Yarn-overs on double pointed needles A "yarn-over-izing" trick for lace knitting

A recent e-mail asked how to deal with leading or trailing yarn-overs (YO's) when starting lace projects on double-pointed needles(dpn's). The problem: a YO as the first or last stitch on a dpn wants to slip off, plus, the needles themselves want to slip out.I'm guessing others have these problems too.The YO's in this increase round follow a repeating pattern of *YO, K1. This means a YO has