Apparently I am not an old dog yet, ‘cos I’m still capable of learning new tricks. Lordy, yes indeed.

The new trick du jour? Knitting ‘backwards’. Or, for all you lefties, knittin’ all normal-like.

I had read about people who didn’t purl, but instead just knit left-handed back across, and I decided yesterday that I absolutely HAD to learn how to do that. Easier said than done, though, I must say.

Think about it. What, exactly, do each of your hands do when you knit? Think you know? Ok, swap it. HA! Toldja. Easier said than done.

I did figure it out, took me about an hour of going back and forth between my hands with the ball of yarn, and my left hand does it a little differently than my right hand does, but it works beautifully. I still love to purl, sometimes, but it’s nice to have options. Options are good.

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