Switching to Magic Loop and tension question...
Top o' the morning, folks!
I have what I hope will not sound like a stupid question. I'm currently working on my first sock, the Jaywalker pattern, using size 2 dpns. I'm not a new dpn user- I have used them for hats, for doilies, etc. I do, however, knit extremely tightly when I use them (which is part of the reason I am using size 2 instead of the size 1 that the pattern calls for). For shites and giggles, I want to learn the Magic Loop technique, but am slightly short on funding for new needles (I use Denises for just about everything else). Now, because I knit so tightly on dpns, should I get a size 2 long circular needle, or try a size 1? I don't knit tightly with my Denises, but I don't know whether that has to do with the needle itself or the fact that with the dpns I am concerned with ladders between sections (thus would still be knitting tightly for Magic Loop to prevent loose stitches between halves).
Does anyone that has switched from dpns to Magic Loop have any thoughts? Do you find you knit at the same tension as the dpns, or has your tension changed?
If I had more money, I would just buy both sizes, but at this point, I don't... and I really don't want to spend money on a needle that I won't be able to use much.
Thanks!
*edited to add* I forgot to mention that I would be ordering the needles online since my LYS isn't really so local (it's more than 30 minutes away, and with 3 kids, ordering online and having it shipped is way easier), thus I won't be able to try them in the store to get a good feel of them first.
I have what I hope will not sound like a stupid question. I'm currently working on my first sock, the Jaywalker pattern, using size 2 dpns. I'm not a new dpn user- I have used them for hats, for doilies, etc. I do, however, knit extremely tightly when I use them (which is part of the reason I am using size 2 instead of the size 1 that the pattern calls for). For shites and giggles, I want to learn the Magic Loop technique, but am slightly short on funding for new needles (I use Denises for just about everything else). Now, because I knit so tightly on dpns, should I get a size 2 long circular needle, or try a size 1? I don't knit tightly with my Denises, but I don't know whether that has to do with the needle itself or the fact that with the dpns I am concerned with ladders between sections (thus would still be knitting tightly for Magic Loop to prevent loose stitches between halves).
Does anyone that has switched from dpns to Magic Loop have any thoughts? Do you find you knit at the same tension as the dpns, or has your tension changed?
If I had more money, I would just buy both sizes, but at this point, I don't... and I really don't want to spend money on a needle that I won't be able to use much.
Thanks!
*edited to add* I forgot to mention that I would be ordering the needles online since my LYS isn't really so local (it's more than 30 minutes away, and with 3 kids, ordering online and having it shipped is way easier), thus I won't be able to try them in the store to get a good feel of them first.