I have been knitting socks using the Magic Loop method for many years, and I just learned something! Thanks for the tip about putting the first cast-on stitch onto the other needle and then passing the last stitch over in order to make a tighter joining.
Brilliant! Have knit sereral pairs of socks on dpn, then knit a sweater. It was tedious going back and forth and I still haven't sewn it up!! SO...I decided to knit the body in the round...works brilliantly (just split onto 2 needles when I reached armpit and had to decrease for the raglan) and now I'm on to the arms but couldn't work out how to use my long cables on the interchangeable needles with the smaller circumference of the arm....this video has shown me...HURRAH! THANK YOU xx 🌈
THANK YOU! You were the only one to show me how to split the stitches up between the two needles. I know it's silly but yeah that's the one thing I couldn't get haha!
4:25 It's a Möbius strip! I kind of want to learn to knit now to make a Kleinbottle. I learned to crochet to make hyperbolic planes based on the work by crafter/mathematician Daina Taimana, and while I'm sure I could crochet a Kleinbottle, knitting seems to give more uniform results as well as being easier to make a material that looks the same on both sides which is kind of important if you want to make a single sided surface.
I’ve been knitting for almost 20 years, and I use long circs for small diameter knitting, but I’ve always kept 1/3 of the sts on my left needle, 1/3 on my right needle, and 1/3 in the middle of the cable, with two loops poking out in the middle of the work. I guess I’ve been doing it wrong my whole life! This might be why I still get ladders.
I wish I knew this a couple hours ago when I started my scarf. Doing it in the round instead of flat and it's not wide enough for any circular needles I have
Good action at the three minutes mark.....I like to twist in the round on purpose to make a twisted headband....... ((((( Not sue you have flat needles as stated early on..... ))))) Thanks for your time and work.......I'll subscribe.... Happy Holidays!!
Haha I’m coming back to this video having forgotten I’d ever seen it and was about to comment on her incredible sweater. Lo and behold, I’ve already been here! 🤣
I think this class is no longer available for purchase on Craftsy. I have purchased it, however, so I can still watch it. I think it's a good class. Too bad it was discontinued.
First, let me say that the new look (desk) looks so "business-y", like a news desk. I really liked the easy chairs, the relaxed atmosphere, previously. Secondly, I LOVE this sweater! One question...if you are using non-washable yarn, then does that mean dry cleaners? OR hand wash, gently, then dry flat. So where do you find a flat surface big enough, and "porous" enough for air to get to the underside, to dry? Can't wait for the sock show. LOVE knitting socks, but just realized, if you wear pants, and shoes, how do you show them off????
Linda M they sell clear tennis shoes that many wear with pants lol also depending on temp in the house or outside...drying isn't an issue unless it's humid then it may take longer.
Hello, This video does not include a pattern. But this Premium Magic Loop Knitting does include a pattern: www.craftsy.com/class/knit-smarter-with-magic-loop/ Thanks!
Any tips on getting started? For me, the most frustrating part of knitting socks is after the cast on, getting the bumps lined up and keeping an even tension. It looks so easy in the demos with bulky yarn but it’s hard to control the fingering weight.
I have never made socks so I can see where this would be a definite advantage doing two at a time. but for anything else I cannot see why using circular needles would not be just as easy. I use circular needles for making hats all the time and do not have to struggle with pushing the needles back into position.
I have always knitted 2 socks at a time on 2 circular needles. I haven't tried this yet. I am wondering how it works when it's time to turn the heel. I have just mastered that on 2 circulars.
Hello fellow-knitters, I love the heel on the orange sock. Does somebody recognise it and know the name of it so I can look up some instructions? Thanks a lot!
Great video. I learned the extra stitch thing, and that will be helpful. Your sweater is absolutely beautiful. Are you doing a class to knit that, or is the pattern for sale?
I'm sorry I purchased the craftsy class that replaced this class. although the woman in the new magic loop class is nice I'd rather prefer Kate Gilbert's class. craftsy is getting on my nerves, esp. when you can find free content on UA-cam.
