[Nfb-krafters-korner] circular needles

[Laura White]

She is right.  I don't own a pair of straights anymore except 1.  I
love circulars!

On 9/2/10, slery <slerythema at insightbb.com> wrote:
> One word of caution, once you start using circular needles (for both
> circular and straight projects) you may become hooked. I don't think I have
> used straight needles since my first project.
>
> And just to expand on Joyce's description of holding a lot of stitches. When
> you use the circular needles, the tip end (non-cable part) is always about
> four or five inches. What this means is that each hand is only bearing the
> weight of about ten to twenty stitches at a time. As you work, the stitches
> slide off the tip end and onto the cable. The weight is only dependent on
> how high above your lap that you hold the needles.
>
> Like Joyce, I am also working on an afghan. I just started the Knit
> Pineapple Afghan that I sent to the list. Personally, I can't imagine ever
> working with straight needles long enough to hold this many stitches.
>
> Cindy S.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:02 PM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] circular needles
>>
>>
>> Tell us what colors you used and what patern you used.
>> Sounds neet! I know you can knit strait, but did not know how
>> to describe it.
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 4:56 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] circular needles
>>
>> Cindy,
>>
>> You can use circular needles to knit a flat surface working
>> back and forth or you can use them to knit in a circle [no
>> seams needed].  Terry gave you the directions on things to be
>> sure to do when knitting in a circle for hats,  mittens, body
>> of sweaters and sleeves[no seams to sew ].  You can use them
>> to knit like your straight needles especially useful when
>> knitting something  that has a lot of stitches on it.  I am
>> 3/4 done with a blanket I am knitting for my queen size bed.
>> I am using 50 inche circular knitting needles.  I started off
>> with 3 stitches and every row I added on one  stitch.
>> Well at my max I had on my needles a little more than 550
>> stitches  and now I am on the decreasing stage of it.  Using
>> circular needles you can distribute the weight of such a
>> project and also you have a choice of lengths in circular
>> needles.  I stitch from one side to the other and then work
>> back  the other way.  So think about regular needles, you
>> work the stitches off  one needle to the other needle.  When
>> you are working with circular needles  the stitches are
>> staying on the cable that attaches both needles.
>>
>> You need to take my circuloar needle hat class.  I will work
>> that  class into the schedule as it is a good class for the winter.
>>
>> Joyce  Kane
>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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