Comments on: Glass knitting needles http://savvythinker.com/glass-knitting-needles/ thinking about life, playing with makeup Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karin http://savvythinker.com/glass-knitting-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Karin Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:43:06 +0000 http://savvythinker.com/2007/01/17/glass-knitting-needles/#comment-30 ps I noticed that lifetime repair too! I wonder how fragile they would be if dropped. ps I noticed that lifetime repair too! I wonder how fragile they would be if dropped.

]]> By: Karin http://savvythinker.com/glass-knitting-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Karin Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:42:35 +0000 http://savvythinker.com/2007/01/17/glass-knitting-needles/#comment-29 I bought some short bamboo (?) needles from a local store. She said they were made in Japan. I had to get used to them being so short, but they are ideal for making scarves. What I like about these particular needles is that the yarn slips on them. I've tried some others where the yarn sticks to the varnish (or whatever) on the wood, and that would drive me nuts. However, for some of the slick yarn, like Eros Glitz, which slips off my plastic needles, especially the first time I used it (and then it is almost impossible to pick up the stitches again as they slip so far -- and I can pick up anything)something sticky might be better for a newer knitter. But I like slick. I bought some short bamboo (?) needles from a local store. She said they were made in Japan. I had to get used to them being so short, but they are ideal for making scarves.

What I like about these particular needles is that the yarn slips on them. I’ve tried some others where the yarn sticks to the varnish (or whatever) on the wood, and that would drive me nuts.

However, for some of the slick yarn, like Eros Glitz, which slips off my plastic needles, especially the first time I used it (and then it is almost impossible to pick up the stitches again as they slip so far — and I can pick up anything)something sticky might be better for a newer knitter. But I like slick.

]]> By: Sherry B http://savvythinker.com/glass-knitting-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Sherry B Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:39:03 +0000 http://savvythinker.com/2007/01/17/glass-knitting-needles/#comment-28 They appeal to me as well, and I think they'd be nice to use - the yarn should slide well on them. I prefer natural materials - wood, bamboo - to plastic anyway. And I noticed some of these sites offer lifetime repair or replacement! They appeal to me as well, and I think they’d be nice to use – the yarn should slide well on them. I prefer natural materials – wood, bamboo – to plastic anyway. And I noticed some of these sites offer lifetime repair or replacement!

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