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I bought 'folk bags' beginning of the year....splendid book, cheers...cher x
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Els van Dam wrote:
In article , "Katherine" wrote: Laura J wrote: Hi everyone, My mother has asked for a Christmas list from me. I have already added the ball winder/shift that someone suggested to someone looking for a present for his knitting wife a couple of months ago. I also just HAVE to get my hands on Vogue Knitting! But that got me wondering what other kinds of things all you yarn fiends covet? So, what yarn-related gifts are on your list this year? Good needles. I am thinking specifically of some (gasp!) Addi turbo circulars. Katherine Katherine, I just heard from a friend, that there are now circular knitting needles for sale where you can change the length of the wire for one size needles. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name, but I bet that someone here may have heard about them and will tell us. You buy the whole set and it is not cheap, but you do not have to buy all different length any more of one size needle. I never seem to have the right length, most of the time I have the correct size, but only need a wire for say 30 st and I have one that will hold 60. I am going to look into that one for Christmas when the kids ask what I want. The other tooli want is for the garden....I want a pair of good garden snips, Mine always come apart.....:=(( or worse I loose them.....LOL Els, I have a set like that, and don't like them. The yarn catches on the join, and never glides. I have heard that the Addi are wonderful, and I am ready to try one. Katherine |
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In article , mejane
wrote: I remember reading on this group a number of years ago that some people had the kits with a detachable wire, different sized needles which attached onto a wire. I can't remember if they had different lengths but I know it was at a time when I saw the kits in a magazine and wanted one. Everyone said where the needle attached to the wire caused the wool to catch and was annoying. Also, the wire would come off as the join would come loose. So, even though I always work with circular needles, I want to hear from people how these new, expensive kits work before I buy. Jane in Toronto Yes Jane, I agree with you, I also would like to look over someones shoulder to see how they work. I would be lovely if they did though, I have gone to buying thick dp neeldes again, because I am knitting many bags for felting and hop from 5 to 6 to 7, 8 and 9 mm needles and depending on the size of the bag, I need different wires. (groan) Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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Katherine, I just heard from a friend, that there are now circular knitting needles for sale where you can change the length of the wire for one size needles. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name, but I bet that someone here may have heard about them and will tell us. Els, I'm not Katherine (in some quarters they call me Els!), but are you thinking of the Boye Needle Master here? http://www.wrights.com/products/cata...mates_accs.htm I don't knit fluently enough to even consider such a thing, but it does look good. I hope someone here will have a chance to try it out and report on how well they work (particularly the needle/wire join, people are saying that's the problem place for this kind of thing). For those of you making wish lists for the coming holidays, in the US, do you have a Michael's nearby? Ours puts a "40% off any one item" catalog in the paper almost every week! Recently Jo Anne's had a similar one, 40% or 50% off "any single item." Unless these chains actually charge almost twice as much, seems to me a single big-ticket item like the Needle Master would be a good place to use those cupons! (Um, well, no, I didn't really NEED that every-steel-and-aluminum-standard-size crochet hook set, but I can always USE another hook... and at 50% off it wasn't badly priced at all...) ----------------------------------------- Only know that there is no spork. |
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Els, a while ago I bought myself (for a treat you understand!) a set of
Denise interchangeable needles http://knitdenise.com/ and I've found them very useful. I can imagine that the sets that screw together could come undone, but these have a nice little "click" mechanism. You can make all sorts of lengths of circular needles, stitch holders, "straight" needles with cables of varying lengths, and it all comes in a neat little case. I like them very much HTH Love Christine "Els van Dam" jacobahatesspam@ wrote in message ... In article , "Katherine" wrote: Laura J wrote: Hi everyone, My mother has asked for a Christmas list from me. I have already added the ball winder/shift that someone suggested to someone looking for a present for his knitting wife a couple of months ago. I also just HAVE to get my hands on Vogue Knitting! But that got me wondering what other kinds of things all you yarn fiends covet? So, what yarn-related gifts are on your list this year? Good needles. I am thinking specifically of some (gasp!) Addi turbo circulars. Katherine Katherine, I just heard from a friend, that there are now circular knitting needles for sale where you can change the length of the wire for one size needles. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name, but I bet that someone here may have heard about them and will tell us. You buy the whole set and it is not cheap, but you do not have to buy all different length any more of one size needle. I never seem to have the right length, most of the time I have the correct size, but only need a wire for say 30 st and I have one that will hold 60. I am going to look into that one for Christmas when the kids ask what I want. The other tooli want is for the garden....I want a pair of good garden snips, Mine always come apart.....:=(( or worse I loose them.....LOL Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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I have heard good and bad things about the Denise needles. Since I use
