Learn how to knit Portuguese style! This style is more efficient and easier on your joints, so it can help reduce strain and fatigue. The yarn is tensioned either around the neck or using a knitting pin. This unique tensioning method allows stitches to be created with a simple flick of the thumb! In this workshop, you'll learn the basics, and then use your new skills to learn stranded colorwork. Portuguese Knitting makes it easier to control the tension of your floatsmaking for easy strandred knitting!
We'll be making a colorwork cowl! Materials needed:
Main Color: 100 yards of Malabrigo Chunky or comparable bulky weight yarn
Contrast Color: 100 yards of Malabrigo Chunky or comparable bulky weight yarn
Stitch marker
Scissors