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Blossom

These two pages were particularly useful...but the whole site is worth checking out! Smile

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/twocirculars.html

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/socks.html

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Piglottie · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks for this Blossom!

But do you know, as much as I'm looking forward to learning a new knitting skill and hopefully knitting socks faster (I've yet to beat 6 months for a pair Embarassed

), I shall miss my dpns. There's something almost Little House on the Prairie about dpns, if that makes any sense to anyone else but me Embarassed

Blossom · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject:

I know exactly what you mean!! Laughing

I do miss mine...and am sorely tempted by n's purple Boyes....but I just know I am quicker on the circs!! I do actually use a DPN sometimes when I re-jigging the stiches around picking up for the gusset! Smile

It really is quite easy...if u get stuck...give us a chance! Smile

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daisydap · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 2236

i wonder if there will come a time when someone will work out how to use just 1 pair of circulars to knit a pair of socks, i think i will wait till then cos it looks far too complicated for me still Embarassed

jacquie · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject:

You can buy very tiny circulars for socks, but of course I can't find the link now. Has anyone else seen them?
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Jon the Yank · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject:

I absolutely lurve knitting my socks on a big circular. I've used the two circ method for things like a hat and such but think I would only use the one circ in the future.

Addi makes an 11" circ. Much too fiddly for my big hands. Crying or Very sad

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jacquie · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

oH yes of course, Jon is talking about the Magic Loop way like this:

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/mloop.html
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Binty · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

daisydap · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 2236

i have small circs already, never used them though, in fact i rarely use any of my circs as they hurt my hands, but i would gladly be hurt for a short while if i could knit a pair of socks Laughing