Comments on: Cast On and Join to Work Circular http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:34:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Natalie http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-874 Natalie Mon, 09 May 2005 14:36:06 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-874 Lucia, please encourage your readers to purchase the circular needles. They are such an improvement over the quartet of straight needles, which you showed. One can even consider using them while watching a film at home or at the theatre. All I can recall is the sound of dropping an aluminum needle in the 'dark ages' when we used to knit argyle socks for our beaux. NFT Lucia, please encourage your readers to purchase the circular needles. They are such an improvement over the quartet of straight needles, which you showed. One can even consider using them while watching a film at home or at the theatre.

All I can recall is the sound of dropping an aluminum needle in the ‘dark ages’ when we used to knit argyle socks for our beaux.

NFT

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-877 lucia Mon, 09 May 2005 14:44:24 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-877 I do encourage circulars! I only use the dpn's when I'm working small diameter items like cuffs. I like tight cuffs, so I can't work these on the smallers circulars I can find. I usually use Denise circulars. You can see the tips in some of the pictures. I do encourage circulars! I only use the dpn’s when I’m working small diameter items like cuffs. I like tight cuffs, so I can’t work these on the smallers circulars I can find.

I usually use Denise circulars. You can see the tips in some of the pictures.

]]> By: Alissa http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-1944 Alissa Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:15:18 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-1944 Hello! I am venturing into my first pair of knitted socks and will be using double ended needles. I keep seeing the term "join to knit" in each pattern after the cast on rows are divided among the 3 needles. Your blog seems to be the only one that describes what this term means, but i am a bit dense when it comes to reading "how to" instructions. It looks like "joining" is akin to knitting 2 stitches togehter, the first in the cast on row (on the left needle) and the last of the cast on row (on the right needle). Is this correct? Would you be willing to email me with instructions on joining only? Thank you so much for any insight you can provide. I do appreciate it! -Alissa Haslam Seattle, WA Hello!

I am venturing into my first pair of knitted socks and will be using double ended needles. I keep seeing the term “join to knit” in each pattern after the cast on rows are divided among the 3 needles. Your blog seems to be the only one that describes what this term means, but i am a bit dense when it comes to reading “how to” instructions. It looks like “joining” is akin to knitting 2 stitches togehter, the first in the cast on row (on the left needle) and the last of the cast on row (on the right needle). Is this correct? Would you be willing to email me with instructions on joining only?

Thank you so much for any insight you can provide. I do appreciate it!

-Alissa Haslam
Seattle, WA

]]> By: GRACE ROBERTS http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-1959 GRACE ROBERTS Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:26:20 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-1959 HOW CAN I CONVERT PATTERNS FROM DOUBLED POINTED NEEDLE TO KNITTING IN THE ROUND. I JUST CAN'T GET THE GRIP OF USING THE DP NEEDLES THANK YOU GRACE ROBERTS HOW CAN I CONVERT PATTERNS FROM DOUBLED POINTED NEEDLE TO KNITTING IN THE ROUND. I JUST CAN’T GET THE GRIP OF USING THE DP NEEDLES
THANK YOU
GRACE ROBERTS

]]> By: Allison Peterson http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2071 Allison Peterson Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:01:53 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2071 I would also like to know the instructions of joining only as Alissa asked for above. Thanks so much! I would also like to know the instructions of joining only as Alissa asked for above. Thanks so much!

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2073 lucia Fri, 02 Dec 2005 07:26:57 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2073 I'm going to need to elaborate on this when I knit my next sock! I suspect I need pictures. I'm at the heel turn for the current sock, I'll need to take photos, so that will occupy tomorrow, But, I bought new yarn for the *next* sock, so I should get around to illustrating in more detail either on the weekend or monday. I’m going to need to elaborate on this when I knit my next sock! I suspect I need pictures. I’m at the heel turn for the current sock, I’ll need to take photos, so that will occupy tomorrow, But, I bought new yarn for the *next* sock, so I should get around to illustrating in more detail either on the weekend or monday.

]]> By: Erika’s (Knit | Sketch) Blog » http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2199 Erika’s (Knit | Sketch) Blog » Sun, 18 Dec 2005 07:05:43 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2199 [...] [...] […] […]

]]> By: Sonya Carlson http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2581 Sonya Carlson Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:47:36 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-2581 WOW! A new way to join the ends of the first round of double pointed knitting! I never thought of this technique before. I will try it on my next pair of mittens. I am definitely the odd one here--but I LOVE double pointed needles. I am just not a fan of circulars. So, of course, my problem is finding LONG DPs. They just don't make long (over 10 inches) that aren't plastic. At least, I can't find them. And if I am not mistaken, the answer to the comment above from GRACE ROBERTS: HOW CAN I CONVERT PATTERNS FROM DOUBLED POINTED NEEDLE TO KNITTING IN THE ROUND. There is no converting needed. Double pointed needles and circular needles use the same patterns for knitting in the round. If you want to convert to straight needles, that is a different story all together! WOW! A new way to join the ends of the first round of double pointed knitting! I never thought of this technique before. I will try it on my next pair of mittens.

I am definitely the odd one here–but I LOVE double pointed needles. I am just not a fan of circulars. So, of course, my problem is finding LONG DPs. They just don’t make long (over 10 inches) that aren’t plastic. At least, I can’t find them.

And if I am not mistaken, the answer to the comment above from GRACE ROBERTS: HOW CAN I CONVERT PATTERNS FROM DOUBLED POINTED NEEDLE TO KNITTING IN THE ROUND.
There is no converting needed. Double pointed needles and circular needles use the same patterns for knitting in the round. If you want to convert to straight needles, that is a different story all together!

]]> By: Nancy Crovelli http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-10179 Nancy Crovelli Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:12:47 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-10179 Thank you so much. This is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much. This is just what I was looking for.

]]> By: sherry http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-10822 sherry Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:47:56 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/255#comment-10822 I need some pictures to show me how to join the end of one skein (while I'm knitting) to another new skein. I'm ending up with little knitted tails throughout my blanket. Thanks. I need some pictures to show me how to join the end of one skein (while I’m knitting) to another new skein. I’m ending up with little knitted tails throughout my blanket. Thanks.

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