DPNS for legs
Don’t like them. Way too fiddly. Sigh. I am so glad they are just newborn size, 7 inches total, including the cuff. I’ve gotten a whopping 2.5 inches done. Sigh again.
I took the done stuff off the sidebar, but have not gotten November’s stuff up yet. Soon, I will. and just could not stand it any more, so I put Novemeber up. I did finish the baby sweater this afternoon. It’s so stinking cute. I really want to show you the whole set at once, which is why you haven’t seen it yet.
Now I am torn……I can’t decide if I want to ditch the DPNs and start the blanket, so I can *relax*, or keep pressing on with this leg until I get good and hacked off at having to stop every 15 stitches. Go ahead, comments are open, give a guess which way I’ll go.
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I just learned that there is a way to knit small circumferences on one or two circular needles–instead of using the dreaded dpns. Why not give two circs or the magic loop a try instead. Here are some sites I found useful–they are written for socks, but would translate to other tubular objects.
http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/mloop.html
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/advanced_techniques/
http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/twocirculars.html
http://www.tostetoes.com/onesockoneneedletoeup.htm
Hope these help! I just finished my first socks using the Magic Loop and am thrilled with how quickly and relatively painlessly it went.
I considered magic looping, but elected not to. I’m using Lamb’s Pride, and the twist on it gives a distinct look to the stitchs, so if I started using the other end of the skein (to magic loop) the stitches would show the difference.
oh, I just re-read that. I woul dnot have to use the other end to do one leg at a time that way
But that extra loop of cable, when I am dealing with just 39 stitches is also quite fiddly. Have I mentioned I detest fiddly?
Hate fiddly too. What if you used a shorter cable, since it is only 39 stitches–like 24 in or so, instead of the 40 I’m using for my socks? I have a terrible time with dpns, especially the first few rows. Just a thought…..
I’d have to stop every 20 stitches instead of 15, LOL! I finished the first leg, and I’ll tackle the second probably tomorrow. I kinda hit my stride with them, and it went pretty quickly after that
Just keep up your DPN “Practice”. You said this was practicing a “new skill”, right? It does get easier. Admittedly, its easier with shorter dpns (like sock dpns) Brittany Birch makes 5″ dpns and I can fly on socks with those, and they do come in larger gauge than sock
Also are you picking or throwing? I used to despise picking (continental) when using dpns, but with some practice, whoa…its just so much better!
Well, I got the trick, and the second half of the leg went much faster. I took an extra second to make sure the needle I was stitching from was *above* the other needles, and that really made a difference in speed and comfort.
Picking. I always pick, unless I am doing something weird.