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 Category
Fingering 10-count crochet thread
Sock, Fingering, Baby
Knit Gauge Range* in Stockinette Stitch to 4 inches
33–40** sts
27–32 sts
Recommended Needle in Metric Size Range
1.5–2.25 mm
2.25— 3.25 mm
Recommended Needle U.S. Size Range
000–1
1 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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…
Almost any pattern can be converted to 9″ circulars! 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.