Monster Magic Loops - Legs to Body

How-to Questions
1

Hello,

I am new to knitting after buying Rebecca Dangers big book of knitting monsters. I have made the legs to my first monster and transferred them to the circular needle as instructed, however I am now completely clueless on how to incorporate the magic loop.

The book states that the beginning of the round is in the middle of the 2nd leg, but I am very confused as to how to start the magic loop technique :??

Could someone please help me, I’m finding it very frustrating :wall:

Picture diagrams would be most appreciated, to be honest… any help would be appreciated!!! :pout:

2

I can post a picture of how my 2 legs look on my needles if anyone needs it?

3

Don’t worry about where the loops are, just start knitting the pieces together where you need to, then adjust the loops later.

4

That is what is confusing me, I don’t understand how to go about it in order to transfer the stitches from one needle across to the other. Since I put the second leg onto the needles, any remaining yarn is on the inside of the legs, so I can’t knit and slip it over to the other needle, unless I’m just looking at it all wrong :frowning:

5

Start wherever the yarn is, knit across half the sts of the one leg, then loop it and keep going. It won’t matter if a few sts have another ‘row’ on them.

6

So I just cross the yarn over from the middle to the edge of the opposite needle and stitch as normal? i.e. There is a strand of yarn going from the middle across to a side? I mean I guess it will be hidden away on the inside anyway!

7

For a basic how-to on magic loop, take a look at this video: http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/magic-loop

8

I think I understand the magic loop in general, it’s just having 2 legs with my working yarn in the middle that is really throwing me off!

9

Slip the sts to the right needle then, and start your ML where the working yarn is. A picture would help, I think.

10

Yes, slipping the sts to the right needle sounds like the thing to do Slip until you get to the working yarn.