Knitting with DPNs

Since I was knitting what felt like a gazillion baby booties this weekend (I finished 2 pairs.. one more to go!) I thought it would be a good idea to write about knitting in a circle with double pointed needles (DPNs). It's not too hard... trust me!


Step 1 - Cast on your stitches on one DPN (or on a long set of needles with a similar needle size as the DPNs you plan to knit with).


Step 2 - divide your stitches on to 3 or 4 DPNs. Just make sure you have at least one needle to knit with (lets call this the knitting needle).

Step 3 - Take our knitting needle and inser the needle knit-wise (or if you're purling, purl-wise) through the very first stitch that was casted.

Step 4 - Complete the stitch using the yarn attached to the last stitch casted.


Step 5 - Keep knitting around in the circle.

Another way you can start knitting the circle is to slip the last stitch cast on to the knitting needle, then follow Step 3 to 5. Just make sure to put a stitch marker between the first and last casted stitch so you know where your row begins/ends :)

It's not too hard, but it may take a bit of practice to make the bridge between the first and last casted stitch are tight together.

Happy knitting! :D