Needles!

[kareila]

I've discovered that perling isn't actually that hard! The reason I was discouraged the first time I tried it was that I was using shiny metallic needles, which were so slippery that I couldn't pull the loop through. I despaired of ever managing to perl without using a crochet hook. But then I tried bamboo needles, and all was right with the world.

I mentioned this to another knitting acquaintance of mine and she replied that she always knitted on metal needles because they let her knit faster. She wanted her needles as slippery as possible. Whereas I find that bamboo is good for me - not too slippery, but not as sticky as plastic.

So: a poll!

Poll #1656 Favorite material for knitting needles?

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Which material for knitting needles is your favorite?

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metal
39 (47.0%)

plastic
5 (6.0%)

bamboo
49 (59.0%)

other (specify in comments)
13 (15.7%)

Comments

[rainkatt]

HEE. I figured they'd just snapped while you knitting, because I know people that's happened to.

Lantern Moon replaced a friend's, because she LOST hers. I thought that was above and beyond, but they were perfectly happy to do so.

I honestly expected KP to tell me that since I had enough needles to finish my project, I should suck it up and get over it, but they just shipped off a new set to me. I'd asked for one, to replace the flawed one, but "they don't come that way."

[labellementeuse]

Unfortunately no. I put them down on the bed, got out of bed throwing the blanket over them, got back into bed, put my hand down, and heard a very unpleasant noise. :( I was just kind of glad I was only 10 rows into my project (lots of 1x1 rib and a little lace = not the kind of stitches I enjoy transferring to new needles.)

Lantern Moon sound like class acts, but wow, I can't believe your friend actually asked that! I'm not trying to cast aspersions on your friend at all, but I'd never dare to do anything like that. How cool!

Knitpicks/pro have been good to me as well - I had one that did splinter, and they replaced it (well, my supplier did) without any problems (actually all I had to do was write to the online shop where I got them and she took care of whatever paperwork is required, which was reeeeally good.)

[rainkatt]

She only lost one needle of the set, and they just sent a new one. It blew me away, because I would have never asked, but I think she just mentioned it when talking about one she'd broken, and how her sets were getting too small to knit with. To be fair, it was at the booth at Sock Summit, so the customer service may have been more than usual. They offered, and it was done--it was shipped to her, because they didn't have any at the booth. On the plus side, she's going to think twice before buying someone else's needles.

I am so paranoid about doing exactly what you did--I tend to move the knitting project to the far side of the bed or sofa, and make sure all the needles are together, and I don't sit down until I know where the knitting is. At least you didn't stab any body parts? ::tries to look on the good side::

[linaelyn]

Utterly geeky of me, but I read this - I'd asked for one, to replace the flawed one, but "they don't come that way." - and immediately thought of Galadriel's gift of three golden hairs from her head when Gimli had asked for one.

Um, where's that morning coffee?