Circular needles

I struggle with circular needles. I just can't use them. I was taught to knit with the right hand needle under my arm and just (mainly) moving the left hand needle. I can't knit any other way now.

I knitted a seamless blanket on them. It's lovely and snuggly.

I too love the circular needles. I have found my knitting technique has changed, for the better and I swear my knitting has improved since I have been using them.

Has anyone tried the tiny circular needles, e.g. for socks, instead of the double ended needles?

Callistemon

Nannagarra I wondered if they might work loose but they didn't - they come with a little gadget to tighten them.

Callistemon - my interchangeable needles are Knitpro. They do work loose no matter how much I tighten them with the pin provided. I was told that should I ever lose it, a straightened paper clip would also do the job.

Have used them for circular and back and forth ever since I was a young teacher and one of our staff knitted every lunchtime with them. She had a Norwegian husband and said everyone in Norway used them. She had the entire staff knitting with circular needles in no time. Have never gone back to two pins.

When I first tried them I hated them but needs must when I was doing the edge of a single knitted bed cover. Now I love them. As you say, the weight is on your lap and you can get loads of stitches on them. I am converted!

I'm another convert too.
I don't do a lot of knitting to be honest but find them very easy.

I must try them for jumpers. I have only used them for socks and beanies so far.

I only first used one recently when knitting scarves for charity - 270 sts IIRC, so too many for ordinary needles.
Took me a while to get used to it, though.

SueDonim, the first I used was very old, inherited from my mother, and it was very difficult to move the knitting from the fixed to the bendy bit.
I looked online for a new one which is very smooth and easy.

I’ve got a couple of circular needles and found that items grow very quickly using them, but I find that having to keep moving stitches from the flexible part to the needle part is annoying. Maybe I’m doing it wrong? I like short straight needles, which is fine as I mostly make children’s items, not adult ones.

Nannagarra I wondered if they might work loose but they didn't - they come with a little gadget to tighten them.

I just knitted a large garment on circular needles, back and forth, having resisted using them for years.

Yes, so much better on the wrists.

I bought a KnitPro set with interchangeable points so they are versatile for different yarns.
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My mum was an avid knitter and when she died I inherited her ( vast) collection of knitting needles. I kept all the circular ones and donated all the straight ones to a charity shop. She never used the straight needles since she discovered the circular ones and neither did I for the same reason as previous posters have already stated.

I also use them for knitting back and forth, not just in the round. They’re smaller, easily transported when I meet the K and N group, I’m not going to poke someone sitting next to me and there’s no likelihood of me losing a needle.
I tend to go for fixed ends now for, as much as I tighten them, they eventually work loose. The interchangeable points with varying cord lengths are still in use from time to time.

They certainly are a revelation.

I agree overthehill they’re so much easier to use. I like them so much that I bought a set with interchangeable needles, longer cords for more stitches.