Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Knitting Podcast: DPNs vs. Magic Loop vs. 2 Circs

On my oh-so-lovely commute home in the rain, I had the chance to listen to a few of the knitting podcasts I'd downloaded onto my iPod earlier this week.  I wanted to share one of them with you because I thought it might be of interest to our sock club: Episode 25 of Knit Picks' podcast.

In the first segment of this episode, the show host discusses the three ways of knitting in the round, specifically for socks: DPNs, 2 circulars, or Magic Loop.  Her explanations are nothing "new" per-say, but I found them helpful for envisioning how one technique relates to the other.

For instance, I have done Magic Loop, but prefer DPNs.  I've never tried 2 circs.  But after her description, I could better envision how the position of the stitches on DPNs could be easily translated to 2 circs.  So I might give it a try!

Incidentally, if you haven't checked out all the knitting podcasts out there, you should!  If you have iTunes (free) on your computer, go to the iTunes store and click on "Podcasts" and then search for knitting.  There's lots and lots of free knitting podcasts that you can download and listen to on your computer or iPod.  I love to listen to them while I'm at work or during my commute!  (Makes the time when I can't actually be knitting pass much quicker, ha ha.)

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Kathleen said...

I love the podcasts, too. My favorite is Stash and Burn, then the Knitpicks podcast, then Lime & Violet.

Mandi said...

Kathleen -- I agree, I LOVE Lime & Violet and Stash & Burn. I also like Knitters Uncensored. There's lots of good ones out there! Fun fun.

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