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When i'm knitting i can get the hat about halfway finished but i start having trouble towards the end. I used the circular needles but as i get down to like 20 or so stitches it gets to be a real bitch to knit because the hat hanging below inhibits the motion of the needles. I've tried using other needles too to slip in but i keep dropping stitches when i do that. any help is appreciated.