Author Topic: Knitting on dpns (Read 4844 times)

Welshcob · « **Reply #15 on:** April 09, 2013, 01:31:55 pm »

I bought some tiny circulars a bit ago and love them. They are only 9in long and the tips are a bit fiddly to begin with, but got easily used to them and whipped up a pair of socks in less than half time it took me to make one pair with dpns. And, best of all, I didn't have those evil-looking ladders.... I tried ways to get rid of them but the only one that worked was the tiny needles.
The only slow bit was when turning the heel and then picking up stitches along the heel flap, that I did on dpns as usual but returned the lot to circular as soon as I had them all picked up.

Bionic · « **Reply #16 on:** April 09, 2013, 01:36:31 pm »

I might put a pair of small circulars on my wish list for when I go to Wonderwool

Fleecewife · « **Reply #17 on:** April 09, 2013, 03:42:27 pm »

Maybe I should persevere with the tiny circulars

Mariask · « **Reply #18 on:** April 13, 2013, 08:42:52 pm »

I'm an old fashioned soul - circulars really don't suit my knitting style, so I stick with DPNs. I use the very short DPNs (15cm), in wood, as I find them much easier to handle than long ones.

suziequeue · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2013, 09:31:22 pm »

I am just starting out knitting colours on 4 dpns which I am finding quite challenging. I have realised that I have to go slow slow slo-o-o-o-o-o-w and loooooooooose and be careful to keep counting stitches and checking the pattern.

Anybody got any tips?