dolphin with shell overlay Portuguese knitting pin

This Portuguese knitting pin features a silver dolphin with a shell overlay and features a clip-on style instead of poking a hole in your shirt/blouse.  This charming knitting pin is for people who knit the Portuguese style. With the Portuguese style you knit with the yarn around your neck (which can sometimes irritate your neck) or by using a knitting pin. With the knitting pin, you pin it up near your left shoulder and tension the yarn in the hook. I found this style of knitting due to an injury with my wrist where it hurt too much to knit English throwing style and I love this style of knitting so much better. Since you are using the pin as tension, your hands stay on the needle, which causes less hand movement, which is easier on your hands. This style is very easy to learn, and you can also knit faster.