pictish
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Top Down Sleeve QuestionI am just starting the sleeve on my cardi and I started with dpns but it is just soooo unwieldy and awkward  so I have switched back to a circular and using magic loop which I don't particularly like as it stretches the stitches . I only have circs that are 80cm so too big and this is the only way I know of. Any other suggestions?? Should I try to persist with the dpns???
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cazzie
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I did my circular garnstudio cardi sleeves on a 30cm circular - but hated knitting them - was sooo glad when I had done them - sorry not being much help am I.
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pictish
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I think it's going to be ok with the Magic Loop Cazzie actually tho it's a bit fiddly. Much better than the dpns   I think in lots of ways this top down thing is an awful lot of trouble to go to to avoid sewing up (which I quite like  )
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cazzie
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Must admit I'm not convinced about top down - but I'm not so keen on very long rows that seem to take forever to knit
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pictish
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Me neither
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Jobo
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Have you tried the two circs method Ali - its so much easier and faster than any other way IMO 
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pictish
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Is it??? I have never done that so will have a look now for a video on Youtube Thanks Jo!!
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cazzie
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| Jobo wrote: | | Have you tried the two circs method Ali - its so much easier and faster than any other way IMO |
Ah thats a good idea I've done socks this way
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pictish
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I've just watched a Cat Bordhi video on YouTube so am ready to give it a try - I could never think how you did this but it's actually very easy - or at least it looked it I might try socks that way
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melody yarns
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I did my FLS sleeves on dpns, switched to two circs and then went back to dpns...
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pictish
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I've tried the two circs and it's great but am sticking with magic loop because I only have 1 nice 5mm circ and the other is a cheapy metal with nasty joins  Definitely quicker than using dpns for me.
Thanks everybody!!!
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murdo
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Be careful that yout gauge doesnt tighten if using dpns OR small length/sock type circs
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pictish
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Will do thanks murdo 
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murdo
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guess who just unpicked a sleeve......
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KnittingLadybird
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I have done top down sleeves but I usually find a 40cm works for me....you don't have to do the sleeves in the round though, i've done them straight before cos I only hate setting in a sleeve - not sewing them up
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pictish
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Ah that's another way then Thanks Linz 
| murdo wrote: | | guess who just unpicked a sleeve...... |
I was wondering ........
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melody yarns
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That's what I found on my FLS - the sleeve tension was definitey tighter  BUT I was working backwards and forwards on a circ for the body and using the circ like a very large straight needle iyswim and there were purl rows; on the sleeves I knitted in the round without the purl rows as per the pattern so I blamed it on that.
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pictish
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Have you worn your FLS yet Debs??
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melody yarns
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Oooh yes! I wore it yesterday afternoon when we went out looking a bit more posh than usual! It was lovely and snuggly warm, in fact I'm thinking of kniting a couple more but I'm in a dilemma at the moment deciding cast to cast on
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