Portuguese Knitting
The yarn is held around the knitting pin on the left shoulder, which makes the working yarn easily available, makes tension uniform, and requires fewer movements to knit or purl. This style has an incredible advantage for people who suffer from carpal tunnel or arthritis. According to students, they discovered that purling this way is much easier and faster than using either the American or German style. Another advantage is that, for blind people the yarn is always readily available and requires less maneuvering of the needles compared to other knitting styles
Testimonials
I was just looking up portuguese knitting in wikipedia and found the word andrea in the search results because of language origins of the name, so I followed the link and found this: “In Romania Andreea is a feminine name and it is written with an extra “e” to avoid confusion with the Romanian word “andrea” meaning knitting needle.” How about that!
Eric (the knitforbrains guy)