The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method
Boost your Knitting Speed, Efficiency, and Productivity while Minimizing Hand Strain
So, you’ve finally got some time to work on your latest knitting project. You sit down in your favorite knitting chair, pick up your needles, and start knitting.
You’re beginning to make progress on your project, but after awhile, your hands are starting to get tired.
You want to keep knitting, because you enjoy it so much, but the stiffness in your hands and wrists are telling you to stop.
Sound familiar?
This used to happen to me all the time.
Hi, I’m Brianna,
the knitter / blogger / yarn craft teacher behind Yay For Yarn.
With all the knitting I do for my blog, my hands often got tired and stiff after long knitting sessions. It was so disappointing when I’d have to stop knitting, even when my knitting time wasn’t over yet.
I knew that doing too much of something that hurts your hands can cause permanent damage, also called repetitive strain injury. I didn’t want to damage my hands to the point of not being able to knit anymore.
I tried looking for other knitting methods that didn’t use large, sweeping motions or swiveling the wrist to make the stitches, but I never could seem to find a knitting style that was as ergonomic as I would like.
So instead, I created my own.
Introducing: The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method
My new, step-by-step video course that will teach you how to knit quickly, with minimal hand and wrist motion, to make your knitting as comfortable and efficient as possible.
Here are just a few things you’ll learn in this course:
✔️ The most natural, relaxed way to hold the needles and yarn,
✔️ How to purl just as fast as you knit,
✔️ The ideal types of motions you should be using to minimize hand strain while knitting,
✔️ How to eliminate unnecessary motion for efficiency,
✔️ How to knit and purl quickly without twisting the wrists, overworking the fingers, or dropping stitches,
✔️ How to control your tension for consistent, even stitches,
✔️ and much more!
All of the techniques are taught in video lessons, with clear audio, high-resolution video quality, and detailed, step-by-step instruction.
The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method includes 14 video lessons, with 2 hours of detailed video demonstrations. And if you need any help or have any questions, you can always connect with me and other students in the private student community!
Course Curriculum
Before You Begin
≣ Welcome!
≣ Join The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Community
≣ Essential Tips For Every Knitting Session
▶ Supplies and Tools
Section 2: The Ergonomics of Knitting (and what NOT to do)
▶ Minimizing Motion
▶ Hand Position – Holding the Yarn & Needles
Section 3: Basic Stitches & Techniques
▶ Ergonomic Long-Tail Cast On
▶ The Ergonomic Knit Stitch
▶ The Ergonomic Purl Stitch
▶ Tips for Tension Control
▶ Binding Off with the Ergonomic Knit & Purl Stitches
≣ Reference Worksheets
▶ Bonus Video: Basic Stitches
Section 4: Knitting in Pattern
▶ Combining Knit & Purl
▶ Working With Difficult Stitches
▶ Slipped Stitches
▶ Yarnovers
▶ 2-Color Knitting Using Only 1 Hand
You've got it!
≣ Next Steps
See what other students have to say about The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method:
- Julie
“Best course ever! I initially learned to knit using the English method which was okay but not that enjoyable and took forever to make something. I found the Yay for Yarn site by accident and happened to see the ergonomic method video. It peaked my interest so I enrolled in the course and I’m so happy I did! Her demonstrations were clear, easy to follow, and she went over everything a few times (which was helpful). After some practice (making quite a few dishcloths), I found that I can not only knit faster but I can knit for longer and without hand pain! Knitting is so much more enjoyable for me now. Thank you Brianna!”
- Rhaya J.
“I’m so glad I found this course. It is the only thing like it on the net. I took the plunge because of pain from tendonitis and finally I can now knit again. It takes determination and I REALLY recommend you take her advice about knitting swatches. I am still finding myself hunching my shoulders or grabbing my needles too tightly but I keep re-watching the videos and adjusting and improving my technique. I just had a lovely Sunday knitting on and off all day, which I thought was a thing of the past, and I’m not even finished the course. Yay for yarn gets a huge yay and thank you from me.”
Ready to Knit more Ergonomically?
Join The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method & begin to change the way you knit!
⭕ $47 One-time Purchase
Lifetime Access to the complete Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method course
Here’s what you’ll get:
✔️ 14 High-Definition Video Lessons, with up-close, step-by-step instruction
✔️ Printable tutorial worksheets to help you master the ergonomic stitches
✔️ Access to the course instructor for any questions you may have
✔️ Access to our private, online community space for students of The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method, so you can ask questions, learn from other knitters, and share your progress and successes
Now that I’ve created my own, super-ergonomic knitting style, I can knit for much longer periods of time without my hands feeling stiff and tired.
If your hands are constantly getting tired and stiff after every knitting session, The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method might be just what you need to make your knitting comfortable again.
A Note About Hand Strain
This method is designed to minimize the hand strain and tiredness from lots of repetitive motion in the hands and wrists.
It is also designed to be customize-able, so you can adapt the method to compensate for any issues you may have with one or both hands or wrists.
However, if you are having problems with hand or wrist injury, or if you have a painful condition in your hands, please consult your doctor. This method is not intended to treat or cure any injury or condition.
It Is designed to make knitting easier on your hands, and to avoid putting strain and tension on the hand and wrists. However, every knitter is a little different, so if there is anything about this method that doesn’t quite work for you, I am happy to help you adapt the technique to work best for you.
So, what makes The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method different from other knitting styles?
Other Knitting Methods
✘ Can become quick with practice, but use unnecessary, non-ergonomic motions
✘ Are only ideal in certain situations, like purling in the round (Portuguese Knitting), or when knitting on straight needles (Lever Knitting)
✘ Work purl stitches backward for speed, so they have to be re-oriented as you work into them, adding another level of complexity to every project (Combined Knitting)
The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method
✔️ Is quick and efficient with practice, and avoids using movements that strain your hands and wrists
✔️ Works well for all types of projects, both on straight and circular needles
✔️ Makes purl stitches just as quickly and efficiently as other styles, without working them backwards
✔️Uses simple sliding motion to make stitches instead of swiveling the wrists.
FAQs
Who is this course for?
The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method is for someone who is already familiar with basic knitting techniques, and would like to change the motions they are using to be more ergonomic.
I am a beginner. Can I use this course to learn how to knit?
If you are a brand-new beginner, and would like to get started knitting with the Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method, you will need some extra teaching outside of this course to get a good grasp on knitting as a craft. Just send me a quick email, and I can point you to resources that can help!
Can this method work for both right- and left-handed knitters?
Yes! With this knitting method, both hands use sliding motions to make the stitches, so it doesn’t matter if you are left- or right-handed. If you would prefer to have one hand doing most of the work, the technique can easily be adapted for this.
Our Guarantee
Every Knitter is different. I can’t promise that this method will work for everyone, but I can promise that if you have any questions, or if you would like help adapting the technique to work better for you, I will always be happy to help!
Ready to Knit more Ergonomically?
Join The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method & begin to change the way you knit!
⭕ $47 One-time Purchase
Lifetime Access to the complete Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method course
Here’s what you’ll get:
✔️ 14 High-Definition Video Lessons, with up-close, step-by-step instruction
✔️ Printable tutorial worksheets to help you master the ergonomic stitches
✔️ Access to the course instructor for any questions you may have
✔️ Access to our private, online community space for students of The Ergonomic Speed Knitting Method, so you can ask questions, learn from other knitters, and share your progress and successes