question on decreasing using DPN's

[knitaholic]

When decreasing using DPN's, when you get to the end of one needle, and you have 1 stitch left, and that's where you're supposed to knit 2tog, what do you do? (You can tell I'm new at DPN's).

Just wondering,

Knitaholic :thinking:

[brendajos]

I always just pop it over to the next needle.

[knitaholic]

Once you've done this, does this stitch stay on this needle, or do you have to switch it back to its original needle?

Knitaholic

[brendajos]

i just keep it where it is....it always irritates me just a little when that happens too....but it is a minor irritation

[knitaholic]

Thanks for your quick response, but I just finished "1" mitten knitted on DPN's and ran into this and that's what I did, but I didn't know if this was the correct way to do this, or if it made any difference in the way it was supposed to look. I'm not sure I like DPN knitting--I guess I need to get used to it. One problem is, when you make a sl. mistake, it is "high maintenance" fixing it. Also, I found picking up one stitch at the "gap" of the thumb, very confusing on this mitten pattern. I picked up the stitch where I thought it was supposed to be, starting knitting, and found that it looked like purling instead of stockinette stitching. So, I finally figured out that I had to start at a different point on the thumb. The thumb part to me was more difficult than any part of the pattern. Any suggestions?

Knitaholic

[brendajos]

i don't know...i just finished my first mitten, and there was a wonky stitch at the thumb that i never quite figured out....it is out of the way but only because i stitched it down....lol. working on the second one now...will try to take it in to my LYS when i get there and see if they can show me what to do with it since i can't seem to see it.

i did mine on two circs and i gotta say it was WAY easier than doing them on DPNs. I started the first mitten on DPNs and it was fine but it went so much faster on the two circs it was amazing to me.