Often, beginner knitters are afraid to knit with five knitting needles, believing that it is too difficult. But you just have to fill your hand, and everything will turn out easily and quickly. A huge number of things are knitted on five knitting needles: socks, mittens, mitts, gloves and hats. This knitting is called circular. The main knitting is located on four knitting needles, and using the fifth knitting needle, knit.
It is necessary
yarn and five knitting needles
Instructions
Step 1
Before starting work, make a sample. Cast on 10 stitches and knit 10 rows. Count the number of loops in 1 cm, multiply the resulting number of loops by the required girth. If you knit mittens or gloves, then this is the girth of the wrist, and if you knit socks - the girth of the leg. In order to knit a hat, measure the circumference of your head). For example, in 1 cm you get 3 loops, and the wrist circumference is 19 cm. Multiply 3 by 19 and get 57 loops. This number must be rounded to a multiple of four and down.
Step 2
Cast on two knitting needles the required number of loops in any way you prefer. Then distribute the stitches across four knitting needles while continuing to knit the first row. In our case, you get 14 loops on each spoke. Attach a marker to the first knitting needle - this can be a special knitting marker, an ordinary pin, or a thread of a contrasting color. The marker will be a reference point in the work. Close the knitting in a circle, knot the thread from the ball with the end remaining from the set of loops. Next, knit with an elastic band 1 * 1 or 2 * 2. Knit the loops on one knitting needle, take the freed knitting needle in your right hand and continue knitting on the next knitting needle. Continue knitting the elastic to the length you want and move on to the main pattern.
Step 3
The main problem with knitting on five knitting needles is the holes between the knitting needles, sometimes called tracks. There are several tricks to avoid trails. Position the knitting needles as follows. The beginning of the knitting needle should lie on top of the next one. And all the other knitting needles should be in the same order - in this case, they will not fall apart. In addition, the main thread must run inside this whole structure. Another way to avoid holes is to move 2 stitches from one knitting needle to one knitting needle (after knitting all the loops of one knitting needle, knit 2 from the next). After some workouts, you will definitely be able to knit on five knitting needles quickly, and you will be able to knit a lot of necessary, warm things for yourself and your family.
