Leisure Arts Learn To Knook

In this video, I share an introduction to knooking — what it is, how it works, two common stitch methods, and a few helpful resources if you’d like to explore it further. I’ve also included a quick reference guide for the stitches below 👇🏻🧶 Helpful Videos: Western Style https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQWm8xWTiQIa7Bu_dlcL99P7iEm1wguC&si=LcUheviCuc0NU2M4 Japanese Style https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMsgNfbM6HCHIjnE1BxyJhYncSZYNrAET&si=aMX8Ou8mF9E3usDn Knooking Western vs Japanese https://www.reddit.com/r/knooking/wiki/meta/styles/ Leisure Arts Book: https://amzn.to/3MfJFsl Knooking Kit https://amzn.to/4bXwLJR Knooking Hooks seen in video https://amzn.to/4qCFYLa 🧶 Quick Reference — Knooking Styles Western Style Foundation chain: created from chain with YU Knit: Right-handed — insert left to right, yarn under (LTR, YU) Left-handed — insert right to left, yarn under (RTL, YU) Purl: Right-handed — insert right to left, yarn over (RTL, YO) Left-handed — insert left to right, yarn over (LTR, YO) Japanese / Eastern Style Foundation chain: created from chain with YO Knit: Right-handed — insert right to left, yarn over (RTL, YO) Left-handed — insert left to right, yarn over (LTR, YO) Purl: Right-handed — insert left to right, yarn under (LTR, YU) Left-handed — insert right to left, yarn under (RTL, YU) Key: Both styles create identical knit fabric. The difference is stitch formation direction and yarn wrap. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro to Knooking 01:22 Hook and How to Use 02:29 Foundation Chain 04:10 Western Style 04:16 Knit Stitch 08:17 Purl Stitch 10:42 Bind Off 12:04 Japanese Style 12:20 Knit Stitch 14:04 Purl Stitch 17:02 Bind Off 18:12 Tips 18:35 Working in the Round 19:17 Resources 19:37 "Old Man" Helping