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[ghoti]

Am I being overly ambitious (or wasteful with my money) if I get the Try It KnitPicks set of interchangeable needles?

It would make me feel more like a Serious Knitter. (But am I a Serious Knitter? Jury's still out.)

The project I'm working on right now needs at least a 47" size 7 circular needle - I've pretty much shoved as many stitches as possible on my existing 29".

Comments

[yanagi_wa]

I've owned KP needles for years. I think they are exceptional. Not a waste of money. The try-it is a great start up set. I'd say, 'Go for it.'

[peaceful_sands]

I've never seen a set like it but I think it looks like a brilliant idea and something that you can continue to add to as time, money and projects allow. I'll second the 'Go for it' from yanagi_wa.

[jenett]

My standard is the KP sets - I find them to work really well for me. I really like the flexibility to be able to swap the cords when I need to.

I do sometimes need to do a little extra tightening on the interchangeables, but not that often.

[pensnest]

I have a bag full of circular needles in sundry lengths and needle sizes, and an incredible number of (mostly) pairs of needles in various sizes. And I don't use them any more, because my daughter gave me a set of Knitpicks interchangeables, and I love them dearly and only use something else when knitting something on very, very thin needles.

IOW, go for it!

[lurksnomore]

I really like my KP interchangeables. Actually, KPs are my goto needles for fixed circs as well--their really long sock needles are all I use. I've tried others and keep going back to the KPs. I like that this set lets you try both wood and metal. I go for the nickel ones almost every time, but others prefer wood.

I'd say go for it!

[liz_mo]

I'm in love with your icon. That's all :)

[hazelwho]

*laughs* *doubles over wheezing* Oh my god, your icon!! That's FANTASTIC!!!

[lurksnomore]

Thank you! I saw it on a post in LJ, and they didn't remember where they got it, so I credited it to them. I had the same reaction when I first saw it. I still giggle at it.

[copracat]

I very strongly wish I'd bought a KnitPicks interchangeable set when I was starting out because it's been more expensive buying them needle by needle. They're particularly good when you're knitting something that has parts to be left on holders, like a garment. You can use the cables as holders with the handy stoppers and just put the needles back on when it's time to pick up that part - no slipping stitches back and forth. The same for trying on a garment - I knit the bit that has to stretch over my shoulders or hips on to several cables rather than slip everything on to waste yarn.

[lannamichaels]

I really recommend Knit Picks's options nickel interchangeables, they are FANTASTIC. :D

I haven't tried the wood ones, so I can't speak to those.

[tephra]

The try it sets are a great idea if you aren't sure what your needle preference (metal, wood, acrylic) is just yet. I adore my Knit Picks Options, though I've heard that they've since changed manufacturers and that the nickle plated brass needles they have now are not as pointy as the ones I have. (If someone can confirm/deny that it would be great.)

I went immediately for the full set because I knew that metal was what I wanted, but I have since bought a set of the Harmony wood tips as well. I still prefer the metal, but the wood needles are nice too. :)

[hazelwho]

I got a nickle plated needle set in July 2012 and they are gorgeous. If my Addi lace turbos are a perfect 10, these are a 9-9.5 for feel, slide, and pointiness. And then the KPs get extra credit for being interchangables and waaaay cheaper.

[tephra]

My needles are from March 2008 and I love them to pieces. I've been toying with the idea of getting extra sets of the sizes I use most, but I haven't yet figured out which sizes those are. :D Right at this moment it's size 6 that is being held up by a project, but I've already swiped the tips off that once to do a quick project so I end up talking myself out of duplicates.

[ghoti]

Thank you all for the advice!

I ordered the Try It set (in Rainbow, instead of the Caspian)... When it gets here I'll be sure to report back on how they work!

[ironed_orchid]

I love my Knit Picks so much it's hard for me to see them as a waste of money.

[moropus]

For $15, how can you go wrong?

[hazelwho]

Totally agree with what everyone else said. I have umpteen million sets of needles, but haven't used another set since I got my knitpicks interchangables.

[izzy]

i saw that you bought them already, and i think the try it set sounds like an awesome idea. i just wanted to toss in my love of KP wood needles - they're not super grippy but not as slippery as nickel plated needles, and they're nice and pointy. i prefer wood needles, and the KP needles are pointier than clovers, which is nice for knitting faster.

[strixluna]

I love my interchangeables from KP. They make my life so much easier. Shawls, sweaters, all those things that used to make me crazy because I'd need to get a new long circ for every project? Now I have all the circs I need!