Just an observation. I've attempted flicking several times watching several good videos. What I see is that most of the folks who are demonstrating, have flat to slightly dish shape where their nail grows out of their finger. But even more importantly, they are able to keep their index finger straight at the first joint even when the second joint is bent. Some of us are unable to do that which means that the yarn slides off every time we try to hook it around the needle. And there is no way to teach that joint to stay put lol. I don't know if it is the body types with long, slim fingers that can do this. I do know that my own hands have short fingers compared to the hand size. I think that it is important for people not to beat themselves up if they are not able to do this technique. For some of us, it just won't work.

I have been looking at how to tension the yarn for flicking. I want to practice this technique so I can switch over to flicking. Thank you for such a helpful and clear video...great!

This is the best flick tutorial I’ve found! I can do it but lose the tension after a stitch or two. Time to keep practicing!

This is how I knit too. After years of throwing and arm and hand pain, I had to find a better way and flicking was it! Subscribed 😊

Good to see someone else who does not throw the yarn.

Best video in flicking that I've come across

Ruby, thanks for showing how you tension you hand. I'm mostly a continental knitter which is still quicker for me; however, I like to switch to English/throwing but more like a flicking motion like you. I never could find a great way of tensioning my right hand to make it as efficient as you do. So I have now tried your tensioning and it is working great! I always had more trouble with the purl side, so I tried it and it worked wonderful and I could already tell I will get quicker on the purl side now. One of the advantages of continental was the way the yarn could work back and forth beteen knits and purls easily. Now I can do the same thing with the right hand and expect my speed will pick up there was well. Thank you for this video!

How do you keep the yarn from slipping off that index finger?

I’ve tried this before but didn’t have such a good tutorial to follow. I’m going to try again after the MKAL is over. Thank you; your details and closeup shots were so helpful.

Thank you! I tried this before but struggled with the tension. Hopefully this helps

This is exactly how I knit! 💕

Will give it a try, thanks

Thank you so much. New subscriber!

An excellent tutorial! Thank you❤

Excellent flicking demo thanks

I'm more than halfway through your video and I haven't heard you yet tell about the detail of putting the dummy end of your needle between your pinky and your ring -or is it middle and ring - finger, and toggling it to help move your point where you want it to go... Is that an unconscious that simply developed? I'm thinking it's part of the strategy cause I can certainly do that with my hands I'm just really gonna have to practice at English knitting. I watched a million what not to do and knitting hack videos, and how to improve this with that techniqe knitting videos, and then I went and bought some needles and knitted For the first time just the other day. I knitted-ed so much in the first 3 days that I wore some of the blue off of the auminum Boye needles i chose! Thank you so much for the flicking tips!

I've been recently trying to only flick and your video is a great tutorial and I'm ready to try the purl flicking as well. Thanks!

Great video! I really enjoy the different styles of knitting and am trying most of them. Thank you for explaining very clearly w/great examples, diffidently am going to try 😊😅

Thank you for this fabulous tutorial. After being a thrower for fifty years I am now a flicker and loving it.

This is how I knit. Good to have it explained. I keep my left hand needle vertical as you do and like to use wooden circular needles. As you say, purling can be even faster than knit stitch.only difference is my right thumb is under the work and acts as a ledge to stop right needle dropping but I don’t grip the needle.

Thank you for this tutorial,,, I am definitely going to try it out!😃

I've always knitted like this. I'm also a combination knitter.

A beautiful video! I generally use English method. When I do ribbing, I use Portuguese method, which is easy and faster for me than English. I'm a process knitter, so I really don't worry about speed; but, thinking about beginning a sweater, maybe I should learn flicking! Thanks so much!

I'm SOLD! Thanks for sharing!!!!

I’m trying this and it seems like it might be a more natural progression for me since I taught myself to knit by wrapping around. But I find myself having issues teaching myself on wooden needles, so I think I’m going to practice with my metal needles (slippage is better) just to get the muscle memory of it then go to my wooden once I feel comfortable.;thanks for the video

Thank you for this tutorial I was finally able to flick. I think I was holding the yarn incorrectly so I tried it your way.

thank you. Good information. I just wish you would have used bigger needles and yarn so I could see it more clearly.

Love this - thank you! What does your left hand and fingers actually do? Do they push the stitches up?

That would make my fingertips very sore

Please explain how u use the tree finger to move the knit from middle finger to pink

Watched your video. Very interesting. Was a thrower. Taught myself with videos continental style but still slow and tension is difficult. I have been watching the video, do you use your ring finger to push the needle out?

I was doing a modified version of this but I will practice your method. Have you been able to do this with larger needles or only the smaller ones? Thank you ❤

I just started flicking a few months ago after doing continental. Continental is great BUT I found that the stitches were not as "neat" as when I flick. The only problem I'm having with flicking at this point is that my middle finger of my right hand lifts up and extends at the same time my index finger extends to put the yarn on the needle. I wonder if anyone else has had this happen and what can be done to stop doing this.

Thanks for the tips but I can’t understand why you’d want to knit in the dark?? No telling what mess I’d find when I turned the light on!! 😂😂

It appears that you are pushing your right needle at the same time you are wrapping the yarn. A slow motion would help see that.

That's very straining for the index finger. Using the fingers is much more straning than using the whole hand. You will feel it as you grow older. I can flick like that easily, but I feel how it strains between the shoulder blades.

I don’t throw. I don’t flick. I am a leftie. I actually look awkward when I knit. As a leftie, I do keep the yarn and tension on my right hand and my work is backwards 😳

I am a flicker too but oddly enough I find that if I have a lot of knits and purls I end up doing continental.

It would be nice if you would slow down and go slow-motion! I would think that would be more tutorial!

Continental is way faster and easier on the wrist and fingers.

I don't think knitting "faster" is an accurate term in content such as this. Knitting fast will not guarantee a well-made garment. This is more about knitting efficiently: tensioning the yarn, maintaining a rhythm, uniformity of stitches, etc. At least that's what I'm interested in. I don't see a point in learning how to knit fast just for the heck of it.