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Needle stash???
Today I sprung (sprang?) for a circular needle organizer; I had hinted I'd
like one for Christmas, but as usual, the hintee didn't take me up on it. Anyway, now my collection is neatly organized and hanging on the studio door. I have acquired circulars over the years in every size from 1 to 15 (except 5, 7, and 9), in lengths from 11" to 40", and in a wide variety of materials. (Mostly I like bamboo best now, but I just popped for some Addi Turbos, hoping that their slickness would mean I wouldn't have to fight the yarn so hard when knitting with two strands of worsted wool.) If anyone wants an 11" aluminum #6, let me know, because I know I'd rather use dpns than use it. I suppose I will hold on to the 5 nylon needles (#4 and #6) that I haven't used since the 1980s; maybe I will come into some yarn that is so slippery that I need sticky needles to work with it Georgia http://georgiamorgan.net |
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On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:49:22 -0600, "Georgia"
wrote: I suppose I will hold on to the 5 nylon needles (#4 and #6) that I haven't used since the 1980s; maybe I will come into some yarn that is so slippery that I need sticky needles to work with it I can vouch that nylon needles are the best thing since sliced bread if you're working with Jaggerspun Zephyr or any other silk-content yarn. Aaron sent me one (well, he sent me two, the dear) for a shawl I made last year and I'm a convert now! It's unfortunate no one is making nylon needles these days... |
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WoolyGooly wrote:
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:49:22 -0600, "Georgia" wrote: I suppose I will hold on to the 5 nylon needles (#4 and #6) that I haven't used since the 1980s; maybe I will come into some yarn that is so slippery that I need sticky needles to work with it I can vouch that nylon needles are the best thing since sliced bread if you're working with Jaggerspun Zephyr or any other silk-content yarn. Aaron sent me one (well, he sent me two, the dear) for a shawl I made last year and I'm a convert now! It's unfortunate no one is making nylon needles these days... I have some and they're wonderful. Maybe they'll come back someday... sue |
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I still have my nylon circs from the 80's when I first learned to knit. One
thing that has made me keep them is that I don't see them anymore. BonnieBlue "suzee" wrote in message ... WoolyGooly wrote: On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:49:22 -0600, "Georgia" wrote: I suppose I will hold on to the 5 nylon needles (#4 and #6) that I haven't used since the 1980s; maybe I will come into some yarn that is so slippery that I need sticky needles to work with it I can vouch that nylon needles are the best thing since sliced bread if you're working with Jaggerspun Zephyr or any other silk-content yarn. Aaron sent me one (well, he sent me two, the dear) for a shawl I made last year and I'm a convert now! It's unfortunate no one is making nylon needles these days... I have some and they're wonderful. Maybe they'll come back someday... sue |
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BonnieBlue spun a FINE 'yarn':
I still have my nylon circs from the 80's when I first learned to knit. One thing that has made me keep them is that I don't see them anymore. BonnieBlue "suzee" wrote in message ... WoolyGooly wrote: On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:49:22 -0600, "Georgia" wrote: I suppose I will hold on to the 5 nylon needles (#4 and #6) that I haven't used since the 1980s; maybe I will come into some yarn that is so slippery that I need sticky needles to work with it I can vouch that nylon needles are the best thing since sliced bread if you're working with Jaggerspun Zephyr or any other silk-content yarn. Aaron sent me one (well, he sent me two, the dear) for a shawl I made last year and I'm a convert now! It's unfortunate no one is making nylon needles these days... I have some and they're wonderful. Maybe they'll come back someday... sue I've some nylon needles, most gotten in the 60's through 80's and I am POSITIVE I got some online somewhere since the millenium, and they were brand new..... Alas, I don't remember WHERE I found them! Possibly the now defunct JKLNeedles or maybe Webs????? Noreen -- http://www.lulu.com/yarnwright http://yarnwright.etsy.com http://yarnwright.com http://noreensknitche.com http://noreensknitche.weblogs.us --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000714-3, 02/18/2007 Tested: 2/17/2007 9:49:20 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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Congrats may you use for MANY creative years ,
Ps bamboe , i had a problem last week , one plastic line had a cut or something , and i couldn`t pull the threads on one of the bamboe parts , had to change needles and only way to release the stitches was cutting the one part off the circular ,,,, mirjam Today I sprung (sprang?) for a circular needle organizer; I had hinted I'd like one for Christmas, but as usual, the hintee didn't take me up on it. Anyway, now my collection is neatly organized and hanging on the studio door. I have acquired circulars over the years in every size from 1 to 15 (except 5, 7, and 9), in lengths from 11" to 40", and in a wide variety of materials. (Mostly I like bamboo best now, but I just popped for some Addi Turbos, hoping that their slickness would mean I wouldn't have to fight the yarn so hard when knitting with two strands of worsted wool.) If anyone wants an 11" aluminum #6, let me know, because I know I'd rather use dpns than use it. I suppose I will hold on to the 5 nylon needles (#4 and #6) that I haven't used since the 1980s; maybe I will come into some yarn that is so slippery that I need sticky needles to work with it Georgia http://georgiamorgan.net |
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:07:26 GMT, (Mirjam
Bruck-Cohen) wrote: , had to change needles and only way to release the stitches was cutting the one part off the circular ,,,, You may be able to heat-fuse the two cut ends, then smooth the new join using the back of a hot spoon or even a heated aluminum needle. |
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