It depends on the yarn. (I am also a Combined knitter, which I believe is the same style as sometimes called Eastern Uncrossed, as the first commenter mentioned.) I find that some yarns are not plied as tightly and clearly untwist on the purl rows, some untwist a little but not enough to make a difference in the appearance of the finished fabric, and some don't seem to untwist at all. Obviously I'm more likely to buy the latter two again!
Also, I don't mean to jump on either of you, but it's not "wrapping the purls in the wrong direction." It may be the opposite of the way the purls are wrapped in Western (Continental/English) knitting, but it is the correct direction for Combined knitting. The knit stitches are "through the back loop" (or to use the terminology I prefer, through the far side of the stitch [and that's only when knitting straight stockinette or garter in the round]) and the purl stitches wrap counterclockwise. I find this purl much, much easier and better for even tension than the Western Continental purl!
And as to the question about holding the yarn, I hold my yarn in my left hand, over my pinky, under my middle fingers, and over my pointer finger. If I want to tighten my tension I tilt my hand away.
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Date: 2010-06-21 01:54 am (UTC)Also, I don't mean to jump on either of you, but it's not "wrapping the purls in the wrong direction." It may be the opposite of the way the purls are wrapped in Western (Continental/English) knitting, but it is the correct direction for Combined knitting. The knit stitches are "through the back loop" (or to use the terminology I prefer, through the far side of the stitch [and that's only when knitting straight stockinette or garter in the round]) and the purl stitches wrap counterclockwise. I find this purl much, much easier and better for even tension than the Western Continental purl!
And as to the question about holding the yarn, I hold my yarn in my left hand, over my pinky, under my middle fingers, and over my pointer finger. If I want to tighten my tension I tilt my hand away.