GOT IT,
I looked for how bringing the first line forwards (in the two loops method) made the crossing you spoke of, then I rotated this around my hand to see how it worked on the heel of my palm.
At first I found it a little clumsy, I preferred the ability (in the two loops method) to hook the loop through with my thumb, but then as I tried pulling out a larger loop, I moved into handing the loop into my hand instead of just hooking it with my thumb, then suddenly the whole method flows like a dream, especially the ability to pull out to any size loop you want which is no where as easy or tidy with the two loop method.
I'm hooked, and will happily teach this method in future, now we need a video of how to do it. Any takers?
Thank you alpineer for bringing it to us. It reminds me that it is just as important (if not more so) to have as good a library of methods as we would build of knots.
Derek