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@thegiddystitcher @knitting I was once finishing a sleeve on a baby cardigan on a train, using DPNs. I thought I was grabbing my newly empty DPN from my left hand when I realised Iโd somehow grabbed the next DPN that had stitches on it instead and had cheerfully slid all the stitches off it. Cue frantic careful picking up of 18 dropped stitches in public.
I have changed my way of working on DPNs.
@magslhalliday @knitting Oh no! I used to live in fear of something like this with DPNs and had visions of dropping them and having them roll down the whole bus. Big part of the reason I learned to just do everything magic loop instead! ๐
Bet you looked really pro recovering from that misstep though.
@thegiddystitcher @knitting Iโve used magic loop but now Iโve mastered DPNs I rather like the bewildered looks little kids give the knitting because it looks so confusing!
I like to tell my nieces that I'm doing really complicated magic, and you can tell because it requires so many extra wands! ๐