For those of you with interchangeable needles (bonus if it's the Addi Lace interchangeables) how do you get the cables to straighten out? Or do you just leave them coiled and deal with them to the best of your ability ( Read more... )

• I hate Addi Turbos.
• I love bamboo.
• DPNs are the devil's chopsticks.
• I use circulars for everything.

Discuss.

(Link goes to my journal.)

Has anyone tried the new pale birch Options from Knit Picks? I loved the point on the Harmony ones, but the pattern/colors made it hard to see my stitches on darkish yarns. Hopefully, the new look ones are just as pointy... unfortunately, the pictures look like they're more blunt instead ( Read more... )

Hi. I'm a new member of this community, and a new knitter. I've almost finished my first project, a scarf, and I'm trying to decide what to make next so I can be ready to jump right into it when the scarf is done. I've been looking at patterns for baby afghans (because I'd like to do something that's different from a scarf but still flat--I'm not ( Read more... )

Hi there! Because I am a complete and utter glutton for punishment (and possibly an idiot), I've started this shawl (Ravelry link) here (non-Ravelry), using an absolutely gorgeous 2-ply lace superwash merino yarn. (And now I've frogged it and restarted, because I was using the wrong size needles entirely, but on the plus side I was getting the hang ( Read more... )

At my local thrift store tonight, I found a set of knitting needles. (I might post a pic tomorrow, when I get them off my phone, if that's okay with the mods. It was a fairly sweet find.) I was very happy! But after I got them home, I got a better look, and discovered that I had two sets of size tens. One is 5.75mm, and one is 6mm. Can anyone ( Read more... )

So, this is probably a silly question, but that's okay, right ( Read more... )

So I'm looking to get some better quality needles, I currently have Boye straight needles in size 6US and 8US (which is really all I need for what I do, I'm still a beginner, having knitted only dishcloths and currently working on a scarf, but I plan on expanding my comfort zone rather quickly) My 6's are fine but my 8's are terrible, I don't know ( Read more... )

After reading The Yarn Harlot's latest post Culling the Herd I had a brainwave. Use test tubes and a test tube holder for storing DPNs!

And now I can't wait for the weekend, when I'll be taking a trip to American Science & Surplus.

Hello there! First time poster here ( Read more... )