Kimmy Smiley I am a picker too and I like magic loop as well or better than dpns. Mostly because I like doing two at a time and thus have no “second sock syndrome”. Plus I like my ChiaoGoo mini set of needles! LOL
Ok here's my question, I got the part of knitting one sock at a time could b 24" but what actual size needle should I get for asking socks?? 2.25 or 2.75??? No one has answered this question and it's annoying to me because I want to make socks!!! Ty
bxgal347 I was looking for my needle gauge to give it to you in mm but it’s not where I thought it was! Anyway, I use a US size 1, some use a US size 2 or 3. I think it depends on how dense you want the fabric. I use size 1 because I made socks on either a 2or3, (I can’t remember which one) and I didn’t like the feel of them. I felt every purl bump on the inside of the socks. I would recommend that you do a couple of swatches, in the round, to measure your stitches and rows per inch. In the round really does make a difference because you are only using the knit stitch, where as in a flat stockinette, you use both knit and purl stitches. Most people don’t have the same gauge purling as knitting. Good luck!
Me too. I enrolled in the new class though, but it is kind of boring and a bit too slow. My learning rate is slightly higher. Anyway, thanks for contacting Craftsy. I appreciate it.
The boiling water trick is good for straightening a cord that has lots of kinks from being stored but you are right, it will not make the cord permanently more flexible.
I suspect the instructor in this video may be using exaggerated, slow movements for the sake of clarity... though Hazel Tindall, the fastest knitter in the world, uses a similar English style; throwing the yarn with the index finger of her right hand.
This was too fast and does not show you the needles at the beginning to be sure how to start. This is from someone who is really struggling with this. Needed more of a visual and slower instuction.
So...what were you doing here....flat or round. I thought I might be able to get this tutorial version until you said knitting flat you turn your work...it in the round you don't? ah well. no money for lessons right now & no knitty buddies or lys....sigh...:)
Kathy Tincler In this video, she's working in the round. She never turns the work to stitch back across the way she came. she is constantly pulling the needles through to work in a continuous circle.
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I have been knitting socks using the Magic Loop method for many years, and I just learned something! Thanks for the tip about putting the first cast-on stitch onto the other needle and then passing the last stitch over in order to make a tighter joining.
Mary Evans x
Its not just a tighter join you lose that annoying bump where the join is.
@@ojtopntai Hey how are you doing
Same here, Mary! I'd never seen that done before and now maybe FINALLY my knitting in the round will be as even as it should be! 🤣
thank you so much. I've watched so many videos re the magic loop and finally I succeeded. maybe it's that extra stitch that makes all the difference.
Brilliant! Have knit sereral pairs of socks on dpn, then knit a sweater. It was tedious going back and forth and I still haven't sewn it up!! SO...I decided to knit the body in the round...works brilliantly (just split onto 2 needles when I reached armpit and had to decrease for the raglan) and now I'm on to the arms but couldn't work out how to use my long cables on the interchangeable needles with the smaller circumference of the arm....this video has shown me...HURRAH! THANK YOU xx 🌈
THANK YOU! You were the only one to show me how to split the stitches up between the two needles. I know it's silly but yeah that's the one thing I couldn't get haha!
4:25 It's a Möbius strip! I kind of want to learn to knit now to make a Kleinbottle. I learned to crochet to make hyperbolic planes based on the work by crafter/mathematician Daina Taimana, and while I'm sure I could crochet a Kleinbottle, knitting seems to give more uniform results as well as being easier to make a material that looks the same on both sides which is kind of important if you want to make a single sided surface.
Love your sweater!
I’ve been knitting for almost 20 years, and I use long circs for small diameter knitting, but I’ve always kept 1/3 of the sts on my left needle, 1/3 on my right needle, and 1/3 in the middle of the cable, with two loops poking out in the middle of the work. I guess I’ve been doing it wrong my whole life! This might be why I still get ladders.
thank you for this video I want to learn how to knit 2 at a time. because I learned how to knit on dpns and dreaded to knit the other one.
I wish I knew this a couple hours ago when I started my scarf. Doing it in the round instead of flat and it's not wide enough for any circular needles I have
Try knitting on 2 circulars. You don't get as tangled as this can.
Please bring this class back! The one they have now uses continental which I don’t use and I prefer this instructor
Hey how are you doing
Good action at the three minutes mark.....I like to twist in the round on purpose to make a twisted headband....... ((((( Not sue you have flat needles as stated early on..... ))))) Thanks for your time and work.......I'll subscribe.... Happy Holidays!!
Like many others, the extra stitch technique is new to me & is really an amazing idea! Can’t wait to try it, thank you!
Absolutely love the beautiful sweater you are wearing!!!
I love your sweater.💖
thanks very much I was looking for all kinds of videos and none of them were like this so thank you in your video was the one the helped me
Do you do the heels one at a time?
Lov e love love her sweater. I had to stop and go favorite it on Ravelry.
