Does anyone know how to knit a round on straight knitting needles?

Question

I'm making a hat for myself, and I don't have circular knitting needles. I've already knitted a few rows, and now it's asking me to starting rounding. I don't know how to round, and was wondering if it's possible to knit a hat on regular knitting needles. Thanks.

Answer 1

No you cannot knit in the round with straight needles. You need double points or circular. What you can do is knit back and forth and then sew up the seam unless it is a complicated pattern with a brim or something. Knitting in the round is really fun and hardly any sewing when you get done. For more information go and view the videos on this subject at:

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques

Answer 2

Actually, there is one way to knit a closed end tube on straight needles. It's going to be a pain to keep the stitches on the needle though!



You need to know the circumference of your head, and the gauge you get with that yarn and those needles. Subtract two inches from the circumference and multiply it by the number of stitches per inch. Cast on half that number. On the first row, knit in the front and back of every stitch.



Now you're going to have to do something called double knitting. On every row, knit the first stitch. Bring the yarn to the front of your work and slip the next with the yarn in front of the needle. Take the yarn to the back and knit the next stitch. Continue in this way across, alternating knitting and slipping and ending with a slip stitch. Turn and repeat. Continue until the tube is as long as you want the hat to be. BE VERY CAREFUL TO SLIP EVERY OTHER STITCH, otherwise, you will close your tube off at that point. When the tube is long enough, get a third needle (a size or two bigger than the ones you knit with) and slip the stitches alternately onto two needles, then use your third needle to do the normal bindoff.



Yes, it's very complicated! Actually, using a circular needle or double pointed needlesto knit an actual tube is much easier. The other alternative, already mentioned, is to knit the hat flat and sew up the back seam.

Answer 3

Are you looking to knit a tube or a round shape? You need a circular needle or double points to knit a tube. To create a tube with straight needles you would need to knit a rectangle and then sew it into a tube. If you are looking to create a circular item like a doily, then that is not easy, but quite doable. To create a rounded object you would need to cast on a small number of stitches. For example with your smaller needles, cast on 5 to 7 stitches. Knit a row and then on the next row, increase one stitch at each end of the work. Increases are usually abbreviated as M1 - make one. To do this you can either knit into the front and then the back of the same stitch (KF&B) (look this up on YouTube if you don't understand), or you can lift up the bar between two stitches and use the bar to knit the stitch. You will have to be the designer to decide when to do the increases to keep the design rounded. It probably would not be on a very regular basis or you would end up with a diamond shape. Keep making the increases until you have reached the middle of the work - then you will need to make corresponding decreases. On the one side you will want to make right leaning decreases (SSK) - slip one stitch from the left needle to the right needle, slip a second stitch the same way, then knit those two stitches together. OR -- slip one stitch, knit the next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (SKP) On the other side you will want to make left leaning decreases - just knit two stitches together.

Answer 4

from the beginging



knit a long piece of knit one or pearl one knit one

it doesnt matter



then take the long piece and wrap it around ur head and sew it together but before that take the piece sticking up and put it in the middle of the hat (i cant really explain where)



then after the two ends r sewed then add a puff ball on the top if u want

how to make one



take a circle piece with no middle and wrap ur yarn around it then puuff it out



then u will hav a great hat





hope this works

Answer 5

that is not possible to knit circular on straight knitting needles. here is a pattern that you can knit a hat flat and then seam it up later.



http://home.nc.rr.com/saunshines/OneFlatHat.pdf

Answer 6

Yeath, couldn't agree more with hot_herm....

You'd better use 4-5 dpns or a circular needle instead of the straight needles for the tube fabrics. If this is unavailable at present, you can think about hot_herm's advice.