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[muladhara]

Hi guys, lurker and knitting n00b here. I apologise if there's an answer to this somewhere on the community but, at the time of writing, I don't have time to look.

See, I like making stuffed toys - I can also crochet, so that's easy, just going round and round, but with knitting, double pointed needles present me with a problem - laddering between the stitches over two needles. Is there any way to fix this?

I suspect the answer is "practice", or "circular needles". Practice I can do; circular needles, not so much (short of cash and nearby sources to purchase from). Any advice would be gratefully received, as it's driving me demented.

ETA: I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who left comments and advice on this post. You are all awesome! :D

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[fire_my_spirit]

I also move the gap as antisoppist suggested above, usually by two stitches each needle. The first few times I worked with dpns I also got the laddering, but once I started scooting everything over every round, it vanished entirely. Most of what I do is stuffed toys and armwarmers and I haven't had a problem at all.

[muladhara]

I will definitely bear that in mind next time I'm working on dpns.

Thank you c: