I learned continental knitting! And I love it <3 style="font-style: italic;">Stitch 'n Bitch. I'd heard about continental knitting before that, but always figured I'd learn some other time. SnB likened it to crocheting and had all these pictures. The more I looked at them, the more I realized that it's all the same thing. The yarn is doing the exact same thing in the English method as continental. It's just oriented a bit different, coming from a different direction.
After this revelation, I tried it and promptly fell in love. Alright, now I'm not so quick at it, but it's amazingly smoother and I'm getting better at it really quickly.
The only downsides are that I think I'm knitting tighter than ever (small price to pay) and I'm a bit concerned about dpn's. My experience with them is limited, but I'm worried that by moving the needles more for continental, the sts are going to slip off one of the needles. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
For now, so excited!
(And yes, the title was borrowed from Stitch 'n Bitch)
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