The vast majority of knitting books and magazines are written for those who have the right hand as the leader. Of course, nothing prevents the left-hander from knitting in the usual way. It's just not very convenient, so the process is slow, and the knitting is not as smooth and beautiful as we would like. Therefore, it is better to master a convenient technique from the very first steps.
It is necessary
- - hook;
- - Knitting;
- - a book for beginners to crochet;
- - a computer with Adobe Photoshop.
Instructions
Step 1
If you are learning to knit from a book, prepare yourself a manual first. Special literature for left-handers is still problematic, but any manual will do. You mostly need pictures from it. Scan them, save and open them in Adobe Photoshop. Flip them horizontally. You will get a more or less clear picture of how to hold the hook and where to pull the thread. You can do the same with patterns of patterns that are made with a solid canvas. It is not necessary to reflect round motifs, since in this case it is absolutely all the same in which direction to knit
Step 2
Unwind a piece of thread ten centimeters long from the ball. Tie a knot on it so that you can thread a hook into it. Take the working thread in your right hand, loop it over the little finger and draw it to the index finger. Hold the end of the thread with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand
Step 3
Take the hook in your left hand. At the first moment, you can hold it as it is convenient, then the fingers themselves will take the desired position. When done correctly, the left thumb is under the hook, and the middle and forefinger are on top. If the hook has a flat plate in the middle, hold it there. Pass the end of the hook into the knot, grab the thread and pull the loop. Tighten the knot. Grab the working thread again and pull it through the loop you just made. Tie a chain of stitches to the required length.
Step 4
Learn simple columns. They do not fundamentally differ from those performed with the right hand. You just knit them not from right to left, but vice versa. At the end of the chain, make 1-2 chain stitches uphill. Insert the hook into the last loop of the chain before lifting, draw out the working thread and knit the resulting loop along with the one on your hook. Master the double crochet in the same way. Ultimately, you should end up with a canvas that looks no different from a master with a leading right hand.
Step 5
Before you take a pattern from a book, carefully read the preface and see if the knitting direction is indicated on the diagrams. Many schemes are the same for left-handers and right-handers. For example, those where there is a uniform alternation of columns with a different number of crochets with simple ones. In some cases, it makes sense to rewrite the drawing for yourself by reading it backwards. It is more convenient when knitting intricate ribbon lace and some other openwork patterns.
