Knitting Needles: Everything You Ever Needed to Know

Hello knitters! This long video will give you all the information you need to make wise choices regarding knitting needles. I talk about the different shapes that knitting needles come in and also the different materials they can be made of.

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Happy knitting! :-)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• knit
• knitting
• needles
• circular
• double-pointed
• dpns
• straight
• bamboo
• plastic
• wooden
• wood
• metal
• craft
• crafts
• käsityö

[embalmerboy88]

your nails are fantastic!



[elsteffo]

@embalmerboy88 Thanks! 

[lollypop959]

Do you prefer to knit with bamboo circular needles or metal? I am into hats and wanted to know what you think I should buy.

[elsteffo]

I much prefer to use bamboo, especially when it comes to double-pointed needles.

[sweetypie1988a]

@elsteffo which size needles would be good for hats and i have been think about making fingerless gloves and i am new to knitting and i am not sure which would be a good size for them for a beginner

[elsteffo]

@sweetypie1988a For hats you have two options: you can either work the entire hat in the round on double-pointed needles, about 20cm in length, or you can use a 40cm long circular needle for the main part and then switch to double-pointed needles for the very top of the hat.

For small diameter projects I like to use short double-pointed needles, about 15cm in length.

[xdunlapx]

@LovelyJessica12198 yes, aluminum is the same as metal. It is a metal.

[DustFingerFireDancer]

i love the circular needles they are so easy to work with, i have never used or herd of double pointed neddles befor so are they easy to use?

[chrysb81]

I remember my mom had those big blue needles when I was little lol

[carriellbee]

Thanks so much for the detailed explanation; it was very helpful.

[sweetypie1988a]

@lollypop959 yeah i been thinking about making hats too i have little experience knitting and havent been sure i have no experience with circular needles are metal needles ok because where i live bamboo ones are much expensive than metal ones

[Zeqh]

Very informative! Thanks for the info : >

Btw, love your accent.