Needles & Accessories - Knitting Needles Have Different Widths That Help Determine How Big Or Small The Stitches Are

Knitting needles are made from all sorts of materials. You have bamboo, rose wood, aluminum, resin plastic, wire, chopsticks naming just a few

USA, AL (prHWY.com) November 17, 2012 - USA, Nov 18, 2012 -Knitting needles are made from all sorts of materials. You have bamboo, rose wood, aluminum, resin plastic, wire, chopsticks naming just a few. I saw an advertisement for a set made from a milk protein called "casein." If you are not careful, your pets will like to eat those for lunch, now that is somethin'.

My favorite set has a slick nickel-plated finish with sharp points and they are interchangeable. I can knit quite fast with them, though you have to watch out! They can make your fingers sore pretty quick.

Needles & Accessories - I learned to position my finger to the side when pushing them through the loops. Sometimes I leave my left index fingernail (I am left-handed) longer than the others to help prevent a calloused finger. When I first started knitting, I did not know that there were so many varieties of knitting needles. I only knew of the ones you see at a major discount department store. I had no idea what the circular ones were for let alone how to use them. Now all I use are circular needles.

The smaller the width of the needles the smaller the stitches you will create. Each pattern will give specific widths and yarn recommendations so that you can achieve the right size of the item that you are making. Knitting needles also come in different lengths. Long needles will hold more stitches than shorter ones, but it is personal choice as to how long you want your needles to be. Some people are more comfortable knitting with shorter needles, no matter the project.

There is even an aluminum and wood set that have markings down to an eighth of an inch, so you can use one needle to measure length while the needle the project is on measures width. I sure would like to see those. They sound very interesting.

These needles are great when you are working on a large and heavy project like a blanket. They feature two ends like regular knitting needles but these ends are joined by a long, flexible middle section that serves to hold the stitches that you have worked. The cable will evenly distribute the weight of the item so that the knitter's wrists and arms don't have the added stress of holding the weight while knitting the stitches. With these needles, you only have a minimal quantity of stitches on the ends at any given time.

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