Little Lessons: Avoiding ladders on DPNs (Tip Two)

Are your stitches baggy where you change from one needle to the next? We have a second top tip to help you avoid that unsightly ladder.
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[@ccaatthheerriinnee]

Love the physical title cards!

[@DanielWSonntag]

Great tip! I might knit those two or three stitches like that, and then slip them onto the new needle to keep my count the same

[@ElizabethStingo]

Thank you for this. I have not had a problem with laddering between knit stiches, but recently encountered it with the transition between purl stiches on a sock. So frustrating. No matter how tight I pulled in the transition between needles the laddering persisted. I will definitely try this technique next time!

[@EV-D-10]

A very useful method when knitting a sleeve too! Some yarns show ladders very easily no matter what. As long as you use a roundmarker you can play with this.

[@colin091042]

Super tips, presented in a really clear way. Very much appreciated. Thank you.👏👏👏

[@carolm7606]

yet another useful, informative video by Jen A-C. Her videos are clear and they promote confidence. A really good instructor.

[@ACTechniques]

Carol Myers Thank you Carol! ☺️

[@michellebabin7582]

Wowwwww it’s very useful. Thank you very much happy knitting 🧶

[@helendakin6784]

Thank you for the very useful tip. I'm knitting my first sick, and I used your technique for the cuff and leg with no problems. But, when I came to the gusset decreases and foot, needle 4 ended up with the number of stitches I knitted onto needle 3 instead of needle 1. Weird

[@QuentinWes]

Thank you for this! I have the exact opposite problem, the stitches at my intersections have always been over-tightened because i wanted to avoid the ladder, but this would even out incorrect tension in either direction

[@Natalia-jk1sr]

thank you!! I'm new to dpns and feel like I can finally return to my project without having to frog again hahaha, very much appreciated

[@THEGOAT34970]

Thanks for this. I will give this a try, it's getting so frustrating getting these ladders x

[@ACTechniques]

Amy Leluan I hope it helps! 🤞

[@shannonwitlox6606]

Thanks for the tips! Is there a way to 'fix' this when you're already a bunch into your knitting for previous rows? And what about knitting k1, p1 and you need to start your new needle with a purl stitch?

[@shelleyn.8503]

Great idea! This is similar to a method I came up with. Question: does this change the beginning of the row, or do you just slip the marker and continue on? I’ve only done one pair of socks. Thanks!

[@ACTechniques]

You just need to keep a stitch marker to show the end of the round. I hope that helps.