I bought this booklet some time ago, but had never taken the time to actually pull out needles and yarn to give it a try. A couple of nights ago, I decided to give it a whirl, and it's actually very easy and fun.
I'm always impressed by the ingenuity of others, and this is definitely an inventive technique. Theoretically, you can knit anything tubular on a 40" circular needle using this technique. I'm thinking about trying this on some simple mittens to see if I can really get the hang of it. If so, I'll have a new, faster way to knit small projects in the round. And if not, I'll at least have tried something new and different!
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I love The Magic Loop. I learned from an online tutorial and one of the girls at the store. I don't call it that name, per se, but it's the same thing. I adore it. It works really well for the tippy top of a hat when you don't have dpns, too. And sleeves.
This is one of those techniques that I've been meaning to learn how to use. Do you think that using a 32" needle works just as well? My addi turbos are mostly 32"ers. .... Happy New Year!....
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