I am not a fan of the DPN's.  They're awkward, your stitches tend to fall off more readily than they would from a straight or a circular needle, and you get those ladders if you don't knit the first stitch tightly enough.  In spite of this, I also knew that the DPN's and I had to find a way to co-exist peacefully, or there would be no legwarmers or sweater sleeves in my life (I haven't done socks yet--someday!).  Not anymore: meet the Magic Loop!  I haven't actually tried this yet, but instead of using DPN's to knit your narrow tubes, you use a long circular needle looped in on itself instead.  I have to experiment with this soon. [via Knitting Daily]