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I haven't noticed any pulling with the circulars... The other plus side to them, that no one has mentioned so far, is that you don't accidentally keep stabbing yourself like you do with DPNs! Ok, maybe the stabbing is just me Hugs, Cat.

Quote: Nikki - you sound like a true knitter... always wanting the next stage of progress lol Hugs and good luck, Cat.

Quote: Nikki - you can knit socks with 2 straight needles (I've done it myself). I don't know if there are any free patterns online though, and I've lost the pattern I knitted from... Just don't give up hope - there will be a pattern out there somewhere for you! Hugs, Cat.

Hm... hm.. hm.. (blushes with shame)... What is a cabana boy? I have clearly lived a very sheltered life lol. Hugs, Cat.

Quote: Interestingly I'll be using those next, very new to them, but I think I can do it. What do you suppose the difference is in circular needles vs straight needles. I think the difference (circular v straight) is that the circulars allow the knitted fabric to "droop" much more quickly...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL I was advised to use circular needles for pain issues. It was advice that I gave to my mother who suffers terribly with arthritis in her neck, shoulders, wrists, feet, everywhere basically. Last month, I went to the doctor with a sore shoulder - turns out it's...

Way to go Sequin - there's nothing quite like surprising a heart-felt compliment out of your dad Really nice hat Scoot, congrats - I'm also interested in what yarn you used. Hugs, Cat.

Hmm.. I'm now thinking stitched up rice bag with a knitted cover - great gift for my mother :-) Hugs and thanks, Cat.

Phew! It's not just me... what a relief Hugs, Cat.

Oh dear... I'm going to show my English-ness again, but.... What are rice bags?? Hugs, Cat.

Hmm...yes...chickens and yarn are both highly addictive.... Wonder if anyone's tried making yarn from feathers yet? That would have to be a true sign of dual addiction Hugs to all, Cat. P.S: seismic wonder2 - how is the sweater going? Good luck with it

No knitting at all for me recently... I damaged a tendon in my left hand, so I can't knit :-( In fact, all of my activities for the last few days have been one-handed :-( Hugs to all, Cat.

I've just finished... ...wiping the blood off the walls that is :mad: As I wanted to knit the same cardigan in 3 different colours, and a fourth in stripes, I decided to knit the parts together (all the left fronts, then all the right fronts, etc). Well, after completing all the left fronts...

Quote: Hmm... my boss says knitting gets in the way of working, and my husband says he's going to have "Just one more row" engraved on my headstone Hugs, Cat.

Quote: LOL - I know that out of control feeling

Wow! What great ideas - thank you all. I'm going to have to put my thinking cap on now to come up with some really good ideas to suit my family... I'm thinking apple jelly for all though, since we will be starting to harvest our apples tomorrow (weather permitting). Home made soap fascinates...

First things first - I'm not stupid, just English There's been a lot of talk on this thread about Christmas baskets and I'm intrigued - having never heard of them previously... What sorts of things go in them? Are they all hand made? I'm thinking they might make nice "top up" gifts for my...

Hi Wendy... Just an idea, but why don't you ask your mother to teach you to knit - it'll be the best thing you've ever done As for chicken patterns, go to google and type in "free chicken knitting pattern". Use the quote marks to start with, and if nothing comes up, remove them and try again...

Wildsky - that is just gorgeous!! Good luck with the rest of it and the sewing up! Cat.

Quote: It's called "The Art of Knitting". We're on issue 90-something now! Sadly, I think it's only available in the UK. They have their own website, so if you search for the title (in quote marks) on a search engine, you should get to see what I'm doing :-). That reminds me... I must check...