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 Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:32 am
KariudoMegami Personally speaking, I prefer DPNs. I've tried circs, but the wire kinda annoyed me, and I didn't like the transition from wire to needle. However, I've only tried knitting on not-very-expensive circs, and I've been told that it can make a difference. *shrug* I also have that trouble with circulars. Personally, I prefer straights, but I do have some experience (and more success than with circulars) with dpn.
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:12 pm
CMaSiriusgirl Am I the only one that chose dpn's? I love them because they can handle very small number of stitches very easily. I use them for most of my projects. I use DP too, I like the finished product better and I'm comfortable with them.
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:28 am
Personally I use both. Although with DPNs I am just learning.
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:37 am
I tryed double pointed, i failed miserably. Nowi make my own circular needles out of nylon so i can shorten it as I go. It works fine for now, and my head hugger is growing.....
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:38 am
I've never heard of home made ones before... I like dpns for small size circular knitting but for hats and bigger things circs are very handy. I like to use my circs when I knit large flat items too. My fluffy shawl would not have been possible to knit on straight needles for example.
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:58 pm
It depends what it is. I use both. I have to knit my socks one at a time on DPNs. I feel that it goes faster that way. I use DPNs for cuff sleeves. When the circumference gets smaller and smaller, it gets really hard to use the circulars and have to swith to the DPNs. I just worry about it stretching. Also, I have 8" circulars and it is hard on my hands... However, I do not like to sew seams so I will use circulars for tops and cardis and make a fake seam.
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