Learning to knit on DPNs!
I've had to experiment a bit to find a way to hold the needles so that the extra needles don't get in the way of how I tension my yarn. What seems to work best for me for knitting (I have yet to try this for the purling) is to make sure the two needles I'm working with are behind all the others. I took a bunch of pictures in case I forget:
I put elastics on the ends of all the needles just so that I don't have to worry about dropping a needle while I'm fumbling around, but these Lykke needles are so grippy with this old thrift-store acrylic that I don't actually need them.
The biggest problem I'm having now is losing track of my fifth needle as soon as I put it down. I'm so used to circular needles and having that other needle on a leash!
My other problem is that my tension is super tight. I'm assuming that this will get better as I get used to the technique and my hands relax.
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Video Game Track Bracket Round 2
Serenade on a Snowy Night from Warrior Cats: Untold Tales
vs.
The Eye of the Needle from Slay the Princess
Propaganda under the cut. If you want your propaganda reblogged and added to future polls, please tag it as propaganda or otherwise indicate this!
The Eye of the Needle:
You're climbing a sheer rock face into a ravine. You know deep in there is something big. A woman twice your size, and strong enough to tear you apart with her bare hands. She wants to fight you, and she wants to kill you.
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You've heard of multi tools and Swiss army knives, get ready for:
The multi-tool bun!
(Not pictured: the screwdriver on the other side of my head)
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I've successfully knitting a singular sock. I'm working on the foot section now -- 44 rows remaining until I start decreasing for the toe. I'm planning to get new sock yarn to make a pair of wool socks for winter. This, the little things, is what brings me joy.
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moooooore practice which is kind of ugly, but actually i’m going to be kind to myself and say they’re better than i realized!!! because the practice skins i’ve BEEN using (<.25mm) are absurdly thin compared to industry standard size practice skins (2mm). So basically i’ve been tattooing tissue paper with really fine point needles and wondering why it kept breaking and looking like shit….. lol lmao even….
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Sometimes you just want to knit a tube.
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