Comments on: Laurel Hill Knitting Needles

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:30:03 +0000

Love Laurel Hill… there’s also a woman with a small company in Everett, WA (name escapes me but I can find out) who custom-makes crochet hooks from beautiful colored and layered woods, lathe-style. They are easy on the hand/fingers (no calluses), gorgeous to look at, and fairly affordable at $20-25 apiece. Before I received one of hers, I had a lot of other “pretty” wooden hooks that just sat in my basket while I continued to use my cheapie metal hooks… these are a treat to use.

By: emmalish

emmalish — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:27:24 +0000

I’m knitting the exact same scarf right now, but in Blue Sky Alpaca & Silk. I had the total opposite experience – I started out on a pair of Lantern Moon knitting needles (also exotic woods), but I tend to curl up in the corner of my couch when I knit and the long needles kept hitting the armrest, so I switched to a circular needle. Weird, eh?

Also, my Lantern Moon needs are dark wood and my yarn is dark grey, and it was impossible to see what I was doing. What was I thinking?? Love the needles though.

By: JanS

JanS — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:59:07 +0000

You blog post reminded me that I have a big plastic tub of yarn just waiting to be made into something.

By: amarie

amarie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:01:50 +0000

I know this is late, but re: bamboo sock needles, I love mine. They’re 1s, I think, and they are very sturdy. I have sat on them, my cat has stolen and played with them, and they are just fine. They can handle a fair amount of flex without showing any wear or tear.

By: tasterspoon

tasterspoon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:28:43 +0000

Thanks for the validation, Greta! Maybe I’ll try knitting socks with bamboo shishkebob skewers…100 for $1.95.

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:20:36 +0000

OK! That’s it! You make knitting look like too much fun! I want to try it. Can you recommend something for someone who has never knitted in her life? All the kits I see look like they’re aimed at little kids. I also don’t want to invest a lot of money until I’ve tried it. I’d like to try something simple, like a scarf. Can I just buy yarn and a couple of stick (needles?) online? and instructions somewhere? Thanks–any help for a true beginner would be much appreciated!

By: greta

greta — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:49:28 +0000

tasterspoon, i love bamboo needles but have always been afraid of them in sock-friendly sizes. i’ve never tried them for exactly that reason – all of my sock needles are aluminum. sorry i can’t help!

By: tasterspoon

tasterspoon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:37:59 +0000

These needles look lovely.

To you sock makers – I was recently shopping for needles (I’m new to knitting) and find the bamboo way more appealing than the aluminum, but thought the sock-appropriate ones looked too fragile to survive, I don’t know, accidentally sitting on one. Are they stronger than I think?

By: Jennie

Jennie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:39:43 +0000

Those look so warm and appealing!

By: Kelli Matthews

Kelli Matthews — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Thanks, Megan! I’m glad you liked them. The scarf is beautiful.

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:17:19 +0000

Oh wow, these look so comfortable. I love knitting with wood knitting needles. They’re so flexible and warm. I’m currently knitting a pair of socks on some bamboo needles.

By: greta

greta — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:19:43 +0000

I recently bought some Panda Soy yarn to make socks, decided I didn’t like the sock pattern I was using, and thought I might prefer to have a scarf – but was having trouble finding a pattern I liked that would be good with sock weight yarn. I was just about to give up and make my own pattern when… voila! You provide a link to just the right thing. Thanks! :)