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Posted by YarnWright on February 9, 2007, 10:43 pm
Spike Driver spun a FINE 'yarn':
> YarnWright wrote:
> > I'm not only a yarnsnob, I'm a needle snob too!
> > With all the talk (well, posts, blogposts and reviews at various
> > forums) over the past year, I thought I'd throw in my two-pence!
> >
> > IMHO: don't waste your money on the 'coveted' COLONIAL Circs
> > (ebony or rosewood), the PONY's are exactly the same and a tad
> > cheaper. Same with regards to the 'coveted' Holz and Stein (aka
> > Noble) (rosewood or ebony), the Susanne's are comparable.
> >
> > Now, regarding all four of those needles: for ME, they're crapola.
> > I ONLY use
> > LANTERN MOON DESTINY circs (ebony and rosewood) as they have a cord
> > much like the colonial/pony, but better still they SWIVEL!!!!
> > With my carpal tunnel and wrist cysts, ONLY a swivel needle will do.
> > There were some problems with the Destiny's when they were first
> > released, which Lantern Moon addressed and fixed, read about that
> > here: http://lanternmoon.com/destiny_needleUpdate.pdf
> >
> > Another note regarding those issues, ONLY buy your Destiny's from a
> > qualified vendor, do NOT purchase from an ebay vendor, they are
> > peddling off the 'old' ones!
> >
> > Onto bamboo circs.
> > Clover and Plymouth suck. They joins are terrible, the cords kink
> > and the bamboon splits.
> > I like KA Classic, Valley Fibers, and Chrystal Palace. AND, THEY
> > have my coveted SWIVEL!
> >
> > Onto DPN's.
> > While I have rosewood, ebony and bamboo circs, I still prefer
> > Brittany Birch.
> >
> > Onto the 'speed' circular needles:
> > Yes, Addi Turbo's are great. But I prefer Inox Express. They're
> > cheaper and have a better cord.
> > Hiyahiya circs are an even less expensive alternative.
> >
> > Regarding KnitPicks Options needles:
> > The screw-on sets, while nicer than Boye needlemaster / Boy
> > knitmaster are still screw-on, and tend to UNSCREW.
> > I prefer Denise Needles for 'sets'.
> >
> > JM2C,
> > Noreen
> >
> >
> Noreen,
>
> I agree with every thing you said. The only question I have is about
> Denise. I have been disappointed with them coming apart with the
> joint in the middle of a row. I finally got mad and glued the end
> apart that kept coming apart. I have 2 cords that do that. I had to
> send a 7 needle back when started peeling like skin. I like the feel
> of the Denise set better buy I have been very disappointed with the
> quality.
>
> Hugs & God bless,
> Dennis & Gail
> ---
Dennis!
I can honestly say that I've never EVER had Denise come apart on me,
and I've had my set a very long time, and use it a lot.
I DO know that the owner and her daughter will stand behind their
product -- return the set or the questionable pieces, they will replace
it free!!
(I've spoken with both the owner and her daughter via phone and
corresponded via email, they're great gals, a family owned business!!)
HTH,
Noreen
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