Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round.
“join to work in the round, being careful not to twist“
With double-pointed needles, place the marker after the first stitch on the
first needle, to mark the beginning of the round.
Double-pointed needles can take a bit of practice to get used to.
You can use a row counter gadget to help count
your rounds (or rows), by turning the dial each time
you finish a round. If you’ve lost count and need
to just count them visually, just remember that one
of those little “V” shapes in the fabric is one stitch.
By counting how many of those “Vs” are stacked
on top of each other, you’ll get your count. Just
remember to always include the round that is on
your needle also. For example, in the picture below,
we can count 6 rounds of the pink yarn have been
knitted, plus the one on the needles so that actually
means we have knitted 7 rounds of pink.
Knitting in the round can be great television
knitting or “transit knitting” while on the go,
especially if you’re using a circular needle and
don’t ever have to worry about dropping a
needle by accident.
Counting how many rounds you have knitted is easy to do on stockinette stitch.
For these hats, we’ll knit several rounds of ribbing
to start, then continue in stockinette until it’s time to
work the decreases.
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