Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to the Magic Loop - How to Close a Hat Top

[@adlpated]

I love knitting hats, and I HATE double pointed needles. I've always wanted to learn this, but written instructions were so confusing I avoided even trying. This video is so clear and well filmed and your instructions so specific that it makes a daunting task quite workable. Thank you SO much!

[@Purlsandpixels]

I'm so happy the video is helpful! Thank you for your kind comment. You've made my day. :-) Happy knitting!

[@theastewart6721]

This video is excellent!! I am making toe up socks and I did the toe using magic loop. Then I switched to 9 inch circulars to try them out and found that my hands really cramped up so I tried to get them back on my 32 inch needle. What a hot mess! I ended up having to pull them off of the 32 inch needles and putting them back on the 9 inch circulars while fixing all the stitches I dropped, lol. I still found the 9 inch circulars really tough on my hands. So I searched on KZbin on how to transfer them properly and your video came right up! I just followed your instructions and it worked perfectly! I cannot thank you enough!! Now my hands don’t hurt and I’m actually enjoying my knitting! I love the yarn you are working with! It has such a beautiful sheen!! Definitely a new subscriber here!! Thanks again!🤗🤗

[@andrewstiller1662]

Wow! What a simple yet elegant way of decreasing and using "magic loop." Thanks!

[@Purlsandpixels]

You're very welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful!

[@traceymorris-fo2is]

Absolutely excellent tutorial. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@kelseyjohnston4965]

I am new to magic loop and wanted to try it on a hat because I am not particularly fond of double pointed needles. Apparently I’m not the only one! This video was very helpful, thanks

[@Purlsandpixels]

I'm so glad this helped you! Have a lovely day!

[@themamma341]

Oh this is just what I needed! Thank you for sharing and making it so easy to follow💜

[@Purlsandpixels]

You are so welcome!

[@lindaw505]

A really helpful and clearly demonstrated tutorial- thank you 😊❤

[@Purlsandpixels]

You’re welcome 😊 So glad it was helpful!

[@vadec5909]

Very helpful and I am just starting my decrease on a baby hat. Thank you for posting this!

[@Purlsandpixels]

You are so welcome! I'm so happy it helped. :-)

[@doriswlongAgoandfarAway]

Used this video to finish my beanie. Thanks tons!

[@Purlsandpixels]

That's wonderful! I'm so glad I could help!

[@robinps52]

Exactly what I needed right now! Thank you so much for such an easy to follow video.

[@Purlsandpixels]

Glad it was helpful!

[@testing2kerrie712]

This has been extremely helpful, Thank you so much

[@Purlsandpixels]

You're so very welcome!

[@susankrisch337]

very clearly presented! thank you

[@wnburroughs4082]

Super helpful! Thank you.

[@Purlsandpixels]

You're welcome!

[@shantinisabapathy1093]

This was very helpful thank you. I wonder if you could please show how to reverse this process. I am trying to switch from the magic loop to short circulars in the middle of my project

[@Purlsandpixels]

Great suggestion! I will absolutely work on that as soon as possible!

[@dorididit]

Awesome thank you for sharing 🙏🐟

[@Purlsandpixels]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@rebecca_elyse]

This is such a helpful video! I’m working on a pattern that has a round of straight knitting between decrease round. Can I move the work over to the magic loop needles on a knit round rather than the decrease? I’m assuming it wouldn’t change the process but wanted to check. Thank you!

[@Purlsandpixels]

Great question! Yes, it should work in the same way. Let me know how it goes!

[@Yarn3ater]

Can you show what happens when you have too many stitches for magic loop and you can knit normally from there?

[@oliviab1111]

Is it possible to do the opposite, as in to switch from working in the magic loop and then after you've done some rows of increases, to switch to working in the round normally?

[@Purlsandpixels]

Yes, it is definitely possible. Once you've made enough increases to fit your new needle, start working stiches off the long circular needle (the magic loop needles) with the shorter circular needle. I suggest giving it a try on a practice project, but you can do it. :-) I'll try to think up a nice tutorial video on this, as well. Have a lovely day and happy knitting!

[@oliviab1111]

@@Purlsandpixels Ok, thank you, I'll try it 😄

[@sy2.083]

Ty

[@Purlsandpixels]

You're welcome :-)

[@LaurieWinkles-m6q]

why don't you try starting like you do to begin a sock and do your increases so you do not have to deal with the mess of decreases

[@Purlsandpixels]

You could absolutely work the hat from the top-down. I prefer bottom up, as I actually prefer making decreases to making increases. Just personal preference. Happy knitting!

[@et1016]

Great video!!

[@Purlsandpixels]

Thanks so much!