14 January 2010

If someone tells you that you are not knitting correctly, be wary.

If they mean that you are not forming stitches correctly, not doing an increase/decrease correctly or some other stitch manipulation then their help should be welcomed.

If, on the other hand, they're telling you that you could be knitting faster if you knitted differently, should hold your needles differently, or plain "that's just all wrong", politely thank the person and when they're gone, just knit the way you've always been knittng.

There is no right or wrong way to knit - there is just your way. If your knitting creates a finished and acceptable garment, fine. Knitting doesn't involve time trials!

If you want to knit faster or learn another way to knit fine, but don't think that the way you throw your yarn or how you hold your needles is wrong.