Knitting in the Round - Circular needles - Magic Loop

Demo :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB1sSOr0fG0&feature=related

- Don't knit too tight, this will make it easier to slide the stitches back to the needles after each 1/2 round is completed.

Circular needles set that are most suitable for knitting in the round using the magic loop technique are the addi Click Turbo set . The interchangeable chords are flexible, which is suitable to knit using the magic loop technique.

Crochet Tutorials for Beginners

After mastering single crochet and being comfortable with crocheting, read a beginners crochet book on other types of crochet techniques besides single crochet.

1) Getting Started Crochet (Getting Started series)

Crochet Tutorial - Single Crochet

Single Crochet tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqhaQQajt0U

Beginner Crochet Books

1)Single Crochet for Beginners

Knitting Tips

How to Knit - Stopping your Stocking Stitch from Curling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWlxgOTN3gg&feature=g-all-u&context=G25031b2FAAAAAAAABAA

Circular Knitting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUxXOMnpTzk

The working yarn has to be on the right hand side needle, use the spare DPN and knit with the left hand side needle with  this working yarn (from the right hand needle).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqI7w43GE4g&feature=related

You just knit (no need to purl) and automatically you get the stockinette stitch on the outside and garter stitch on the inside.

The item (ball, pipe etc ) grows towards you , as you knit on DPNs or circular needles.

If the circular needles are too long for the number of knitted sititches, use the magic loop method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpc0EZpnk&feature=related

Knitting Books

1) Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)

2) Very Easy Circular Knits: Simple Techniques and Step-by-Step Projects for the Well-Rounded Knitter

Knitting Progress

- Learn to cast-on
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWLtMqP6Uz0

- Learn the garter stitch (knit stitch)
- Learn the stockinette stitch (purl stitch)

- Learn to bind-off

- Learn long-tail cast on

- Learn ribbing stitch ( switching between knit and purl and vice versa in the same row)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1nolkBY8A

- Learn circular knitting on 4 double pointed needles.
  The working yarn should always be on the right hand side.
  Knitting circularly , automatically creates the stockinette stitch on the outside.
  The ball, pipe, or anything grows towards you as you proceed with the knitting.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=AqI7w43GE4g
  Join in the round happens automatically when you use the 4th spare needle,
  and knit with the first cast-on DPN, using the working yarn (on RHS) from the last cast-on DPN.

- Knit a ball

Knitting from Amigurumi Knits by Hansi

Knitting the Aubergine - first project from the
Amigurumi Knits book

For each of the 5 leaves, cast-on 17 stitches using long-tail cast on method.

Switching from purl stitch to knit stitch, and from knit stitch to purl stitch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1nolkBY8A
While switching from knit to purl stitch, bring the working yarn from back to the front ( in between the two needles). While switching from purl to knit stitch move the working yarn from front to back ( in between the two needles.

In the pattern instructions SL2 means slip 2 stitches together knitwise, then K1 and passing P2SSO the two slipped stitches over the knit stitch. For this to work properly , don't knit the previous round too tight around the middle stitches, keeping them loose allows room for passing 2 slipped stitches over the subsequent knit stitch. The whole SL2-K1-P2SSO creates a nice (stockinette stitch) raised center, It also curves the leaf inwards.

A few videos helped to clarify some techniques such as SL2-K1-P2SSO , where SL2 stands for slip two stitches together knitwise, knit one, and P2SSO stands for pass two slipped stitches together over the knitted stitch just like binding off.

Most helpful video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en3Yq2er4RI that demostrates the centered double decrease.

It appears that  24" circular needles are too long for the 5 leaves, with together take about just 10"
so, i transferred these stitches from the circular needles to 3 DPNs , by distributing 2 leaves on
the first DPN, 1 leaf on the 2nd DPN and the last 2 leaves on the 3rd DPN.

I didn't join in the round, but directly proceeded with the first SSK, which automatically joined
the needles in the round.

The DPNs are 7" long and size US 5,  if they become too small to knit as the knitting progresses, i'll transfer
the stitches to the circular needles.

The leaves are facing outwards, and the inner part is growing inwards.

If the circular needles are too long, then use the magic loop method, with the circular needles otherwise, just use 3 DPNs and 1 DPN working needle.


Make 1 Left :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUSinUjZbE

Knit together decrease k2tog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hwMZV7Arrc