How to Do Ribbing with Double Pointed Knitting Needles

Doing ribbing on double pointed needles is not difficult. I will show you how. I am assuming you know how to knit, and also how to knit on double-pointed needles. I will include links to instructions for both at the end of the article.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Double-pointed needles
• yarn

1. 
    
   working in a tube

   You will do ribbing in basically the same way you do it in flat knitting. You are knitting the knits and purling the purls. Remember on double pointed needles you are working on a seamless tube. In the round is how knitters say it.

2. 
    
   You are working on the outside.

   As you go around, knitting the knits and purling the purls, you will do the ribbing. In flat knitting, you would be working on the back of the stitch, after you turned the work. In the round, doing a ribbing you are going around and around on the outside of the stitch, and you knit the knit and purl the purl and you are in business!

3. When you bind off ribbing, be sure you bind off "in ribbing" so that it will be the correct tension.

Resources

• How to Knit with 4 needles
• How to knit in the round with double pointed needles
• Basic knitting instruction

[jaredsgirl]

on 4/22/2009 Great tips on dong ribbing with double pointed knitting needles. Thanks for sharing! 5*