This one is for Jennifer at Desert Garden Farm who asked me to make a video for this technique for as she put it ‘the knitting impaired’ I don’t believe for a minute she’s knitting impaired, but Jennifer this one is for you!
No suppliers/vendors mentioned in this video but for more information about the magic loop technique check out this Knit Wiki page.
Things to remember about working the magic loop technique:
- You need a needle with a long cable. I generally recommend a cable length that is double what the circumference of the project is. (24” inch hat? Use a 40+” cable)
- Make sure you have TWO loops. Hence the magic loops in the name.
- You’re working in rounds so make sure you get all the way back to the beginning of the round. Use a marker or your cast on tail to mark the beginning of your round.
- Knit you first stitch of the round as tight as you can to avoid ‘ladders’ or holes in your knitting.
You can modify just about any circular knit project to use magic loop instead of double pointed needles or a smaller circular. The advantage of knitting magic loop is that if you’re decreasing you don’t need to switch to a shorter needle or DPN’s to close up the top of a hat. You can also use the magic loop technique to knit two socks at once. That video is forthcoming and will be available on in my Ning community as a class in late January.
In other news, the Flounce Neckwarmer is now available directly through the Unique Sheep! Now you can get the yarn and the pattern all in the same place.
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