Sorry I keep making new threads…I’m sort of indecisive about what project I want to do. But for this pattern: http://www.nordicmart.com/shopexd.asp?id=1123&bc=no
It requires pointing needles and circular needles…but I’m not quite sure when to use each needles in the pattern…Like how do you know when to use each needles? And how do you work stockinette stitch with pointing needles and circular needles??
I’m just really confused with this pattern
on this one, there are 5 pieces. front, back, right sleeve, left sleeve. those 4 are done on straight needles, and seamed after. the hood is the 5th piece, done in the round on circulars because from the picture, it has no seam. now, you could choose to do the other 4 pieces (F, B, RS, LS) on the circs, you just wouldn’t join the round.
as for stockinette stitch. on straight needles, that’s one row of knit, the next row purl, then knit for a row, then purl for a row (if you just did knit stitches, you’d end up with a basic garter stitch bumpy fabric, like a knit washcloth texture). however, on circular needles in the round, it’s just knit knit knit forever, no need to do purls.
hope that helps - X 
Okay thanks! I’m still kind of confused because it says to use POINTING needles, not straight needles…which is using 4 double pointed needles right?
“pointed” needles… just regular ol’ knitting needles. you could use double-pointed, if you wanted to, if they were long enough for all the stitches, and you felt reasonably comfortable that stitches wouldn’t fall off the back ends… but you might do better with just basic one-point needles for now. size 11 in the pattern, but whatever gets you the right gauge (13 sts x 17 rows in stockinette st = 4” x 4") is the way to go. same size 11 needle for the hood part, just that it’s a circular needle. - X
Okay thank you so much!
I agree with X that you can use the circular needle (a 24" or even a 29") for this project. On the hood though, don’t join to knit in the round. That’s knit back and forth (knit flat) just like the other sweater pieces.
When piece measures 2 3/8” (6 cm) place 4 markers evenly distributed on the row.
What does this mean?
salmonmac - thanks for catching my oops! on this… i thought the hood was worked in the round and then mattress stitched to the body… but it’s not. it’s picked up from the back and then worked in stockinette, but with so many stitches you’d need the circulars… thanks again, don’t want to send Lovezyouful off with the wrong info! - X 
so that means i have to pick up stitches for the hood part?
Did you read the pattern? It says to pick up stitches for the hood.
oh right, sorry i probably skimmed through that part…so for the front, back, sleeves and assembly, I knit with circular needles and then for the hood I knit with straight needles?
that’s the problem with reading these on the go… so now that i’m stopped for a minute:
HOOD - On circular needle pick up approx 64-74 sts around neck opening but don’t pick up in the center 12-14 (depending on size you’re making) sts at front. - that’s going to be the neck/chin area that looks like a large crew neck or scoop neck in the front, so you don’t want to close it off. Work stockinette sts back and forth on needle until hood measures 11 ¾”-14 ¼” (30-36 cm), (again, depending on size you’re making). Bind off loosely. Fold hood double at top and sew tog with mattress sts from RS.
nope, the front, back, sleeve and sleeve are all straight needles. the hood is circular and you pick up stitches.
You can use the circular needles for the hood. You don’t have to knit tubes with circular needles. You can use them to knit back and forth (knit flat) too. So you could use the same circular that you used on the front, back and sleeves, just don’t join to knit a tube.