Overview

Most knitting patterns are written from a right-handed point of view, leaving left-handed knitters to adapt instructions that were never designed for them. Knitting Against the Grain: Left-handed Knitting examines long-standing assumptions about handedness in knitting how it has shaped knitting language, teaching, and pattern writing. Drawing on the idea of inclusivity and a hand-neutral language, this book shows how describing stitches by their structure and movement - rather than by which hand performs them - can make knitting clearer and more accessible for everyone. In this book you will find practical advice how to read right-handed knitting patterns, however it is not a comprehensive knitting manual. It is a guide for left-handed knitters to navigate standard knitting patterns, and an invitation for pattern designers, teachers, and guilds to reconsider how knitting is communicated. Small shifts in language can remove barriers and change how knitting is experienced by crafters.

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Ailsa Stephen - right-handed knitter. Pattern designer, TV reality show ""Game of Wool"" finalist. ""This book will be a fantastic reference for right-handed designers when pattern writing. The adjustments needed to make patterns work for both right- and left-handed knitters needn't be a burden with this book to refer to - some simple language changes and chart alterations will make a great deal of a difference. I know this will be a great companion for me when I write patterns in the future... It's going to be brilliant, and I can see this being such a good resource for educating designers and encouraging lefties not to give up! "" Adam Cleevely - right-handed knitter. Occasional pattern designer. Social media influencer, podcaster at ""Yarn Library"". ""This is an amazing book. It's fascinating. And so important. There's so much of this that's novel to me.""

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