How did you find the sweater on Rav? It's the most beautiful!
Akebia on Ravelry
Well explained. Thank you dearly.❤
You’re welcome 😊
Hi. How to cast off.? Thank you
Hi, where can I find the full class please? The link no longer works.
That sweater!
Haha I’m coming back to this video having forgotten I’d ever seen it and was about to comment on her incredible sweater. Lo and behold, I’ve already been here! 🤣
This is so much easier than double points!thanks
I think this class is no longer available for purchase on Craftsy. I have purchased it, however, so I can still watch it. I think it's a good class. Too bad it was discontinued.
Linda C so you think you can share this video with me?!
Linda C do*
I would love the sock video. Any way to get it?
I would love to know the name of the sock pattern with the cables.
Amazing work😃🙏🌹💝💛
Hlo,mam Mucha ya vali knitting ka 10 or 12 or 9 num ki knitting chaya,available ho skati hei
First, let me say that the new look (desk) looks so "business-y", like a news desk. I really liked the easy chairs, the relaxed atmosphere, previously. Secondly, I LOVE this sweater! One question...if you are using non-washable yarn, then does that mean dry cleaners? OR hand wash, gently, then dry flat. So where do you find a flat surface big enough, and "porous" enough for air to get to the underside, to dry? Can't wait for the sock show. LOVE knitting socks, but just realized, if you wear pants, and shoes, how do you show them off????
Linda M they sell clear tennis shoes that many wear with pants lol also depending on temp in the house or outside...drying isn't an issue unless it's humid then it may take longer.
Hey how are you doing
love her sweater is there a knit pattern for that?
Hello,
This video does not include a pattern. But this Premium Magic Loop Knitting does include a pattern: www.craftsy.com/class/knit-smarter-with-magic-loop/ Thanks!
Any tips on getting started? For me, the most frustrating part of knitting socks is after the cast on, getting the bumps lined up and keeping an even tension. It looks so easy in the demos with bulky yarn but it’s hard to control the fingering weight.
Very helpful !
I have never made socks so I can see where this would be a definite advantage doing two at a time. but for anything else I cannot see why using circular needles would not be just as easy. I use circular needles for making hats all the time and do not have to struggle with pushing the needles back into position.
I have always knitted 2 socks at a time on 2 circular needles. I haven't tried this yet. I am wondering how it works when it's time to turn the heel. I have just mastered that on 2 circulars.
Beautiful craft 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Unable to find the class in Craftsy!,
Hello fellow-knitters, I love the heel on the orange sock. Does somebody recognise it and know the name of it so I can look up some instructions? Thanks a lot!
Great video. I learned the extra stitch thing, and that will be helpful. Your sweater is absolutely beautiful. Are you doing a class to knit that, or is the pattern for sale?
Hey how are you doing
Where can I find the knitting pattern for the shaped cowl on the table at the beginning of the video?
Sold! Good bye 9" circulars!
Awesome !Thank you teacher
You explained it best. Thank you, will try and practice now😊
project inspiration link and take the full class link are both broken links!
Is that sock pattern available?
Yeah you make it so easy thank you
älskar din tröja
Is this for stitching two socks at the same time??
Yes! You can knit two at the same time.
Is 40cm circular needles fine for socks? Thank yoi
it is sooooooooo much easier and faster working in the round! These needles are a mix of every knitting needle!
If Bluprint or Craftsy is closing will these classes be in UA-cam?
Don’t know.
I'm sorry I purchased the craftsy class that replaced this class. although the woman in the new magic loop class is nice I'd rather prefer Kate Gilbert's class. craftsy is getting on my nerves, esp. when you can find free content on UA-cam.
what was the point of this comment
Please!!! What is the name of the pattern for the sweater she is wearing?
Maybe I find DPS’s less fiddley than the magic loop, for me, is because I’m a picker, ie continental knitter?
Kimmy Smiley I am a picker too and I like magic loop as well or better than dpns. Mostly because I like doing two at a time and thus have no “second sock syndrome”. Plus I like my ChiaoGoo mini set of needles! LOL
Kimmy Smiley I knit English and I prefer DPNs too.
Ok here's my question, I got the part of knitting one sock at a time could b 24" but what actual size needle should I get for asking socks?? 2.25 or 2.75??? No one has answered this question and it's annoying to me because I want to make socks!!! Ty
bxgal347 I was looking for my needle gauge to give it to you in mm but it’s not where I thought it was! Anyway, I use a US size 1, some use a US size 2 or 3. I think it depends on how dense you want the fabric.
