We love Continental knitting. We teach this method because we agree that this is the method of knitting we wish we’d learned first! Sometimes referred to as “picking” or “scooping,” we find it ergonomic and, after the initial learning process, quite easy to do. It is great for those of us who like to pull our knitting out wherever we are because Continental knitting requires a lot less movement to accomplish each stitch.

We wrote this book because no one else has written a learn-to-knit book using the Continental style of knitting. Jill has created dozens of step-by-step drawings with instructions detailing the movements necessary for basic knitting, including:

Finishing and Embellishments

Project Success--Beyond Basics

Y2Knit will be donating 10% of sales to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief.

To assist those wanting to help in a more personal way, Y2Knit has identified these knitting/crochet related projects that are getting needed items DIRECTLY into the hands of those displaced by Hurricane Katrina:

Bring yarn, needles and supplies to Y2Knit in Funkstown and we'll mail it to yarn shop contacts in the gulf areas where it will be distributed to knitters and crocheters displaced by Katrina. Remember, these are people who have nothing, so please, no leftovers, only full balls of yarn.

We're in contact with someone collecting winter accessories for persons displaced by Katrina and now living in shelters in colder cities in the north. Knitted hats, scarves and mittens are welcomed. Contact us for more information on where to send these items.

Quick to knit, fashionable and warm. Great for all ages!