Circle needles

#1

i am working on a size 5 circle needle and its 16’’ and i am casting on 41 sts but i want to join the sts but it does not reach all away around can i still join the stitches

#2

You’ll have to use another method for that many stitches. 2 circular needles, magic loop or double pointed needles will work. You need quite a few more stitches to knit in the round on a 16 inch. I cast on at least 68 for that size.

#3

ok i am trying to make a baby booties

#4

I recently made a pair of baby booties in the round on double pointed needles and it worked well. I recommend trying it out.

#5

You can use a longer needle and ‘loop’ the cord as shown on the Advanced Technqiues page under Magic loop, or you can use 2 circulars or dpns that also have videos on the same page.

#6

i am going to do it on dpn but how do i Divide 29 sts on the needles its my first time

#7

The sts don’t have to be divided exactly equally. Approximately the same number on each needle is fine. If you’re using 3 needles and one working needle, 10, 10 and 9 would work just fine. Later in the pattern it may tell you how to divide the sts but to start out, this will work.

#8

im have in trouble holding the dpn how do you hold them

#9

It’s a little wild for the first round or so but gets easier after that. Here are a couple of videos that may help, one and two.

#10

Although it’s not, strictly speaking, an Advanced Technique, this site (KnittingHelp.com) has videos showing how to knit on DPNs under Advanced Techniques.

DCM