[NFB-Krafters-Korner] learning more

[Cathy Flesher]

Hi Bernice,

I have not yet tried using double pointed needles. I was afraid the stitches would fall off. I have enough trouble with dropped stitches.  <smile> but using the needles to knit when there are only a few stitches sounds doable. So, what length of double pointed needles did you use for the hat? Do the double pointed needles come in many lengths like the straight needles? I use circs whenever I can. They are my favorite!

May God bless you.
 Cathy F

> On Jun 3, 2019, at 10:33 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bernice.
> I enjoy learning new things, too.
> 
> When I get near the top of a hat, using my circular needle, I use the
> magic loop.  You pull some of the cable out between 2 stitches, or even do
> that twice, so it looks like a heart.  Then you knit up to one of your
> cable loops, and move the cable loop to a different place.  It takes a
> little longer than normal circular knitting, but it doesn't require dpn's.
> Tracy
> 
> 
>> I have been knitting for 60 years, and I'm still learning more and more.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A baby hat pattern I found on Ravelry asked you to hold 2 needles in one
>> hand and cast on using a third needle to make the edge stretchy. I thought
>> that it was kind of weird, but it wasn't any problem.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The pattern wanted you to use double pointed needles. I didn't want to use
>> them and couldn't see any reason why I just couldn't use a circular
>> needle.
>> Well, I found out why they were necessary. Near the top of the hat where
>> you
>> decreased almost every row, there got to be too few stitches to use the
>> circular needle. The double pointed needles could be used when getting to
>> that point.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My nature is to love learning even little things. I had a teacher in
>> college
>> that said if you stopped learning, you were dead.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bernice and the adorable LoLo.
>> 
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