Try Something New Tuesday: Knitting With DPNs

Okay, I am a little bit of a liar. I actually started this project last Tuesday when I had already posted my letter to the editor, but I figure it still counts. Right?

Anyway, moving on to knitting with DPNs. When I first heard the term DPNs I thought, “What is this crazy code language these amazing knitters are speaking?”. I wanted to be in with the cool kids so I quickly Googled the term and discovered it stood for double-pointed needles – those cute little needles used to make socks and the like.

I did not intend to use DPNs for a long while, I still felt that my knitting skills were quite basic and I wasn’t crafty enough to handle working with four needles at a time. Then the other day I found myself walking through the isles of my local craft store and decided I should at least give it a go, so I picked out this pattern for thigh highs and chose some cosy wool and went on my way.

It turns out it is not as difficult as I thought! I actually feel like a bit of a pro using all four needles at once, like one of the cool kids. I certainly love throwing the term DPNs around. When people ask me what I am doing I say, “Oh, just knitting with DPNs” – like it’s nothing. You’re rolling your eyes now aren’t you?

Anyway, it is still early days. After all I have about, I don’t know, nearly a whole thigh high and then another thigh high to go and I may encounter some problems when it comes to decreasing. We’ll see! For now I am going to bask in my DPN knitting awesomeness!

Check out my V-Day mani! What are you doing for the day of love? I’ve got two hours of tap dancing to get through and then we are going to the movies! Happy days!