{"id":133333,"date":"2024-08-20T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/knit-with-circular-needles-tips-patterns-seamless\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T12:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T10:50:39","slug":"knit-with-circular-needles-tips-patterns-seamless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/knit-with-circular-needles-tips-patterns-seamless\/","title":{"rendered":"How to knit with circular needles: advantages, tips and free WOW patterns for beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you a bit nervous about knitting with straight needles? Do you suffer when you have to sew the parts of a knitted garment together? If your answers are affirmative, we recommend that you learn to knit with circular needles<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The advantages of knitting with circular needles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The advantages of these knitting needles joined to a cable<\/a> are numerous. As a result, more and more knitters are only using circular needles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. One key reason is that they are so convenient and comfortable to work with. Furthermore, you don\u2019t need to turn the work at the end of a row.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. They promote a more relaxed body<\/strong> and arm position<\/strong> whilst working thanks to the shorter needle length.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In addition, the weight of the<\/strong> knitted work is distributed along the length of the cable. This results in less pressure on our wrists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Thanks to the size and flexibility of the cable, they are easy to carry<\/em> in a bag. Moreover, you can knit whilst travelling by train or on a plane. \n