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Bernat gray needles
Does anyone still sell these knitting needles? I like the way they feel .
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BDS2pds wrote:
Does anyone still sell these knitting needles? I like the way they feel . I don't know, but Susan Bates has some grey kind of coated needles - I think they're called Quick Silver. One of the women at my LKS loves them - says she knits so fast that she breaks the wooden ones, and has gone to these as she likes the feel of them. They did feel nice in my hand when I tried them - but I think I ended up with the wierd milk protein ones instead. Hope that helps. Ellice |
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I believe the Bates are metal and I have trouble with those in the winter. For
some reason they cause my hands to hurt. Can't explain it; Luckily long ago I bought a set in a case of Bernat--- just looking for extras or different pieces they sold. |
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BDS2pds wrote: Does anyone still sell these knitting needles? I like the way they feel . I don't know, but Susan Bates has some grey kind of coated needles - I think they're called Quick Silver. One of the women at my LKS loves them - says she knits so fast that she breaks the wooden ones, and has gone to these as she likes the feel of them. They did feel nice in my hand when I tried them - but I think I ended up with the wierd milk protein ones instead. Hope that helps. Ellice Jumping in late here...sorry... I owned the full set of the Quick Silver knitting needles, and have been slowly replacing them. The cool plastic coating that makes them so quick eventually wears off at the points, and they start catching in the fibers as you knit. I am buying more Susan Bates, just not the plastic covered kind this time. The one time I bought bamboo needles I got a set that splintered, so I won't be putting anymore money into those! g Caryn Blue Wizard Designs http://hometown.aol.com/crzy4xst/index.html View WIPs at: http://community.webshots.com/user/carynlws (Caryn's UFO's) |
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Gosh; I guess like all things, they were made poorer until the end. These are
from 1978 and held up with vigorous use without any problem. |
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I have several pairs of Susan Bates Quicksilver needles, and I love them. They
have not worn out or become catchy at all, and they have had plenty of use. I also have several sets of wooden/bamboo needles, and have had no significant problems with them. I have heard other people talk about the splintering problem, too, but haven't had that experience (thankfully) myself. To me it's a question of how the yarn glides on the needles - sometimes the metal needles help me move faster, other times yarn falls right off. The bamboo needles tend to hold the yarn better. YMMV, obviously! -JoyceG in WA Barb and Caryn said: BDS2pds wrote: Does anyone still sell these knitting needles? I like the way they feel . I don't know, but Susan Bates has some grey kind of coated needles - I think they're called Quick Silver. One of the women at my LKS loves them - says she knits so fast that she breaks the wooden ones, and has gone to these as she likes the feel of them. They did feel nice in my hand when I tried them - but I think I ended up with the wierd milk protein ones instead. Hope that helps. Ellice Jumping in late here...sorry... I owned the full set of the Quick Silver knitting needles, and have been slowly replacing them. The cool plastic coating that makes them so quick eventually wears off at the points, and they start catching in the fibers as you knit. I am buying more Susan Bates, just not the plastic covered kind this time. The one time I bought bamboo needles I got a set that splintered, so I won't be putting anymore money into those! g Caryn Blue Wizard Designs http://hometown.aol.com/crzy4xst/index.html View WIPs at: http://community.webshots.com/user/carynlws (Caryn's UFO's) |
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Gosh; I guess like all things, they were made poorer until the end. These are from 1978 and held up with vigorous use without any problem Mine are from about that time as well, gift from my grandmother in the late 70's or early 80's. I just used the crap out of them I think, I knit constantly over the last 25 yrs. Not all lost their coating on the points, just the ones I used most, so my size 5's-9's got replaced first. Oh well, it's not a big deal to me to have to replace them as needed. Important thing to me is just to have needles there when I need them! g Caryn Caryn Blue Wizard Designs http://hometown.aol.com/crzy4xst/index.html View WIPs at: http://community.webshots.com/user/carynlws (Caryn's UFO's) |
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