Knitting Baby Beanie Circular Needles subsituted for DoublePointed?

Question

Can anyone give me a good simple pattern to knit a baby beanie? I'm planning on using circular needles (because double pointed look so hard). I've found a couple of free patterns for double pointed needles does any one know if I can I substitute circular ones? I'm a novice knitter and only knitted flat things on regular needles any advice would be great!

Answer 1

Well, dpns, like any other needles, do have a learning curve, but they aren't hard to use.  You can always knit a hat flat on a circular or regular straight needle, adding one extra stitch to a circular pattern for the seam, and then sew up the back at the end.  There are some very good patterns for baby hats on-line, just google free baby hat knitting patterns.

Answer 2

if the pattern is knit so many rows on dps, then it should be the same on circles. you just dont change needles, but keep going in a big line.

i have knitted beany stlye hats with ordinary paired needles. knit a row, then purl a row.

try it out and see. if it does not work, unravel the wool and try something different. no real loss!

Answer 3

You would eventually have to do the hat on dpns if you want to do it in the round.  Don't be intimidated by dpns, think of them as a circular needle, only you are working on it one section at a time.  It isn't as hard as it looks.  I have found that most people once they try it have few problems.

Answer 4

It depends on the pattern.  If the reason double pointed needles are called for is to be able to knit the hat in one piece without any seaming, you can use circulars, but at least near the top of the hat you'll either need to use two circulars at once or do the "magic" loop technique with one long circular, because you won't be able to stretch the stitches around single circular needle.   I'd urge you to try the double pointed needles; they really aren't that hard to work with.  At any one time, you only have to deal with two of them, just like you've been doing with straight needles.