Does anyone know where they sell mini circulars. I heard somewhere on this forum that they sell circulars with a small 8 inch cord. Is this the smallest size they sell??? I am trying to avoid DPNS 
I can use them but I donāt really care for them. Someone please help I want to make preemie items for charity :XX:
Small circulars?
I havenāt seen any 8" circularsā¦I got a 12" cable for my boye needlemaster set at hobby lobby. It might possibly work for preemie hatsā¦ :?? You might check there. 
just remember that the 12 inch cable is going to make a 20 inch circ. likely too big for little hats.
i bought 12 inch addis from MY boyfriend Jeff (back off Julie!! :fingerwag: ) to see how they would be. not bad but i did feel like i was working with very small needles. liveable though.
why not try the some of the other methods under the small diameter knitting in the videos. a lot of people around this joint swear by the two circ method!!
Well ya see I thought about knitting with that method but it feels a little awkward to me. Did you ever use that method? Plus My cables are stiff and I poured boiling hot water on themā¦their still stiff :shock: So I thought maybe the small circulars would be better 
I forgot about the needles making the cable longerā¦ :doh:
http://www.halcyonyarn.com/knitandcrochet/knitneedles.html
scroll all the way down on the page - they have 8" circs
http://www.halcyonyarn.com/knitandcrochet/knitneedles.html
scroll all the way down on the page - they have 8" circs
Did I mention how much I 
you right now lol Thank you soooo much 
[color=blue]I avoid DPNs too. Working with 3 thumbs and 4 or 5 needles is just too much.
I used the āmagic loopā for the first time last week. It is [size=6]WONDERFULL!!![/size]
Itās done using 2 circular needles (of any length) to make small tubes.
Iām not familar with where everything can be found on the fabulous board,
but I bet if you ask in How-to Questions, someone will be able to help.
Lana [/color]
I have the 8 inch circular from Halcyon. I am probably in the minority, but I it! It worked great on legwarmers for my 1 year old DD. It is not needle tips and cord. It is one continuous piece of flexible plastic that tapers at the ācordā area.
Candice
thanks Pixie!
waves to Candice, too
Iāve used 8" circs to make hats, and personally, I would recommend learning the two-circ method instead. I just found the small circulars to be very unpleasant to knit on. It could have just been the brand I was using, but the cable was very stiff and didnāt really want to bend properly - this made it kind of spring-loaded and if I wasnāt careful when I put it down, it would try to straighten out, ejecting stitches.
:rofling: The picture of this in my head is quite comical!
I thought the magic loop method was done with one circular with a very long cable? I like magic loop much, much better than the 2 circular method because I always get ladders using 2 circs.
I purchased the 8" circulars a few months back to knit a hat on. Theyāre nice, but my stitches end up much tighter than when I use magic loop or double pointed needles. I should add that I still had to switch to dpns to finish the crown. On the other hand, I think the 8" circs are working fabulously for a tube stockinette scarf Iām 3/4 done with. 
Debi
It is just one needle for magic loop.
:rofling: The picture of this in my head is quite comical![/quote]
It wasnāt so funny when I kept losing stitches! :lol:
I have an 8" circular needle tooā¦I use it for sleeves on sweaters. Much better than doing it w/the dpnās! It also works well for baby hats.
pat.