so when you knit continental, do you also purl continental? I've tried it and my stitches are entirely loose and weird. So I have this tendency to knit continental and then purl English style to get even stitching. Have you looked into "combined knitting" from Annie Modesitt? I've got the book in my queue at Amazon and tend to hope that changing my style would give my wrists/finger a bit of a break.

Great job! I hope your hand will get better. I find that I switch bewteen the two knitting styles when a hand gets tired. Probably looks odd seeing a person switching every few rows, but it seems to work for me. I was taught English style from my MIL and I taught myself continental just last month and find that I'm picking up speed and keeping tension pretty good now. I bet before long we'll see you writting about just continental knitiing. Good Luck!

I just adore that sweater, and the one like it you did earlier. I have a niece on the way, and I am seriously thinking of making it. I hope your hand gets the rest it needs - and you continue making continental progress.

Very pretty sweater. I've been eyeing sweaters for small people lately, even though I don't have one to knit for!

Good luck with your hand, I find that changing needle sizes as well as techniques helps; so I usually have a sock and then something on larger needles both going at the same time.

I hope your hand feels better soon! The sweater is absolutely gorgeous. I will be teaching myself continental style knitting - my hand is fine, my right shoulder is shot. Have a great weekend!

I love that pink!

Great job! Glad to see that someone else is joining us continental knitters. And to answer Juls' post, I both knit and purl continental and my stitches are even either way. I think it just takes time to get the motion of purling down when in the continental mode.

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I'm still fighting with continental. I really want to learn, I do, but it makes my stitches twist.

Also, hi, I am an internet stalker who is actually a nice and non-threatening Quaker girl who lives in Cambridge, and I'd love to come to your finishing class, because I've been finishing by the seat of my pants. And sometimes it shows. And sometimes I think I'd like to take a finishing class at my LYS but they still kind of scare me with the grumpiness and the terseness. So an alternate finishing class would be great.

Your ABC hat was my first non-rectangular project, and it's what has got me knitting like a madwoman now.

:)
-Amanda

Love the color.

I've been reading your blog for quite some time, and am always amazed by how fast you knit. You must have full time help to do what you do...that or you get no sleep. I always assumed you knit continental. Recently I made the switch, and am loving how fast I can go. If only I can figure out how to do it with dpn's.
Love the sweater. Hope your hand is better soon.

THanks heaps Alison (re where you got the suss pattern), hope I didnt annoy you with the question :).