mostly straights or DPNs, and since I inherited many circulars from my mother, I think I'll pass. But I would like to get a couple od Addis in the sizes I use most. Katherine Christine in Kent, Garden of England wrote: Els, a while ago I bought myself (for a treat you understand!) a set of Denise interchangeable needles http://knitdenise.com/ and I've found them very useful. I can imagine that the sets that screw together could come undone, but these have a nice little "click" mechanism. You can make all sorts of lengths of circular needles, stitch holders, "straight" needles with cables of varying lengths, and it all comes in a neat little case. I like them very much HTH Love Christine "Els van Dam" jacobahatesspam@ wrote in message ... In article , "Katherine" wrote: Laura J wrote: Hi everyone, My mother has asked for a Christmas list from me. I have already added the ball winder/shift that someone suggested to someone looking for a present for his knitting wife a couple of months ago. I also just HAVE to get my hands on Vogue Knitting! But that got me wondering what other kinds of things all you yarn fiends covet? So, what yarn-related gifts are on your list this year? Good needles. I am thinking specifically of some (gasp!) Addi turbo circulars. Katherine Katherine, I just heard from a friend, that there are now circular knitting needles for sale where you can change the length of the wire for one size needles. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name, but I bet that someone here may have heard about them and will tell us. You buy the whole set and it is not cheap, but you do not have to buy all different length any more of one size needle. I never seem to have the right length, most of the time I have the correct size, but only need a wire for say 30 st and I have one that will hold 60. I am going to look into that one for Christmas when the kids ask what I want. The other tooli want is for the garden....I want a pair of good garden snips, Mine always come apart.....:=(( or worse I loose them.....LOL Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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I bought some Denise needles last year after a thread on this ng mentioned
them. I find the joins stay together well. I had to emery the stamped size markings on each tip since there were snaggy bits sticking up. If you like your knitting to not slip off the needles when you're not looking, you'll like these. I have since built up a collection of Addi Turbos and I much prefer them to knit with, smooth, fast and fairly quiet in use. If you can master the magic loop method, then you can manage without lots of different lengths. Another point - the Denise sizes don't all correspond to metric sizing, so beware trying to mix them with other needles in the same project. Found this out the hard way last year when knitting an aran weight sweater in the round. It was getting hard work moving the stitches around (the cords are a bit thick), so I went to change to a standard type circular only to discover the sizes didn't match closely enough :-( -- Sue in East Anglia, UK "Katherine" wrote in message ... I have heard good and bad things about the Denise needles. Since I use mostly straights or DPNs, and since I inherited many circulars from my mother, I think I'll pass. But I would like to get a couple od Addis in the sizes I use most. Katherine Christine in Kent, Garden of England wrote: Els, a while ago I bought myself (for a treat you understand!) a set of Denise interchangeable needles http://knitdenise.com/ and I've found them very useful. I can imagine that the sets that screw together could come undone, but these have a nice little "click" mechanism. You can make all sorts of lengths of circular needles, stitch holders, "straight" needles with cables of varying lengths, and it all comes in a neat little case. I like them very much HTH Love Christine "Els van Dam" jacobahatesspam@ wrote in message ... In article , "Katherine" wrote: Laura J wrote: Hi everyone, My mother has asked for a Christmas list from me. I have already added the ball winder/shift that someone suggested to someone looking for a present for his knitting wife a couple of months ago. I also just HAVE to get my hands on Vogue Knitting! But that got me wondering what other kinds of things all you yarn fiends covet? So, what yarn-related gifts are on your list this year? Good needles. I am thinking specifically of some (gasp!) Addi turbo circulars. Katherine Katherine, I just heard from a friend, that there are now circular knitting needles for sale where you can change the length of the wire for one size needles. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name, but I bet that someone here may have heard about them and will tell us. You buy the whole set and it is not cheap, but you do not have to buy all different length any more of one size needle. I never seem to have the right length, most of the time I have the correct size, but only need a wire for say 30 st and I have one that will hold 60. I am going to look into that one for Christmas when the kids ask what I want. The other tooli want is for the garden....I want a pair of good garden snips, Mine always come apart.....:=(( or worse I loose them.....LOL Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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I "treated" myself to some of those too, Katherine, and they're really good.
