No, you will be turning this project at the end of each row. Circular needles don't require the knitter to have as much elbow room as straight needles, so they work even better in traveling on crowded airplane seats and jam-packed cars.

The directions you mention above are for when you are doing a tube shape in garter on circular needles.

So, Sheilajoyce, working on circulars is just like working on straight needles unless making a tube shape?

Thanks for your help. You are so right about the elbow room. 14" needles on an airplane could be difficult!

I'm making that same exact shawl right now, using the same exact pattern. I'm using my circular needles and yes, working on the circulars like this is just like using straight needles, only easier, I think. I'm about 1/3 done with the shawl. Wish it was done today though, cause my hubby is freezing me out of here. Ha ha. I think it's going to turn out really pretty.

Mary, what size needle are you using, and are you happy with how it looks so far? What color? Are you going to put on fringe?

I have Homespun in Colonial (dark blue) and size 11 needles.

I've started a patchwork baby blanket from Vogue Knitting Baby Blankets Two. Calls for size 6 needles or size to get gauge. I tried size 5, but my gauge is still too big, so I'll try size 4. I've never had this problem before.

I still want to make one of Donna's Snakes too!

Susan

I'm with Sheilajoyce. Circulars are great. If I'm using long straight needles I always have to find a place to "prop" them (usually my naval) because they are too heavy for me to hold them and the project in the air. With circulars (love my bamboo ones) I feel like a grown-up (no naval knitting) and the project rests in my lap and I can hold the needles comfortably. And I love that I never have to worry about a needle falling to the floor and disturbing anyone around me (can you tell I knit in meetings and such?).

I'm a naval knitter too, Donna. Wish I could do otherwise, and maybe someday someone will help me unlearn this method. I always admire people I see who are not naval knitters. It looks so good to me. Naval knitting with 14" needles is not easy. It's knitting up in the air, and arms and shoulders get tired.

I bought some plastic nylon one piece ( no parts joined) curcular needles on Ebay. Have no idea what brand they are; they do look old. But I like them best. Hands don't get cold and no seam where the filament joins the needle to hang up stitches.

Socks, is the pattern you are making the Prayer Shawl? We have a prayer shawl ministry at our church, and we make these shawls all the time. I will tell you that with the homespun yarn, it is very hard to see the pattern of K3,P3, etc. We usually just knit them in garter stitch. It is quicker, you don't mess up the pattern if you are talking or watching TV :), and it looks about the same.

It's just a thought.

We are redecorating the kids' hall bathroom. Floor went in today. Counter tops due in Friday. I went with white vanities, "wood" floor and honey brown splotched silestone counters. Wanted the old fashioned look, but DH put the kibosh on white bead board vanities or wainscotting. To finish the semi-old fashioned look, I decided to crochet a curtain for our 35" by 35" window yesterday. I have a spool of 1000 yards of white thread, and no window pattern. So I am experimenting with making a flowered panel from a tablecloth pattern that called for size 50 thread, but I am using size 10 thread and size 5 steel hook. I am not sure that the flower pattern (iris) will be obvious, so I may rip it all out or use it for a little table cloth topper. But it is all stuff I have had, so I feel it is a free find. However, if it is too big or does not work, then I will try another square from another cloth pattern and see if I can make that one work. Wish I could find a cute curtain pattern for such a small window in size 10 thread. Only can find a very simple short valance, which would be too boring if I lengthened it. And I like a full curtain for some sense of privacy.

I am using size 11 needles and Homespun yarn in Antique (cranberry colored). It's turning out really pretty, but I agree, the knit 3 purl 3 pattern is hard to make out, kinda looks just like garter stitch. It is the Prayer Shawl, I found the pattern on the internet. I haven't decided yet whether I am going to fringe it or not, thought I would wait until I get it done to see what it looks like, but right now I'm leaning toward fringeing it.

Lawmar, when the people in my group make the shawls, they usually fringe them. One thing about Homespun, however, is that the ends of the fringe will unravel if you don't tie a knot at the end of each one. Some of us like the soft fuzzy fringe that happens when you leave it unknotted.

Thanks for the tip on the fringe debeanne. I probaly would have been frustrated if it started getting fuzzy on me and not know why. I think I will fringe it, it will add a little more to it. If this turns out to be really neat, I was thinking of making one for each of my 3 sisters for Christmas, however, if I do that I think I'll just do straight garter stiches on those to make things move a ilttle faster.

sheilajoyce,
If you'd consider filet crochet, look at the link below. They show at least one curtain using #10 thread, and one of the designs is named Joyce.

Here is a link that might be useful: filetcurtains

Thanks, dear sister. I will order it. I had seen that pattern on a search and then could not find it later. I am experimenting with a tablecloth pattern for the window, which I shall finish, but I like your find even better and will make it too. After all, I could use one in each upstairs bathroom! But the prettiest one I will hang in the hall bath as I see that window every time I come upstairs.