WOW after Christmas I currently have 3 different blogs that I will be posting w/ all the Christmas presents I've been making. I am really building my knitting calluses on my fingers. We have so much going on this month I am shocked that I am able to get as much knitting done. So After Christmas if I am successful I will have completed near 20 items between the craft fair & Christmas. CRAZINESS!!
Speaking of Christmas my wonderful DH has told me that as my gift from him I can buy a set of interchangeable knitting needles!!!!!!! I am just a little excited. :-D I did research for days on interchangeables between the:
Denise set:
http://www.knitdenise.com/
Knit picks:
http://www.knitpicks.com/needles/Interchangeable_Circular_Knitting_Needle_Tips_Cables__L300312.html
Addi Click:
http://www.paradisefibers.net/Addi-Click-Interchangable-Knitting-Needle-Set-p/47036.htm
The popular choice on ravelry was Addi Clicks but they are steel & I really don't enjoy knitting w/ that. I love my Bamboo needles. Knit picks is pretty reasonable & they have 3 types, bamboo, acrylic & steel. But the major problem I had w/ both of these sets were that they didn't go smaller than 24" circular. I live off of my 16" circulars & was looking into maybe even buying some 12' Addi Turbos, even w/ the dislike of steel needles, just to have them for baby hats.
The Denise set is the most affordable & it is acrylic & has rave reviews from almost everyone & it went down to a size 16" circular. So I was just about to buy them when I was doing a little bit more research on Ravelry's forum & someone stated that they like their Knit Picks but LOVE their Bamboo KA needles. What was this??? I had been googling for days & the brand KA had never come up? Back to google!
Low & behold they there were:
http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/knitting/yarn/KA/MidSwitchExchangeableCircularNeedleSet.asp?specPCVID=17675&advSourceID=9
I fell in love almost instantly! *SIGH* They were amazing! Not only are they the bamboo needles that I have grown to love they are also able to go down to as small as 9.5" circular & has tips all the way down to zero!!! The set I am going to get has size 2-13 w/ 8 different cable lengths! Including the length that will make magic loop easy in every size!
I had just told my DH that now that I figured out the Magic Loop I needed every size needle in a 40" circulars. DH had been asking me what I wanted for Christmas & I didn't really have an answer & then I remembered seeing interchangeable knitting needles at my local yarn store. Thus the research began. Now will I not only have to not buy a bunch of 40" circulars but I will also never be w/o a size needle again!! These can be used as straights, circulars & w/ magic loop no need for DPN's! The catch is I have to wait until January to order them but when I get them I will post pics & a review of them & tell you if they are as wonderful as I am expecting them to be.
