How to Use Your DPN Tips to Track Rounds

Quite often, when you are knitting socks, or other objects in the round, increases or decreases are made every other round. Yes, you can use a row counter to help remember where you are in the pattern. However, if you are working on DPNs, you can also use your DPN tips to track rounds.

Before You Begin

This little tracking trick works when you are knitting in the round on either a set of straight DPNs or flexible ones.

Materials

• Cobasi by HiKoo Yarn
• addi bamboo FlexiFlips
• addi FlipStix
• permanent marker

Thanks to Skacel for providing the yarn and needles used in this tutorial. These products are available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.

DPN Tips to Track Rounds

Recommended Pattern

Ready to try this technique in a pattern? The Riptide Socks Pattern has videos to help you learn more about:

• Channel Island CO
• DPN Tips for Tracking Rounds
• Square Turn Heel
• Avoiding Heel Flap Gap
• Spiral Sock Toe

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