Knit Stars | May 17, 2026
🧶Do you knit the right way?
BY SHELLEY BRANDER
Have you ever asked yourself if you knit the “right” way? 👀
If you’re like most of us, chances are someone has told you at some point that “you’re doing it wrong.”
But Beth is here to tell you, if you’re knitting, you’re doing it right.
Beth, who was born with a rare congenital deformity of her right arm and hand, wants you to know there is no “right” way to knit.
“Don’t apologize for how you knit,” Beth says. “Just join the club! Knitting is knitting – fast or slow, left-handed or right-handed, upside-down on a pole…however you’re doing it, you’re knitting.”
“Everyone deserves to make beautiful things with sticks and string.”
This week, we’ve released Beth Gorishek’s Masterclass from Knit Stars Season 8 as our newest single and I think it’s exactly the inspiring breath of fresh air we all need right now.
You may be thinking, “I don’t have a disability. Why would I need this class?”
But here’s the thing. While I hope it never happens…chances are, at some point in your life, you will encounter a rough patch where you’ll need to adapt your knitting style.
It happened to me two years ago, when I knit a bulky sweater too fast and ended up in a finger brace.
And lately, that nasty fellow Arthur Itis has set up shop in my thumb joints, making it tougher for me to knit for extended periods of time.
“We’re all adapting, all the time, in so many ways,” Beth says. “I want you to watch my masterclass now, so you’ll be ready when life happens and you need it.”
In her Knit Stars class, Beth helps you slow down and really understand what your fingers are doing when you knit and purl. Then she shows you how to adapt if, for example, you were to break your finger and have two fingers tethered together.
