Best Circular Needles For Knitting Socks

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If your sock or sleeve knitting projects often have simple ribbing or stockinette you want to speed through, you may want to try out the ultra smooth stainless steel HiyaHiya 9” Circular Needles or the ChiaoGoo 9” Circular Needles, coming in around $10 and $8, respectively.

Just, do you need circular needles to knit socks?

You can use two circular needles knit socks… they basically behave like 2 giant bendy double point needles. This is the way I knit my first pair of socks, and I love it! It's a wise idea to use two circulars of different length (or different colored tips) so you can distinguish them while knitting.

In spite of, what size needles for sock yarn? Standard Yarn Weight System

Yarn Weight Symbol & Category Names
Type of Yarns in CategoryFingering 10-count crochet threadSock, Fingering, Baby
Knit Gauge Range* in Stockinette Stitch to 4 inches33–40** sts27–32 sts
Recommended Needle in Metric Size Range1.5–2.25 mm2.25— 3.25 mm
Recommended Needle U.S. Size Range000–11 to 3

So anyway, how do you knit socks on circular needles for beginners?

What is the difference between magic loop and circular needles?

Often when using circular needles to knit in the round you may have a cord that is longer than the number of cast on stitches. ... The Magic Loop method allows you to easily use circular needles for projects with a smaller circumference, irrespective of how long the cord is.

BESTSELLER NO. 1 in 2023

ChiaoGoo 6009-2 9-Inch Red Line Circular Knitting Needles, 2/2.75mm

ChiaoGoo 6009-2 9-Inch Red Line Circular Knitting Needles, 2/2.75mm
  • Red line 9 Inch (23 cm) are of surgical-grade, stainless steel circulars have a smooth, satin-sheen finish
  • Needles are memory-free, multi-strand, steel cable coated with red nylon allowing yarn to slide right over
  • Needle size is permanently laser imprinted on each circular. Precisely machined tips and joins are just spectacular
  • Size: 2/2.75mm; Made in china
BESTSELLER NO. 2 in 2023

ChiaoGoo 9-Inch Red Line Circular Knitting Needles, 1/2.25mm

ChiaoGoo 9-Inch Red Line Circular Knitting Needles, 1/2.25mm
  • Red line 9 Inch (23 cm) are of surgical-grade, stainless steel circulars have a smooth, satin-sheen finish
  • Needles are memory-free, multi-strand, steel cable coated with red nylon allowing yarn to slide right over
  • Needle size is permanently laser imprinted on each circular. Precisely machined tips and joins are just spectacular
  • Size: 1/2.25mm; Made in china
BESTSELLER NO. 3 in 2023

CLOVER Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles Takumi, 9-Inch Size 2

CLOVER Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles Takumi, 9-Inch Size 2
  • Takumi
  • Available in 9 sizes
  • Finest bamboo
  • Angled for ease and comfort
  • Clover 9-inch takumi bamboo circular knitting needles
BESTSELLER NO. 4 in 2023

Addi Express Knitting Machine

Addi Express Knitting Machine
  • Knitting fun at lightning speed, winding instead of knitting. Easy and fast
  • 22 Needles & electronic row counter
  • Circular knitted items 10-15cm
  • Plain knitted items 15-20cm wide
  • Recommended yarn thickness 3.5mm to 8mm (DK to super Chunky)
  • Dvd no longer supplied - instructions are online
BESTSELLER NO. 5 in 2023

CHIAOGOO Interchangeable Needle Tips, Twist Red Lace Mini, Stainless Steel, Red, 2-3.25 mm

CHIAOGOO Interchangeable Needle Tips, Twist Red Lace Mini, Stainless Steel, Red, 2-3.25 mm
  • The world's thinnest and shortest interchangeable needles
  • Made from high quality surgical steel
  • The set includes 12 pairs of needle tips in 2 lengths (5 and 8 cm) in 6 thicknesses (2.00 mm, 2.25 mm, 2.50 mm, 2.75 mm, 3.00 mm, 3.25 mm).
  • Also included in the set: three red patented MINI premium ropes (13cm, 15cm and 20cm), 4 rope spanners, 2 cable connectors, 2 end stoppers, 6 stitch markers and a mini needle gauge.
BESTSELLER NO. 6 in 2023

Chiaogoo Stainless Steel Regular Red Circular Knitting Needles: US Size 1, 9-Inch Cable (Metric Size 2.25, 23cm Cable)

