Knitting the sleeves with Silkhair yarn

Hi everyone, I’m currently knitting a cardigan using Silkhair yarn and a top-down raglan pattern. The patterns say to knit the sleeve (76 stitches) using a 40 cm circular needle. It’s not knitting up well because 76 stitches is too few for that needle, and I still have to decrease 10 stitches. 
Question:
Does anyone have experience with whether I can also knit this yarn with a set of double-pointed needles? Will it slip off the needles? Will you be able to see the transitions from one needle to the next in the finished piece?
Thank you very much and best regards from Carola 

I’ve never worked with this yarn before, but I would use a set of bamboo double-pointed needles.
They aren’t (as) slippery as a set of metal double-pointed needles.

Thank you so much. Yes, I have a matching set of bamboo double-pointed needles. I’ll give it a careful try. Best regards, Carola 

Hi Carola, another option would be to use two circular needles of the same size. Put half the stitches on each needle, and knit those stitches with your own needle (not with the other circular needle). This way, it’s very easy to knit even in small rounds, and the stitches won’t fall off.

Dear Cookie Monster,
thank you so much for your tip, but I’m a bit stuck on this. If I distribute the stitches across two circular needles (which I have) and want to start knitting, I’ll have the end of one needle in my left hand and the end of the other needle in my right hand. When I knit, all the stitches on the left needle end up moving to the right needle until the left one is empty. Then I could use that needle to knit off all the stitches again, and so on. Is that what you mean?
Best wishes, Carola

Or you could look up “Magic Loop” on YouTube. That way, you can knit a small round even with a single circular needle. That’s how I knit my socks.
Best regards, Brigitte

You could also try using the Crazy Trio needles. These are 3 small circular needles. They work well for knitting small rounds.

...Thanks so much to you, too, for the tip—I’ll give it a try and let you know what worked out ;-)...
Best regards, Carola

Hi Carola,

I meant exactly what I wrote. The first half of the stitches goes on the first needle, the second half on the second needle. Now the yarn is at the end of the second needle and the first stitch is at the beginning of the first needle. But now you take the end of the first needle and use it to knit off the stitches on the first needle. Trust me, it works perfectly.
Once you’ve reached the end of the first needle, continue with the end of the second needle, using it to knit the stitches at the beginning of the second needle.

The advantage over the “Magic Loop” method with a single long circular needle is that you don’t have to slide the stitches over such long distances, and the needles aren’t subjected to as much strain because you aren’t constantly tugging on them.

Dear Cookie Monster,
you’ve described that so clearly for me again. A thousand thanks. I’ll give it a try over the next few days, as time allows.
Best wishes, Carola