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Step 1
Determine how many double-pointed needles you want to use--four or five.
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Step 2
Count the number of stitches on your circular needle. Divide by the number of needles that will hold the stitches. For example, if you have 18 stitches and will be using four double points, divide 18 by three (the number of needles needed for the stitches). You will be placing six stitches on each needle.
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Step 3
If the number of stitches does not divide evenly, try to distribute the stitches as equally as possible. For instance, if you have 26 stitches and are using four needles for the stitches, put six stitches on the first needle, seven on the second and third, and six on the fourth.
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Step 4
Pick up a double-pointed needle and begin to knit stitches off the circular needle. Stop knitting with that double-pointed needle when you have knitted off the desired number of stitches.
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Step 5
Pick up a new double-pointed needle and knit the desired number of stitches onto it from the circular needle. Continue with the remaining needle or needles until you have knitted all of the stitches off the circular needle.
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Step 6
Pick up the last double-pointed needle and begin the next round on all double-pointed needles.
