Circular Knitting Needles
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Circular Needles
Circular needles are like straight needles that have a small plastic wire connecting the ends so you can knit continuously without turning the work as in rows. The dynamics of certain stitches changes when you switch from knitting in rows to knitting in the round, because you are always knitting on the right side (RS) of the work. Round Knitting Circular needles are often used to knit in the round, where the ends of the rows are joined on the cast on. You can also use longer circular needles to knit things in rows that require many more stitches than fit comfortably on straight needles. For example: knitting a blanket. |
How to use DPNs and crossover join
 How to use double pointed needles (dpns) and crossover join
The crossover join crosses the first and last cast on stitches over each other to create a 'crossover' which locks the round together.
Advanced Step: How to knit in the round on two circular needles
 How to knit in the round using two circular needles
Use two circular needles to knit in the round instead of using double pointed needles (dpns) for a mitten or glove.
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