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ON-t: been awhile for a POLL! YarnWright 06-26-2008
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Posted by Katherine on June 27, 2008, 8:31 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

No special preference, but a problem with bamboo is that
they break too easily. For a lot of stitches, I prefer circulars.

Higs,
Katherine

Posted by enigma on June 27, 2008, 9:34 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: regarding knitting needles, do you prefer:
>
> metal

for sizes less than US 0 only

> plastic

ew. although i have a set of plastic circs that i sharpened in
a pencil sharpener. most plastic needles feel weird & are too
blunt.

> bone

don't have any. do they smell as bad as bone beads?

> rosewood

one set. they're ok. pretty anyway.

> bamboo

several sets. hate them. especially the circulars.

> birch

Brittanys. my favorites :)

lee
--
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I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
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Posted by karlisa on June 27, 2008, 7:30 pm
nitche@newsgate.x-privat.org:
>
> > (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
>
> =A0for sizes less than US 0 only
>
> > plastic
>
> ew. although i have a set of plastic circs that i sharpened in
> a pencil sharpener. most plastic needles feel weird & are too
> blunt.
>
> > bone
>
> =A0don't have any. do they smell as bad as bone beads?
>
> > rosewood
>
> one set. they're ok. pretty anyway.
>
> > bamboo
>
> several sets. hate them. especially the circulars.
>
> > birch
>
> Brittanys. my favorites :)
>
> lee
> --
> Last night while sitting in my chair
> I pinged a host that wasn't there
> It wasn't there again today
> The host resolved to NSA.

I agree about the Brittanys. I do love those. I've never broken a
bamboo from knitting, but I did when I accidentally sat on a little
size 2 that I carelessly left on my bed. :-)

lisa

Posted by enigma on June 28, 2008, 11:09 am
ups.com:

> I agree about the Brittanys. I do love those. I've never
> broken a bamboo from knitting, but I did when I
> accidentally sat on a little size 2 that I carelessly left
> on my bed. :-)

five year guarantee. contact them & they will replace it.
i've had a couple straight needles replaced, one the cat
chewed the point & one my SO sat on accidentally (a 12" size
4. of course it snapped). i haven't broken any of my Brittany
double points yet (& i even have the elusive 5" 0s). i've got
a size 2 with a slight curve (one out of 3 sets), but it's
barely perceptable.

so, i have 3 or 4 sets of Crystal Palace circs... i can't get
the stupid cables to uncurl & they drive me crazy. i've soaked
in boiling water. i've held in steam. i've tied weights to one
end & hung them. how on earth do people use these things with
tight coils in the middle?
lee
--
Last night while sitting in my chair
I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
The host resolved to NSA.

Posted by Mary Fisher on June 27, 2008, 5:59 pm

> (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

For large and straight items I use circular needles, have done since the
1950s. I do like using my Denise needles.

For small circular items and if I'm knitting in period I use five bone
needles - but only because Spouse makes and sells them. They're surprisingly
popular! A swedish customer has to keep buying more - and bone sewing
needles - because her dog eats them :-)

When I made a very lacy shawl for a daughter in law with Kidsilk Haze last
year I used bamboo needles as advised but wasn't impressed.

Mary



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