I use size 1 because I made socks on either a 2or3, (I can’t remember which one) and I didn’t like the feel of them. I felt every purl bump on the inside of the socks.
I would recommend that you do a couple of swatches, in the round, to measure your stitches and rows per inch. In the round really does make a difference because you are only using the knit stitch, where as in a flat stockinette, you use both knit and purl stitches. Most people don’t have the same gauge purling as knitting.
Good luck!
Julia Martin thank you soo much for this info really appreciate it xo
Where did this class go? I watched it on labor day, now I want to purchase it and it is GONE!!!!!
Your way see.s the way I'd do mine, every other video says use the back needle n bring to the front, why is that?
What needles are these? I'm new to knitting and I really can't stand the drag of bamboo.
For some reason my cable lands on top of the knitting needle
The Link to the complete tutorial isn't working. :( I'd love to take the complete Craftsy Class. Maybe you could update the link?
HeikeWie Just asked Craftsy about this and the class has been retired. They have a new Magic Loop class. Bummed though, I wanted to take this one
Me too. I enrolled in the new class though, but it is kind of boring and a bit too slow. My learning rate is slightly higher. Anyway, thanks for contacting Craftsy. I appreciate it.
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I'm a super beginner and my tension is always too tight
My tension is tight. I always go up a needle size, that helps.
A brilliant clear video, thanks for posting.
Where are the sock blockers from?
The full lessons are not available any more on Craftsy :( Will they be available anywhere else?
cool
Learn Scandinavian way of knitting, then it goes even quicker.
what about mittens ?
Sweet
What is 2nd sock syndrome?
It's knitting one sock, then getting tired of the project and giving up. I've been a chronic sufferer for many years!
The boiling water trick is good for straightening a cord that has lots of kinks from being stored but you are right, it will not make the cord permanently more flexible.
Thanks for this I think I'll try this to make baby hats for hospital with this method
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I’m new to this form and she goes too fast for me to see.
She's like, do this stitch *shows it* now repeat xtimes *speeds through it*
I'm two years late for this comment but you can adjust the speed of the video. That might be helpful to some :)
That seems way more complicated than DPNs
It isn't. Like anything else, you have to just keep at it. DPNs seems complicated to me. To each her own.
Double pointed needles are the devil. I hate them very much.
Lowe your shirt, and the Technic
La musique est trop forte et gêne l'écoute, il vaudrait mieux la supprimer car le silence est d'or, merci pour la vidéo
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Pas grave si elle ne traduit pas, de toute façon je n'attendais pas de réponse et ne m'attendais pas non plus à un changement dans la présentation..;)
Hermoso puede ser traducido al español?
I find the magic loop really difficult and dns scare me to death
I agree. I like two circulars. .....much, much easier.
Tube socks.
No need for irritating music, we can wait....
burn
You have a strange knitting habid. You hold your thread in right hand and throw it over the needle. That slows you down immensely.
Her stitches look really, really even though. Her knitting tension is really consistent. I guess that's more important.
Your continental style is faster; however I learned the other way and it makes my brain twist to try to change style.
I suspect the instructor in this video may be using exaggerated, slow movements for the sake of clarity... though Hazel Tindall, the fastest knitter in the world, uses a similar English style; throwing the yarn with the index finger of her right hand.
It’s the English style and can be very fast.
I don’t understand why you hold the thread in your right hand, you loose the advantage of continental knitting...
Myriam Lateur because she doesn’t knit continentally. People don’t all do things the way you do.
"lose" not "loose" Also, that's her way of knitting. If it works for her...
As the fastest knitter in the world does not use the continental style, I'm not sure your argument holds much weight. ;)
Wer were wee get this needle
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ua-cam.com/video/gwgkS41zxB4/v-deo.html another good video
This was too fast and does not show you the needles at the beginning to be sure how to start. This is from someone who is really struggling with this. Needed more of a visual and slower instuction.
So...what were you doing here....flat or round. I thought I might be able to get this tutorial version until you said knitting flat you turn your work...it in the round you don't? ah well. no money for lessons right now & no knitty buddies or lys....sigh...:)
Kathy Tincler In this video, she's working in the round. She never turns the work to stitch back across the way she came. she is constantly pulling the needles through to work in a continuous circle.
You are stolen our times.
Too fast!
Hlo,mam Mucya ya vali knitting ka 10 or 12 or 9 num ki knitting chaya,available ho skati hei
Mam please answer me