If you’ve already made a mistake and a “reactive” lifeline will keep you from making an unraveling mess, a tiny circular needle is a good tool to use.
The 40″ size 0 US needle I use for this technique is an Addi Turbo needle.
The yarn I’m using for demonstration is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky.
The DPNs I used are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo DPNs.
My nail polish is by Julep, color “Evan”.
I know that this was just for demo purposes but didn’t you start purling after your frogged the swatch instead of knitting or is this a new type of knit stitch?
Fern – it is a stockinette swatch (knit a row/purl a row), and after frogging, it was a purl row. So I purled.
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What an excellent way of doing reactive lifelines! Looks much easier than going through with a tapestry needle and thread and then picking them all up again onto a needle.
Will definitely be adding a set of long size 0 needles to my set.
Is there any risk of gauge issues in that row as the live stitches are on a (potentially) much smaller needle?
Hayley – there is no risk of changing the gauge knitting from the smaller needle, as long as you’re knitting *to* the size you were using before.
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This couldn’t have come at a better time. An avid reader and follower I was distraught when I missed read a 2@time magic loop sock pattern and made a mistake on both socks some 20 rows down. Following your video I was able to pick up all my stitches on the 2mm needles I was using buy using another set to transfer. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the videos you publish each week. I would have been totally lost without you. Now need to start again.
One of your UK followers
Michelle