Smooth and the joins are perfect, probably not the best thing for rayon or silk yarn, just too slippy, but since I've never knit with either of those yet the Addis suit me fine. I don't know if you're getting just a bit of a picture here, something to do with knitting needle/crochet hook/Tunisian hook/tatting shuttle/double ended hook/ circulars etc. addiction? I think I just confessed!! Love Christine "Katherine" wrote in message ... I have heard good and bad things about the Denise needles. Since I use mostly straights or DPNs, and since I inherited many circulars from my mother, I think I'll pass. But I would like to get a couple od Addis in the sizes I use most. Katherine Christine in Kent, Garden of England wrote: Els, a while ago I bought myself (for a treat you understand!) a set of Denise interchangeable needles http://knitdenise.com/ and I've found them very useful. I can imagine that the sets that screw together could come undone, but these have a nice little "click" mechanism. You can make all sorts of lengths of circular needles, stitch holders, "straight" needles with cables of varying lengths, and it all comes in a neat little case. I like them very much HTH Love Christine "Els van Dam" jacobahatesspam@ wrote in message ... In article , "Katherine" wrote: Laura J wrote: Hi everyone, My mother has asked for a Christmas list from me. I have already added the ball winder/shift that someone suggested to someone looking for a present for his knitting wife a couple of months ago. I also just HAVE to get my hands on Vogue Knitting! But that got me wondering what other kinds of things all you yarn fiends covet? So, what yarn-related gifts are on your list this year? Good needles. I am thinking specifically of some (gasp!) Addi turbo circulars. Katherine Katherine, I just heard from a friend, that there are now circular knitting needles for sale where you can change the length of the wire for one size needles. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name, but I bet that someone here may have heard about them and will tell us. You buy the whole set and it is not cheap, but you do not have to buy all different length any more of one size needle. I never seem to have the right length, most of the time I have the correct size, but only need a wire for say 30 st and I have one that will hold 60. I am going to look into that one for Christmas when the kids ask what I want. The other tooli want is for the garden....I want a pair of good garden snips, Mine always come apart.....:=(( or worse I loose them.....LOL Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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Thanks for the recommendation, Sue. If I can get some Addis next week, they
will be in my Christmas box. Katherine Sue W wrote: I bought some Denise needles last year after a thread on this ng mentioned them. I find the joins stay together well. I had to emery the stamped size markings on each tip since there were snaggy bits sticking up. If you like your knitting to not slip off the needles when you're not looking, you'll like these. I have since built up a collection of Addi Turbos and I much prefer them to knit with, smooth, fast and fairly quiet in use. If you can master the magic loop method, then you can manage without lots of different lengths. Another point - the Denise sizes don't all correspond to metric sizing, so beware trying to mix them with other needles in the same project. Found this out the hard way last year when knitting an aran weight sweater in the round. It was getting hard work moving the stitches around (the cords are a bit thick), so I went to change to a standard type circular only to discover the sizes didn't match closely enough :-( |
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