: Picking Up Stitches

CONTINENTAL TECHNIQUE Lesson 14.1.1.2 

Abbreviations used in Headwater Wool patterns

C4F slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 2 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
C6F slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 3 sts, then knit 3 sts from cable ndl
C8F slip next 4 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 4 sts, then knit 4 sts from cable ndl
C10F slip next 5 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 5 sts, then knit 5 sts from cable ndl
C12F slip next 6 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 6 sts, then knit 6 sts from cable ndl
C4B slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 2 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
C6B slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 3 sts, then knit 3 sts from cable ndl
C8B slip next 4 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 4 sts, then knit 4 sts from cable ndl
C10B slip next 5 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 5 sts, then knit 5 sts from cable ndl
C12B slip next 6 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 6 sts, then knit 6 sts from cable ndl
C3R slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 1 st, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
C4R slip next 1 st onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 3 sts, then knit 1 st from cable ndl
C6R slip next 4 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 2 sts, then knit 4 sts from cable ndl
C3B slip next 1 st onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 2 sts, then knit 1 st from cable ndl
T3F slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, purl next 1 st, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
T4F slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, purl next 2 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
T5F slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, purl next 3 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
T6F slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, purl next 3 sts, then knit 3 sts from cable ndl
T4B slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 2 sts, then purl 2 sts from cable ndl
T5B slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 2 sts, then purl 3 sts from cable ndl
T6B slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 3 sts, then purl 3 sts from cable ndl
T4L slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, purl next 1 st, then knit 3 sts from cable ndl
T5L slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, work next 3 sts as k2, p1 then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
C3L slip next 1 st onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 2 sts, then knit 1 st from cable ndl
C4L slip next 3 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 1 st, then knit 3 sts from cable ndl
C6L slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 4 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
T4R slip next 1 st onto cable ndl at back of work, knit next 3 sts, then purl 1 st from cable ndl
C3F slip next 2 sts onto cable ndl at front of work, knit next 1 st, then knit 2 sts from cable ndl
>>Allover Topics

  • Yarn Over stitch (YO)
  • Magic Loop
  • Slip stitches onto waste yarn or cable needle

  • Twisted knit stitch (Granny Stitch)
  • Make 1 Stitch (M1)
  • 2-Tail Cast ON
  • Connecting 2-colored yarns
  • Bind off stitches in the middle of the work
  • Decrease stitches and changing the slant
  • Making cables without cable needle
  • Slip first stitch
  • Fixing mistake with crochet hook
  • Bind off with crochet hook
  • Two-Needle Bind off

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