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ON-t: been awhile for a POLL! YarnWright 06-26-2008
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Posted by Bernadette on June 26, 2008, 4:13 pm
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:36:23 -0700, mirjam wrote:

>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:02:57 +0200, YarnWright wrote:
>> > (knowing full well that one person will question the purpose, there is
>> > no MOTIVE, just a Pol for FUN, it usually wakes the group up!)
>>
>> > So:  regarding knitting needles, do you prefer:
>>
>> > metal
>> > plastic
>> > bone
>> > rosewood
>> > bamboo
>> > birch
>>
>> > ???
>>
>> As a child I used bone, graduated to plastic but they break too easily
>> (especially if you sit on them -OUCH!!) so now use metal.
>>
>> I'd always used straight until Mirjam suggested using circulars. When I
>> tried them I found that instead of supporting the weight of the knitting
>> on the needles (and consequently my wrists), the weight rests neatly on
>> my lap. A "positive" after those wrist operations last year. I use
>> circulars now for most things.  :-)
>>
>> I haven't tried bone or bamboo as the price here is prohibitive.
>>
>> > Have fun!
>> > Noreen
>>
>> You too!
>>
>> --
>> Bernadette
>
> Bernadette i am glad my suggestion worked for you ,, I use circulars all
> the time ...
> mirjam

It works wonderfully well Mirjam, thank you for the idea. At first it felt
very odd and I coudn't decide whether to have the actual knitting nearest
to my body with the needles further away or to put the knitted fabric
closer to the edge of my knees and have the needle parts nearer to me. Rob
used to laugh his head off at times. He said he expected to come into the
room and find me with my left leg twisted around my right ear at times
because of the contortions I used to go through in the beginning! :-D

It took a few times until I found that if I just shook the knitting before
I sat down it would fall naturally into the best place and position. No
problem from that time onward.

--
Bernadette

Posted by Richard Eney on June 26, 2008, 10:03 pm
>(knowing full well that one person will question the purpose,
>there is no MOTIVE, just a Poll for FUN, it usually wakes the group up!)
>
>So: regarding knitting needles, do you prefer:
>
>metal
>plastic
>bone
>rosewood
>bamboo
>birch
>
>???

I'll use whatever comes along, but I think I prefer metal needles
most of the time. I do have some plastic ones I like very much.
Wooden ones are good for slippery yarns but they break too easily.

I just heard (read) that the HiyaHiya needle company has come out
with hollow steel needles that are lightweight! I may have to buy
some new needles.

=Tamar

Posted by Leah on June 27, 2008, 7:55 am
>(knowing full well that one person will question the purpose,
>there is no MOTIVE, just a Poll for FUN, it usually wakes the group up!)
>
>So: regarding knitting needles, do you prefer:
>
>metal
>plastic
>bone
>rosewood
>bamboo
>birch

It depends on the yarn I'm using and whether I'm knitting or
crocheting. For knitting cotton, I prefer my plastic coated Lion
Brand needles, since they make it harder to drop sts. For other yarns
and knitting metal, bamboo, and birch work better for me.

For crocheting, since I don't have to worry about dropped sts, metal,
plastic (expensive plastic coated and really cheap molded luxite I had
to file smooth), bone, bamboo, and birch all work equally as well for
me, though my bone hooks aren't that durable if the yarn is a stiff
vegetable type fiber.

I have not yet gotten any rosewood or other exotic woods in either
needles or hooks, though I've made and enjoy using handmade red oak
hooks and needles. After seeing the exotic woods in the Wood Worker's
Source, I'm thinking yellow heart, purple heart, and cherry would make
really pretty hooks and needles.

Leah

Posted by YarnWright on June 26, 2008, 11:56 pm
YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn':

+(knowing full well that one person will question the purpose, there is no
MOTIVE, just a
+Pol for FUN, it usually wakes the group up!)
+
+So: regarding knitting needles, do you prefer:
+
+metal
+plastic
+bone
+rosewood
+bamboo
+birch
+
+???
+Have fun!
+Noreen


*my* choice is first of all, circulars-circulars-circulars, I don't even own
straight
needles anymore except my DPN's, and I adore rosewoods first, birch second,
bamboo third,
and some plastic/mylars that I still have.
JM2C,
Noreen



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Posted by karlisa on June 27, 2008, 6:38 am
> (knowing full well that one person will question the purpose, there is no=
MOTIVE, just a
> Pol for FUN, it usually wakes the group up!)
>
> So: =A0regarding knitting needles, do you prefer:
>
> metal
> plastic
> bone
> rosewood
> bamboo
> birch
>
> ???
> Have fun!
> Noreen
>
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Let's see. I seem to have some of all of those type needles, except
Rosewood, as I do not buy items made from exotic woods. My choice of
needles is project-specific. I prefer teflon-coated metal needles for
cottons and bamboo for double points, as the non-working yarn doesn't
tend to slip off the pionts as easily as it does on metal. I do
prefer circulars over straight needles, however. I don't have to
select my seating based on whether my needles will be smacking the
chair arms with circs. :-)

lisa

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