Little Lessons: Avoiding ladders on DPNs (Tip One)
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Do you get ladders where you change from one needle to the next? Our tip will fix that for you.
The Dave sock pattern (by Rachel Coopey) can be found in Socks Yeah! Volume 1
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Another trick I just tried out comes from the method to avoid ladders in magic loop. Where you knit he first stitch normally, put the needle into the second, and give a gentle tug on the working yarn. So many years of my knitting life hating dons, when I could have been doing this 😂 so glad I figured it out
Thank you! I always tugged only that first stitch, and that was never enough! I intuitively made the needles perpendicular, which is great, but the trick is to also tug that SECOND stitch
So pleased the tip was helpful!
Thank you so much for this ladder remedy. I have searched for years for a solution that works and your well explained, simple method absolutely works for me. The baby hat I’m working on is now ladder free. Fantastic. Thank you.
That’s brilliant! I’m so happy to have helped you. 🤩
I am just now learning to knit socks on five DPN. Your tips on this video have solved my problem and this is looking really good! Thank you!
So happy to help!
Excellent instruction. Thanks! Love the yarn you used for this demo.
This works great!! Thank you for the tip. A life saver!! ❤️
This was very helpful. I am trying the reverse of the recommendation since I tend to stretch the last stitch on my DPN. Thanks!
Thank you, I loved your tip. Big thanks from the South of Brazil!
I'm so glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching!
Makes so much sense. Thank you. Can't wait to try it.
Thanks for the tip. This definitely should help.
My hatred for dpns decreased a whole ton after watching and trying this 😅
Yay!! 🤣
Thank you, thank you!!
I’d like to see your advice to avoid ladders when doing magic loop!
Brenda Bloomfield It’s on my list. ☺️
Thank You!👍🌻
I've tried DPNs several times for socks. Finally gave up on them for *whole* sock knitting...*for now*. (Would like to try again some day. I hate that I can't do entire sock on them without issues.) I've been doing vanilla socks with 9-inch circulars. Way less stressful for me. With DPNs I was either making ladders or I had stitches slipping off on one end or the other end of a needle kept poking the sock, getting stuck in stitches etc.. I'd end up with a loop of my working yarn attached to on the opposite end of where I'm working. Not sure how I did that, (????) but it happened more than once. I do use DPNs to turn the heel, work gusset and toe decreases. No DPN problem with those parts. I can't work an entire sock on 9-inch circulars either. Too fiddly. What I do is a hybrid using both methods.
Whatever works for you is great! That’s the joy of knitting. There are lots of ways of achieving what you want. 👍
@@ACTechniques I hope to do a whole decent sock with DPNs one day. I won't feel like a "real" knitter until I do. I know, it's silly to feel this way. LOL
@@ACTechniques Your video inspired me to try the DPNs AGAIN for the umpteenth time. A change of needle type (a switch to bamboo for grippy-ness) and your tips worked!!!! THANK YOU!! Now I can do the short circs AND DPNS. I'd welcome any tips for Magic Loop to try those again, too. LOL
@@missree1995 Brilliant!! Well done for keeping on trying. 👍🙌
@@ACTechniques I was bit crabby when I first saw the video, but realized I was crabby because I'd given up. Made myself try again with your tips! So glad I did!!
I've been trying out the newer flexiflips... Not sure if I love them better than dpns or not