Then I tried changing to Continental knitting style, holding the yarn in my left hand. For some reason, it clicked. I didn't have to drop the yarn after every stitch, and my stitches seemed more even as well. I knit faster too! I've been a Continental knitter ever since. I'm curious how many people have similar stories. How do you knit? English vs Continental Style Knitting - Beginner Knitting Teach Video 3 Learn the difference between Continental and English knitting in this beginner basics video from Red Heart - Teach. Add to Wishlist Continental Knitting vs English Knitting. Continental knitting (also called German knitting, European knitting, or left-hand knitting) involves knitting using one's left hand. The motion of bringing the yarn forward with a needle held in the other hand is otherwise known as picking. Then a knitting book that I got from Bargain Books showed the continental style, where the front of the stitch is knitted (just like English) but where the yarn is carried in the left hand. I got English vs Continental vs Bulgarian Knitting. MLA Style Citation: Slavin, Angelique "Continental Knitting Vs English Knitting - Which Knitting Style is The Best to Learn?." Continental Knitting Vs English Knitting - Which Knitting Style is The Best to Learn?. It felt completely backwards to me, because it was. I was trying to English knit, and my crochet hands weren't having it. That's when I discovered continental knitting. What is it? This style of knitting is more like crochet because you hold the yarn in your left hand. It's the opposite hand of your working needle, but it's closer to your When you knit Continental-style (as opposed to English-style), you hold both the yarn and the needle with the stitches in your left hand. Both methods give you the same results. The important goals are to use the method that's most comfortable for you and that the stitches look even. I like to knit through the back loop when knitting. This is something I di