A must-learn technique?
Has anyone out there tried knitting with two circular needles?
I first heard of this about two years ago, when a coworker and I were knitting away during our lunch break. She was working on a hat in the round and was decreasing at the top. The hat was too small for the circular needles she was using, and she mentioned that she had heard something about using two circular needles instead of four or five double-pointed needles. Her explanation of this was very unclear (I am pretty sure she didn't really know what she was talking about), so I figured she had just imagined the whole thing after being exposed to strong paint fumes or something.
So I was pretty surprised a while later to learn that, yes, this is a real technique! Now I have nothing against double-pointed needles...wait, yes, I do. I mean, I like using them, but I always have trouble at the joins and end up with loose stitches and gaps. I wonder if using two circulars would solve that problem for me?
I first heard of this about two years ago, when a coworker and I were knitting away during our lunch break. She was working on a hat in the round and was decreasing at the top. The hat was too small for the circular needles she was using, and she mentioned that she had heard something about using two circular needles instead of four or five double-pointed needles. Her explanation of this was very unclear (I am pretty sure she didn't really know what she was talking about), so I figured she had just imagined the whole thing after being exposed to strong paint fumes or something.
So I was pretty surprised a while later to learn that, yes, this is a real technique! Now I have nothing against double-pointed needles...wait, yes, I do. I mean, I like using them, but I always have trouble at the joins and end up with loose stitches and gaps. I wonder if using two circulars would solve that problem for me?
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I've never used double-pinted needles and I would be REALLY interested in learning this double circular method to ensure that I never have to!
hmm..
"The hat was too small for the circular needles she was using"
i face this kinda problem b4 too and i did used 2 circular needle to finish my proj!
but for me, i would use just ONE set of needle if i could, less messy!what say u?
Bee, are you talking about using one super-long circular needle? I saw a book about that technique in a catalog, but I can't imagine how it works! Have you done this?
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