Is a 24 inch needle long enough to CO 78...

boo1 · 03-05-2008, 07:11 AM

or will it be awkward? I need something to work on while my students are taking a test.

(By the way, the yarn is worsted....)

Thanks!

nonny2t · 03-05-2008, 07:14 AM

Yes, I would think so. I am doing a straight knitting sweater and I have 102 st on a 24" cable.

WandaT · 03-05-2008, 07:56 AM

Yup, I would think you'd be fine!

gingerbread · 03-05-2008, 08:10 AM

That is what I looked like when I read, is a is 24inch needle long enough.

All I could see was this long straight needle dragging on the floor

. Maybe I shouldn't read so early in the morning, or I need a new brain

.

boo1 · 03-05-2008, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by gingerbread

That is what I looked like when I read, is a is 24inch needle long enough.

All I could see was this long straight needle dragging on the floor

. Maybe I shouldn't read so early in the morning, or I need a new brain

.

LOL!

bajanKnit · 03-05-2008, 11:31 AM

Definitely I am knitting a blanket right now in worsted a 24" and it has 380 sts on it as we speak.

lactosefree · 03-05-2008, 01:49 PM

Worsted yarn is usually 4-5 sts per inch so that means 78 co would make it somewhere between 19.5" to 15.6" depending on your gauge, so a 24" needle would definitely be long enough if you're knitting in the flat. If you're knitting something circular I would say to go down to a 16" to make sure you can fit it all the way around.. depending on your gauge of course.

boo1 · 03-05-2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by bajanKnit

Definitely I am knitting a blanket right now in worsted a 24" and it has 380 sts on it as we speak.

Yikes! I hope the yarn isn't black!

bajanKnit · 03-05-2008, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by boo1

Yikes! I hope the yarn isn't black!

Fortunately for me no it is not.