need help with first hat :)

[ashley]

i am knitting my first hat on a #10-16" circular needle. The pattern says to switch to dpns when the stitches become too hard to move. I was at the yarn store and the very nice lady said i could just switch to large circular needles instead. She thinks this is the easier way. Would switch them over the same ways as you did, Amy, in the video on knitting with two circular needles? oh yea, i would be using #10-24" circ. I don't understand how to keep with the pattern if I have 1/2 on one needle and 1/2 on the other. Thanks for everyone's help.
Ash

[Hildegard_von_Knittin]

I hate dpns, but the time will come when you just have to bite the bullet and use them. They were wierd and awkward (IMHO) at first, but eventually I got the knack... I still work on circulars whenever possible, but having the knowledge to use dpns has helped me out of situations when I don't have circulars with the right size cable for a certain project... I don't know if a 24in cable would be long enough for what you want to do... but I really don't know enough about the technique to advise one way or the other.