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Why knit with two circular needles in the round instead of just one?
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∙ 11y ago
Just as when you change needle sizes using straight needles to give the effect you want -- you can change needle sizes when working in the round, to give the effect you want.
Doubling up two needles at the same time would give you a looser knit and could prove cumbersome.
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Is the bamboo circular needles the same as the circular needles?
Yes, it is just describing the material the needles are made from. The most common modern needle types are metal, acrylic, and bamboo.
Can you use round needles in place of double pointed needles of the same size?
Note: round needles are almost always called circular knitting needles. In some cases, circular needles will work just as well as double pointed needles. But more often than not, only double pointed needles will work. Why? With double pointed needles, one can knit with as few stitches as they want. This makes them ideal for knitting the tops of hats, which are decreased to a very few number of stitches, and other items where few stitches are knitted. However, if one is knitting with a large number of stitches, then circular needles will work fine, maybe even better, but circular needles have a "minimum stitch limit." Thus, they only work if the pattern works with lots of stitches. So in order to figure out whether circular knitting needles will work for your pattern, read through the instructions, and determine the point at which there will be the least number of stitches on the double pointed needles. Try to estimate the lowest number of stitches that will work comfortably on the circular needles, and decide if the stitches in the pattern will fit on the circular needles.
How do you cast off-using circular needles?
Circular needles word the same way as regular needles. The cast on, and the cast off, and the knit and purl are all done exactly the same way. Just follow the directions on your pattern, or do the way you always have.
How do you convert a straight knitting needle pattern to a circular knitting pattern?
You don't need to, circular needles can be used like straight ones--just pretend the cord isn't there ;)
What is the shape of a full moon?
round and circular..but that's just me guessing lol
What are the best needles to use for knitting?
For me it's the easiest to use the metal metallic straight needles but when it comes to circular needles I'd probably prefer wooden ones. Hope this helps! ---- i definitely think that bamboo are the best needles. they are light weight which is great because they don't fall and drop stitches very often and they are soft so they don't hurt your fingers when you push on the tip, also they are a little bit textured so stitches don't slip off like they do with metal needles. and as for straight or round needles if you're making something tubular like a hat, socks, mittens, round needles are easier to use, but if you're making a scarf or a bag straight needles are better. but I much prefer round needles, because you don't have to keep switching hands, you can just keep on knitting. and if you use only the knit stitch you will get a pretty stockinette stitch, but if you use only the knit stitch on straight needles you will come out with garter stitch.
How do you say round faced?
circular, If you wanted to tell someone their face was round you wouldn't actually say that it was. You would just tell them what would suit their particular face shape. You could say it was slightly round if you wanted to or circular like the answer above.
Why are the needles called Cleopatras needles?
The obelisks called Cleopatra's needles have very little to do with Cleopatra. They are called "Cleopatra's Needles" just as a romantic name.
What size needles for outlining tattoos?
Liners are grouped in a circular pattern which gives them their nickname, rounds. Used mostly for outlining tattoos, liners come in as small as a single needles and can generally reach up to an 18 round. Single needles are rarely used by most tattoo artists, except occasionally for very fine line work. The most common groupings for liner needles include 3, 4, 5 and 7, but you can also find needles grouped in 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 18, and some suppliers even offer a 19 and 20. Some suppliers offer tattoo needles in assorted sizes which are commonly used in tattooing, just save your time by folllowing that.
What are size 5 round liner tattoo needles for?
You just said it yourself: Lining. Five rounds are used to create a finer, more delicate line though, but it also depends on how heavy handed you are. If you're heavy handed, then your five round lines could look like seven round lines.
Do elecrons move in a circular path?
Well according to quantum mechanics they do not - owing to the uncertainty principle. So instead they just "fuzz" around the nucleus of the atom
Cylinders and cones are just polyhedrons with circular bases?
False. Cylinders and cones are not just polyhedrons with circular bases.
