Things You'll Need:
- Yarn
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Step 1
Cast on the required number of stitches onto one double pointed needle. Refer to your pattern for the correct number to cast on.
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Step 2
Divide the stitches as evenly as possible between needles. Depending on the pattern or your preference, you may use three or four double pointed needles to divide stitches between.
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Step 3
Make sure the stitches are not twisted. If you begin knitting with twisted stitches, you'll knit a mobius instead of a tube.
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Step 4
Join the first and last cast on stitches with your free knitting needle. Do this by holding the needle with the first cast on stitches in your left hand and the needle with the last cast on stitches in your right. With the free double pointed needle, knit or purl into the first stitch on the needle in your left hand.
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Step 5
Pull the yarn tight to avoid a hole or "ladders," which are common where the stitches between two needles meet.
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Step 6
Continue knitting to the end of the first needle. When you knit all of the stitches on this needle, it becomes the free needle. You only knit with two needles at a time. Move on to the next needle in the round and begin knitting the first stitch on this needle.
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Step 7
Continue knitting, moving on to each double pointed needle in turn. You'll see a tube forming. You can follow a pattern to create a sock, hat, mitten, glove or baby bootie, or you can simply practice until you're comfortable handling four or five needles at a time.