Chiaogoo Stainless Steel Regular Red Circular Knitting Needles: US Size 1, 9-Inch Cable (Metric Size 2.25, 23cm Cable)
BESTSELLER NO. 7 in 2023

addi Turbo Sock Rockets 40-inch (100cm) Circular Knitting Needlee, US 1 (2.50 mm) 775-40-01

addi Turbo Sock Rockets 40-inch (100cm) Circular Knitting Needlee, US 1 (2.50 mm) 775-40-01
  • PRICE: Includes 1 addi Knitting Needle Circular Turbo Rocket Lace Blue Cord 40 inch (100cm) Size US 1 (2.5mm)
  • CONSTRUCTION: addi Turbo Rocket Lace circular needles were created for precise knitting and perfect for lace, sock and all-around knitting given the aggressively tapered all-brass tips, includes and the Skacel exclusive ultra-pliable blue cords and snag-free joins
BESTSELLER NO. 8 in 2023

CHIAOGOO 9-Inch Red Line Circular Knitting Needles, 1.5/2.5mm

CHIAOGOO 9-Inch Red Line Circular Knitting Needles, 1.5/2.5mm
  • Available in hot selling colors
  • Great for apparel and home decor
  • Made in china
BESTSELLER NO. 9 in 2023

HiyaHiya SHARP Steel Interchangeable Circular Needles Sock Set

HiyaHiya SHARP Steel Interchangeable Circular Needles Sock Set
  • Interchangeable Tips 5": 0 US, 1 US, 1.5 US
  • Interchangeable Tips 4": 2 US, 2.5 US
  • Sock Interchangeable cables: 2 x 24", 1 x 32", 1 x x 40"
  • 1 Set of SOCK Interchangeable Tip Adapters, 1 Set of Needle Grips, 1 Interchangeable Tool, 1 HiyaHiya Interchangeable Case Assorted fabric cases and we are UNABLE to send a color preference
  • The Sock Interchangeable Tip adapters allow knitters to utilize the HiyaHiya size 2-8US interchangeable tips with the Sock Cables. *Using 4" 2 and 2.5 US cables with the Sock Interchangeable Tip Adapter and a Sock Interchangeable cable creates a 5" interchangeable tip.
BESTSELLER NO. 10 in 2023

ChiaoGoo Red Lace Circular 32 inch (81cm) Stainless Steel Knitting Needle Size US 1 (2.25mm) 7032-1

ChiaoGoo Red Lace Circular 32 inch (81cm) Stainless Steel Knitting Needle Size US 1 (2.25mm) 7032-1
  • 1 of 32" (81cm) ChiaoGoo Red Lace (Stainless Steel) Circular Knitting Needles, Size US 1 (2.25mm)
  • ChiaoGoo Red Lace circulars are made of high grade stainless steel and come with a bright red, highly flexible, multi-strand, nylon-coated, steel cable allowing your yarn to easily slide end-to-end
  • Each item is light weight and durable, precisely machined with satin finish with perfectly tapered tips
  • Size is permanently laser etched on each item for added convenience and easy storage
  • ChiaoGoo products are mostly made in Hangzhou, China, distributed from Troy, MI (USA) and adheres to the latest environment-friendly manufacturing processes; most products are 100% recyclable

5 More Questions Answered

How do I know what size knitting needles to use?

A simple guideline: Add the measurements (in millimeters) of the suggested needle size for each yarn and then use the needle that is closest in size to that number. For example, for a swatch of two strands of Wool-Ease Chunky, we added 6.5 mm plus 6.5 mm to get 13 mm. The closest needle size is 12 mm, which is a US 17.

How long of a circular needle do I need?

40cm (16in) are useful for sleeves, hats and bodies of children's jumpers. 60 or 80cm (24 or 32in) work well for the bodies of sweaters for adults. 100, 120, 140 or 150cm (40, 47, 55 or 60in) are usually used for knitting large projects in the flat, such as the knitted edge a blanket.

Can I use circular needles instead of DPN?

Of course it's possible! As long as you are knitting a small project on the round, you can absolutely replace a set of 5 dpns with circular needles and you can also do magic loop, if that's your thing…

Can you knit socks on 9 inch circular needles?

Almost any pattern can be converted to 9circulars! If you're a newbie, I recommend Churchmouse Yarn and Tea's Basic Sock pattern. If you're looking for a more advanced pattern, I recommend the book Sock Knitting Master Class. There are no patterns that I know of that specifically call for 9 inch circular needles.

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