What’s The Deal With Double Pointed Needles?

Double pointed needles are specialized needles to knit small rounds for projects like hat crowns, mittens, gloves, and socks. With the rise of magic loop knitting the need to know this skill has gone down, but it’s still worth learning.

Why You Need to Knit with Double Pointed Needles

Knitting with double pointed needles is the classic way to knit rounds that are too small for 16″ circulars. Although you can learn magic loop knitting, and technically never have to pick up a pair of DPN’s, we still think it’s a skill that’s worth learning.

When to Use Double Pointed Needles

When knitting in the round, since your project must be at least the same circumference (or larger) than your circular needles, a tool is needed to knit rounds smaller than the shortest circular needle (which is 9″ long). We aren’t going to sugar coat it…You can technically use a long circular needle for magic loop to knit these tiny rounds. We recommend you try both and see which works best for you.

DPN Quick Start Guide

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Right-Handed Tutorial on YouTube

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