[Nfb-krafters-korner] circular needles

Tue Sep 7 11:45:42 UTC 2010

I am hooked on circular needles.  I think my stitches flow easier.  Also you do not have long needles getting in the way, especially when you are short.
I want a set of interchangable needle.  Cost is the problem, right now and the fear of the needles coming apart.  I told you about a set of plastic circular needles that had a extra piece of plastic where they connected and my work was catching.  The strange thing was I did not notice it right away.

Terry P.

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From: slery [mailto:slerythema at insightbb.com] 
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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.

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> Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
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> 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.
>  
>  
> 
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> 
> 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
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