ASK THE EXPERTS
I want to knit at pieces
with circular needles but
I don’t know how that
would work?
Knitting at with circulars needn’t be hard!
The technique is much the same as knitting
with a straight pair of knitting needles. It is
a great way to knit at due to it being easier
to get a good overview of your knitting as
you can stretch out the stitches more easily.
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Hannah asks...
Technical Editor
Tricia says...
Interesting question! In short, it may
do. Certainly switching from DPNs
to circulars or vice versa can affect
your tension as you’ll be holding
the needles differently. Different
materials also ‘hold’ the stitches
differently which can affect your
tension. Bamboo is slick but not
very slippery, plastic can be warm
but quite ‘grippy’. Metal needles
can be very slipper y, especially
the smaller sizes. All these small
changes can have an effect which
may slightly change the appearance
of your stitches and so your fabric.
On balance, once you’ve started a
project, I would try to stick with the
same type of needles throughout.Step 3: At the end of the row, don’t join the
work into a circle, but turn the work so the
WS is facing you.
Step 1: Choose a circular needle, ideally
with a nice long cord (80cm or longer). Cast
on your stitches as normal. This technique
can be used for any number of stitches.Step 5: Work the next row with the WS fac-
ing you, sliding the stitches along the cord
to the tip as you go.Step 6: At the end of the row, turn the work.
The RS is now facing you. Knit this row and
continue to work at, turning the work at the
end of each row.Step 2: Knit the rst row, moving the
stitches along the cord to knit off the tip
as normal.Kayleigh asks...
Does it matter if I change
needles part way through
a project?Using circulars for fl at knitting
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Debbie says...