Gotta Knit? Not so much.

[nex0s]

I went to a workplace LYS* here in NYC called "Gotta Knit" to pick up some #5 needles for a gift I am making. I wanted bamboo or plastic, as the yarn is a nylon blend and quite slippery

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[cupide430]

Not sure if I have what you need... but I can take a look. I've got a ton of needles that I don't use much any more. My wrist problems make it too hard for me to knit anymore. I know I probably have DPNs not sure about circs...

I can bring what I have when I come see you for the dumplings, if you'd like.

[nex0s]

Sure thing! I ended up getting some bamboo 5s, but would prefer resin anways.

And circs, natch.

N.

[cupide430]

I have a copy of Socks Soar on Two Circs too... :D

[nex0s]

I've done 2 circ method and it's aight. I'll take a look at the book though :) Still want to try Magic Loop, cause I'm like that :D

N.

[kightp]

If you can wait a few days, http://elann.com">Elann has Clover bamboo circs down to size 3s. They're reliable, and they ship *fast* - I got my last order in less than a week without paying extra postage.

I'm a Denise knitter, too, and the Clovers have a similar feel to me - smooth, but not so slippery I'm afraid of losing my yarn.

I'm not a fan of Magic Loop, personally, because I find it more ungainly than knitting on DPNs and it encourages ladders where I pull the loop out. But I've been using the two-circulars method (as developed by Cat Bordhi, and described (a href="http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/twocirculars.html">here for a while, and find it really easy and virtually ladder-free.

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[kightp]

More or less.

[nex0s]

Thanks, I didn't knwo Elann stocked needles. I am not in a rush in any sense, it was more idle curiosity and for the fun of going to an LYS ;) But now I know!!!

I love Elann.

N.

[kightp]

Me, too. (-:

A nifty fact about Elann: If you have an account there (i.e., if you've ever placed an order) and someone gives you an Elann gift certificate, it's really easy to redeem - just log in, place an order and when you're ready to check out the form will ask if you want to apply your gift certificate to your order. I just got 15 balls of their Peruvian Baby Silk for a whopping 70 cents that way. (-:

[la_directora]

Is this "Gotta Knit" on 6th Avenue between 12th and 14th somewhere? If so, I went in there ONCE and never returned because of the snotty attitude. I asked if they stocked any acryllic yarns, and the woman looked at me as though I'd just shat on her floor, and said, "No, we don't carry such low-quality yarn." I said, "Well, that's a shame since I'm trying to make a blanket for a friend who is having a baby, and I wanted to give her something WASHABLE for when the baby spit up on it. But I guess your store isn't able to provide me with service." And I walked out.

Yes, I get that acryllic yarn isn't as nice as Alpaca or silk. But if I ask you for acryllic, you can simply say you don't have it. You don't have to be snide. Sheesh.

[nex0s]

YEP!!!

Or you can ask why you want acrylic, and then offer a washable yarn.

Fuck 'em.

N.

[ruth_lawrence]

There are quite a few people (I've noticed) who think that those they have newly met have just then manifested on the plane of existence.

I suppose they are some tedious class of solipsist.

[ellenlindner]

Once I checked out a new yarn shop in Brooklyn and, while I was in the store, a fight broke out between a proprietor and a customer. Over pattern difficulty (as in, judging). It's a weird, yarn-y world out there.
I really like Seaport Yarns, on William St. The selection cannot be beat.

[micheinnz]

Seaport Yarn's online store _changed their website_ so I could order from them (I'm outside the USA). Now _that_ is service.

[ellenlindner]

Why am I not surprised? They are really nice about questions, problems, whatever (I'm outside the US as well, and they are indeed highly accommodating). Plus their shop is like a strange fantasy I never knew I had, an entire office suite overrun with YARN!!!