Saturday, April 16, 2011

Magic Loop: Knowing The Excellent Circular Needles To Utilize

By Lynn Gomez


The Right Length For The Needle: If you are going to start knitting in the round on the Magic Loop, then what you are going to need are supplies. A 40- to 47-inch-long circular needle will let you to make a great start. Forty seven inches is a great length for knitting things two-at-a-time as you are feeling more comfortable with the activity. But getting the appropriate length now is better so that there will be no need for you to buy more needles in the future.

Big-Box Store Options: For circular needles, going to Wal-Mart or JoAnn Fabrics will limit your choices. Select the bamboo circular needles manufactured by Clover, or needles by Susan Bates. Don't start to use these needles as the joins can become rough and snag on your yarn. As well as this, the cables are not flexible, making things even harder for you.

The Local Yarn Store Choices: Local yarn stores will give you more options, where you can purchase the Addi Turbo needle or an Addi Lace needle. Addi Turbos are easy to use but quite slippery (but this is on purpose if you're going in a fast pace). Addi Lace needles are bamboo or wooden needles which are a little sticky on the outside, preventing the yarn from slipping off the tips of the needles as you are learning. Plus, the tips are pointer, which makes it easier to insert the needles into your stitches.

The Interchangeable Needles: Addi also sells an interchangeable set of needles, which means they sell various sizes of needles that you can connect to a variety of cables. This would make an entire set out of just a few pieces. If you love knitting in the round on Magic Loop knitting, then this is a great option for you. If you have an incoming birthday, then you'll never ever have to spend money on needles again (which will make you save a lot of money at the yarn store). Addi also has the interchangeable set in the lace needles too.

Online Shopping Choices: If you like to shop via the world wide web, then you get more options. Knit Picks is among the famous online yarn and needle retailers. They have few less expensive options for interchangeable circular needles. Their Harmony brand (around $80.00) is an interchangeable wooden knitting needle set. The Knit Picks options are the metal version, which are tougher and firmer (for around $80.00 too). The Hiya-Hiya are upcoming needles that have been getting a lot of attention on the web. Now, if you really want a great treat then you can go to Signature Needle Arts. These aluminum knitting needles (around $40.00 per piece) are machined in a factory for airline parts, and they are so accurate that they are very balanced and they feel great to handle, making many knitters addicted to it.

Your Simple Options: If you're unsure which ones to begin with, then go to your local knitting store and select an Addi Lace circular knitting needle Size 7 and pick the 47 inch length. This can be a great length to get you going with your knitting activity and this gives you the feeling of knitting in the round on one circular needle or Magic Loop prior to making enormous investments.




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