Knitting in the round with two circular needles

How to Knit on Circular Needles in 5 Easy Steps for Beginning Knitters with Studio Knit | Watch Free Knitting Video Tutorial

Picture of The Two Stitches You Transferred Will Look Criss-crossed

The circular knitting needle may seem like a specialty tool, but it could actually be the most useful needle in your knitting bag. Sure, circular needles — two tapered needles connected by a flexible cord — are great for larger projects and knitting seamlessly in the round.

Detailed tutorial for beginners about two ways to knit socks, mittens, hats and other seamless projects with two circular needles.

Knitting in the round is an easy to learn skill which will greatly expand the projects you can knit. Christmas stockings, socks, hats, and cowls are all easily created with circular needles and knitting in the round.

Are double-pointed needles (dpns) a pain in your backside? If so, simplify knitting items in the round with two circular needles instead. It’s essentially the same as knitting with double-pointed needles, except you only have two needles—one is the working needle, the other is just holding stitches. As a bonus, if you use longer needles, you can knit two socks simultaneously. Learn the technique in my simple tutorial!

Do you hate knitting on double pointed needles? Check out this helpful knitting tip!

Learn to bind off knitting in the round on circular needles with this lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

You may have noticed that a small “notch” remains between your first and last cast-on stitches in your knitting in the round project. You can tidy up this small