Knitting - Holding Yarn With Your Toes, Continental Style

Jane McLellan was curious how I hold yarn with my toes when I knit so I had my daughter take a few pics.

This is how I thread the yarn over my toes. I can use either legs. Usually I sit with one leg crossed over the other. The leg above controls the yarn. Actually the toes don't have do anything. Just let the yarn glide over. But I noticed sometimes the toes curl a little instinctively. I have pretty dry feet and worry about causing irritation to them. I'm thinking of getting toe socks.

This is a knit. The key is to use my left index finger to position the yarn so that I can hook the yarn with my right needle.

This is a purl. Again my left index finger plays a key role.

When I need to stretch my leg, I just rest it on a table and the knitting goes on.

The tension is slightly tighter when I hold the yarn with my toes so this is how I end up with mixed tension because sometimes I hold yarn with my fingers like a normal human being.

I'm curious if other knitters hold yarn with their toes like me. Ha ha. Obviously I can't do this in public.