Knitting helppp?

Question

I just bought circular knitting needles and I honestly thought the concept of using them would be simple but its not. How do you get your stitches to actually go in the ROUND..like if you were to knit a skirt with no seams. And also, how do you purl? when I tried to purl it came out the same was as the knitting. it would have bumps on both sides of the work and the little v's on both sides and that's not right.

Answer 1

When you knit "in the round" on circular needles, you need to join the first stitch to the last stitch, then keep knitting round and round. You'll never need to end the row. (Be sure to put a stitch marker at the beginning, though!)

You're always knitting on the "right" side of the fabric (the side that faces out when you're wearing it, so most of the time you'll be doing the knit stitch.

Here are some online guides to help with the technique:
http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/circular.html
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/advanced_techniques/

And here is a video:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/dynamic/php/video/index.php?file=/adv-tech/circular-needle-rds.mpg

Here are some simple patterns in the round.
http://www.thekingspottery.com/pattern_bowhat.htm
http://alison.knitsmiths.us/pattern_spring_fling.html

Good luck to you!

Answer 2

It's not difficult, just takes practise. First of all, the pattern you are using may already be converted to circular knitting so if it says "knit 14 rows stocking stitch" then you need to know that you must KNIT all 14 rows, you are working in a spiral rather than on the flat so knitting every row becomes stocking stitch when completed. If you have to do garter stitch which would normally be knit every row, you have to knit one row purl one row for the same effect on circular needles. Here's a web site with pictures that may help you: http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/mloop.html
Happy knitting!

Answer 3

you just pick up the first stitch immediately after the last stitch on the same end as the last stitch, leaving no space in between. and you don't have to purl, since you aren't going in reverse.

Here, use this site, it explains it better and in detail
http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/circular.html