Knitting needle kit question (Boye vs. Denise)

I am looking to purchase a knitting needle kit and have found these two kits
on the internet. I don't want to have to purchase new needles everytime I
start a new project and this seems to be the way around that. Especially
the circular ones. The Denise kit sounds like it is better, but it doesn't
have needles down to the smaller sizes like the Boye. Can anyone tell me
what they like and dislike about theirs.

Or, is there another kit that I haven't found that is better yet?

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I am looking to purchase a knitting needle kit and have found these two
kits
on the internet. I don't want to have to purchase new needles everytime I
start a new project and this seems to be the way around that. Especially
the circular ones. The Denise kit sounds like it is better, but it
doesn't
have needles down to the smaller sizes like the Boye. Can anyone tell me
what they like and dislike about theirs.

Or, is there another kit that I haven't found that is better yet?



Not sure which is better, look forward to hearing people's viewpoints. My
local Michael's carries the Boye's needlemaster set for $69.99(US), and
every two weeks they have a 40% off coupon for one item so you could get it
for around $42(US). I saw some women on the about.com forum talking about
doing this recently too, so it must be carried in most Michael's stores.


--
Leticia
http://yarncove.blogdrive.com

wrote:
I am looking to purchase a knitting needle kit and have found these two kits
on the internet. I don't want to have to purchase new needles everytime I
start a new project and this seems to be the way around that. Especially
the circular ones. The Denise kit sounds like it is better, but it doesn't
have needles down to the smaller sizes like the Boye. Can anyone tell me
what they like and dislike about theirs.

Or, is there another kit that I haven't found that is better yet?



Coincidentally, I was looking at an ad for Denise's in the latest
Knitting magazine. I have both the Boye and the Plymouth sets (Plymouth
has fewer needles and they're bamboo), and while I use the Boye a lot,
I've posted before about how annoying it is that the tips come unscrewed
during knitting. All the tips I've used so far do that, so I figure
it's not just a few of the tip sizes. Fortunately the screws are very
long so I just have to twist a bit every few rows, but I shouldn't have
to do that. Why don't I return it? Well...that's a lot of trouble and
as I said, I do use them a lot. Anyone else have the same problem?

I have the Boye set and I also have the same problem with them coming
unscrewed. I love having all the variety of sizes available, but I
find that problem *very* annoying. Would love to hear how people
solved it.

Jean


spampot wrote:

Coincidentally, I was looking at an ad for Denise's in the latest
Knitting magazine. I have both the Boye and the Plymouth sets (Plymouth
has fewer needles and they're bamboo), and while I use the Boye a lot,
I've posted before about how annoying it is that the tips come unscrewed
during knitting. All the tips I've used so far do that, so I figure
it's not just a few of the tip sizes. Fortunately the screws are very
long so I just have to twist a bit every few rows, but I shouldn't have
to do that. Why don't I return it? Well...that's a lot of trouble and
as I said, I do use them a lot. Anyone else have the same problem?

| On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:10:15 GMT, (Jean Early) wrote:

I have the Boye set and I also have the same problem with them coming
unscrewed. I love having all the variety of sizes available, but I
find that problem *very* annoying. Would love to hear how people
solved it.


This is why I figure I'll never trust any of those sets. Anything that can
be taken apart will eventually come apart when I don't want it to!

It's a pretty reliable prediction around here, anyway.

Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/
Balticon Art Program Coordinator http://www.balticon.org

I have the Boye set and I also had the problem with the needles coming
unscrewed. After the first few times, I used the key and the gripper
thing(I hadn't used the gripper thingy originally) and on a 5' x 5' blanket,
I only had to tighten it once. Pretty good for 200 stitches across, I
thought.


"Helen Halla Fleischer" wrote in message
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| On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:10:15 GMT, (Jean Early)
wrote:

I have the Boye set and I also have the same problem with them coming
unscrewed. I love having all the variety of sizes available, but I
find that problem *very* annoying. Would love to hear how people
solved it.


This is why I figure I'll never trust any of those sets. Anything that can
be taken apart will eventually come apart when I don't want it to!

It's a pretty reliable prediction around here, anyway.

Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/
Balticon Art Program Coordinator http://www.balticon.org

wrote in message . com...
I am looking to purchase a knitting needle kit and have found these two kits
on the internet. I don't want to have to purchase new needles everytime I
start a new project and this seems to be the way around that. Especially
the circular ones. The Denise kit sounds like it is better, but it doesn't
have needles down to the smaller sizes like the Boye. Can anyone tell me
what they like and dislike about theirs.

Or, is there another kit that I haven't found that is better yet?

I have both sets and I use the Denise set the most. I would like at
least the 4 & 3 needles and mabye one size larger. If I had to rate
on a rate of one to ten the Denise would get a nine and Boye would get
a strong 7.

If you check more sights you will find the responses very close to
mine.

God bless,
Dennis

Helen Halla Fleischer wrote:
| On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:10:15 GMT, (Jean Early) wrote:


I have the Boye set and I also have the same problem with them coming
unscrewed. I love having all the variety of sizes available, but I
find that problem *very* annoying. Would love to hear how people
solved it.



This is why I figure I'll never trust any of those sets. Anything that can
be taken apart will eventually come apart when I don't want it to!

It's a pretty reliable prediction around here, anyway.

Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/
Balticon Art Program Coordinator http://www.balticon.org

Well, I have to say that the Plymouth set has never had that problem;
the tips stay screwed on tight. I HAVE noticed that the size markings
on the Plymouth bamboo tips tend to disappear with use, though -- but
that can be fixed with a bit of ink or nail polish.

Chris Bailey wrote:
I have the Boye set and I also had the problem with the needles coming
unscrewed. After the first few times, I used the key and the gripper
thing(I hadn't used the gripper thingy originally) and on a 5' x 5' blanket,
I only had to tighten it once. Pretty good for 200 stitches across, I
thought.


Key and gripper thingy? I'm not sure I know what that is. Can you be
more specific?


"Helen Halla Fleischer" wrote in message
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| On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:10:15 GMT, (Jean Early)

wrote:

I have the Boye set and I also have the same problem with them coming
unscrewed. I love having all the variety of sizes available, but I
find that problem *very* annoying. Would love to hear how people
solved it.


This is why I figure I'll never trust any of those sets. Anything that can
be taken apart will eventually come apart when I don't want it to!

It's a pretty reliable prediction around here, anyway.

Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/
Balticon Art Program Coordinator http://www.balticon.org

I have both ! the denise feel better in the hands, I don't like the metal
points on the boyes as well but the boye set needles attach more securely to
the cables. The join on the denises were fine for many years .but the boyes are
an even older set I bought used and they work well despite the age. If you like
metal needles and have the funds the boyes maybe a better long term investment
, If you tend toward hand and wrist problems or want to make big heavy items
ther the denise are better.They are a lot less money too.IMHO.
Hallie in south fl.