Before circular needles were invented, double pointed needles were the only way to go:

How to join double pointed needles. Example done on double pointed needles.check out my blog post about how to knit on double pointed needles here:www.melody. Slide half of the stitches onto a second needle if you're using 4 needles. When knitting with double pointed.

Push the stitches on the right and left dpns close to the tips of the needles. Three steps to cast on to dpns ::: A standard longtail cast on with two needles.

Knitted doilies could only be made by using eight double pointed needles in a circle, with a. You've cast onto your dpn, and even divided them.now what?! Cast on stitches as normal.

It's time to join in the round! Now you will make the needles. As a result, you tend to stretch the.

Get ready to join in the round. Continue wrapping the working yarn around needle 4 as if to knit. To begin, cast on as many stitches as your pattern requires using a single needle of your set.

Watch just how incredibly simple it is! Showing an easy way to avoid that and create a tight joi. Slip the first stitch on the right needle to the left needle.