Knitting Help - Slow Motion Flicking

I can flick when I knit, but have a hard time doing so when I purl.

I have been a flicker!

Hi how are you ? I love yours videos . I am doing a blouse and I don’t know what mean “ work all the way cross . This is after w&t
Can you explain to me ? Thank you . ❤

Nu am nimic de zis,ba chiar pot învăța,dar singura mea problema e că trebuie tradus in limba romana.

You may not see this, but I have rheumatoid arthritis and the only way I can knit is by throwing with my left hand. Is there a term for this? As you may imagine, I have a lot of trouble making gauge which is why I only knit hats, scarves, and shawls.

Okay. If this is the video that helps me crack the code I will cry tears of joy!

This is how I taught myself how to knit. It's the only way that feels natural to me!

Great tutorial, I find with my small hands throwing is better, I cannot reach the needle tip with flicking

Wrp1. How to do please.

The yarn always falls off my index finger even if I wrap the yarn around my pinky 3 or 4 times to maintain the tension. As soon as I make the motion to wrap the yarn around the needle and begin to pull it through it goes slack and falls off my finger.

Can you film this in purling? I have the knitting down thanks to your videos, but I still struggle with purling.

I’m trying to learn flicking while being a combination knitter. Grrr lol I can’t get it. I’m trying my best. As you know, being a combination knitter, everything worked so differently than traditional knitting.

how do you keep the year on your right hand so tight????

I love making dish cloths when I learn something new in knitting Thank you for the slow motion videos

Like you, I do this and didn't even know it had a name! that's funny.

I left a comment on one of your other flicking videos. Wanting to change my style after over 60 years. I don't drop my right needle when I throw. I am still holding both needles and moving them to the yarn and pushing the tip of the right needle with my left index finger. It isn't as fast as this but I am coming to the conclusion that it is as fast as I am going to get and keep my tension correct. My arthritis is pretty bad in my hands so holding the yarn over my raised index finger hurts. Any thoughts? I don't know. Maybe the dream of becoming a faster knitter is crazy. I enjoy the process and really never the project. Thank you so much for your videos.

I am a flicker thanks to you! I love flicking when I knit, thanks for teaching me. Now how about the purl, I am really struggling with flicking on the purl. Thanks for ALL your help.

These videos have been so helpful! I'm still trying to convert to flicking. Could you make a video on how to do this while ribbing?

I was flicking this whole time and had no clue. Just thought I was doing English.

As a pit Knitter, I have always found circular needles awkward. However, this is how I knit when I use them. I’m getting faster and better as I go along. As you suggested, I made a point of dedicating a project (in my case a lace shawl) to using circular needles and by the end of it, I hope to be almost as proficient as pit knitting.I tension the yarn with my right index finger as I would with pit knitting, and I hang onto the needle and the work with my right thumb.

I am a diehard continental knitter but want to expand to color work including double knitting and brioche. Many instructors put one strand in each hand and so my quest to figure this out. It is the hardest thing ever! Thanks for your video. Will keep trying!!

Thank you! Switching to this reduced my wrist twist when knitting continental, achieving a longer knit time, less arthritis discomfort. Took a while to change over, clumsy at first, like a new knitter. Glad I persisted.

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Have you noticed whether switching between flicking and throwing changes your gauge?

It absolutely helps. You do it so fast I called it the cobra strike. I may still.
The motion of the left hand is like Irish cottage knitting. Levering that right needle towards your index finger answered how in the world you finger streached so far.
Thanks ,stay safe.

Your videos have taught me I’m a continental knitter! Eager to try flicking, if I could just figure out the tension of yarn from right hand

DOGS RULE!
the dog just makes everything you do just that much more special !

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! I can finally flick! Not as fast as you but I am determined to make a ten stitch blanket using only the flicking method. :)

There is no pattern for the scarf ur working

Thank you Stacie! The slow motion made all the difference!

The dog noise is everything. Thanks for not refilming!

Oh, this is so great... your videos are so helpful, but the way you knit is so graceful and seamless, that as a beginner, it’s been difficult to catch onto what exactly was going on when you did this. I’m going to practice this right away! Thank you once again!

Hi Staci. I recently bought a set of Chiaogo interchangeable. What 16” set would you recommend? Will be getting into making socks as well. You really are an inspiration.

Merci ! Very interesting ! Trying flicking is on my to do list and I try to get it very clear before, this video was indeed of great interest. I’m a crocheter so continental is my normal way, and I do some Portuguese sometimes just to change the movement style, the muscles used because in my mind it might prevent further injuries, you know with repetitive movements and so.
Suggestion : including some purl stitches in the slow motion flicking video would be awesome ! But maybe it exists somewhere in your huge list !

Is the scarf on the manikin the same one that you’re working on in the video?

I was wondering why I hadn't seen your videos come up in my feed for awhile so I searched and realized I wasn't subscribed. That's fixed now. I am a continental knitter, but I did learn the throwing method.. It's so entertaining to get a rise out of my elderly Norwegian mother by doing things the 'wrong' way or the hard way.... I really do love my mom. She thinks I'm hopeless...a lost cause... 😌

I am not coordinated enough to flick 🤦‍♀️. I would like to know what can be done with Sashay yarn besides the ruffled scarf and with Sensations Baja yarn.

As usual your videos are so helpful and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing. I tried this and although i want to convert back to throwing out of frustration, i will persevere. I find the purl stitch more challenging. If you ever have the time, a slow-mo demo on how you mastered the flicking would be great.

Love your videos Staci! You are always my go to!

Annieknitter recommended your Chanel for beginner sock knitters. I’ve scrolled through to year 6 of tutorials & have lost the will to live. Please could you give me the link to your sock tutorial for beginners. Thank you from the UK.

THANK YOU for making this video! Moving the focus from the fingers to the needle is key! I'm definitely going to practice this technique. And it's also so nice knowing that I'm not the only one taking my hand off the right needle to get the yarn around...and I'm not just a sloppy knitter :-)

This explains a lot! I understand what flicking is now. I taught myself to knit continental so I would knit faster and have more control of my stitches on both needles. I actually like continental knitting better but it is nice to know what the terminology is describing. Thanks for all your help!

i've been watching you knit for years, and couldn't figure out why you seemed to make a 'bigger' motion as you flicked, compared to my knitting. I just realized why. My yarn comes from front to back over my right index finger, then under my middle finger for tensioning, rather than from back over the top. I flick it over it a similar but 'smaller' motion. I just tried to run the yarn over the the back to front to match you, and it's like I can't even make my finger do that.

I love that the dogs get in on the videos. us home knitters get this all the time ;) I knit continental but am actually enjoying knitting Portuguese style at moment .... with my homemade pin (safety pin and some jewellery wire made into a hook) as I don't like the yarn around my neck

Love the dog input. Especially the stealth run around the side of the house behind your back… Thanks for all your great videos and the added dog fun!

Thank you for explaining it to me like i am a 2 year old. I need that sometimes. LOL!!!!

Thank you so much for slowing it down. I've often wondered how you do that because it always looks so smooth and quick when you are knitting. Btw, loved your dog's barking in the background. Mine were asleep and when they heard your dog's they both jumped up, looked around, ran to the window and started whining. They knew they heard a dog but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. It was funny watching them. Lol