Hello
Can you share your suggestions, opinions and experiences with interchangable needles for lace please?
I’m thinking 2mm to 3mm, maybe a set.
Interchangable needles for lace
What qualities are you looking for?
I’m happy with Knitter’s Pride/Knit Pro. I may be the only knitter in the world who did not like the ChiaoGoo Red Lace vinyl coated stainless steel cables. I felt like they were constantly fighting me. One thing that is really great about Knitter’s Pride/Knit Pro is that all the pieces from the various brands and styles they produce are compatible, along with Knit Picks and other brands. Basically if it looks like the Knitter’s Pride/Knit Pro needles it’s very likely to be compatible. This allows for trying a specific type of tip (sharp Nova Platina, not as sharp Zing aluminum in beautiful colors, wooden Ginger, any Lantern Moon tips) with the cable that comes with any others. You don’t have to commit to an entire set of one style of tip and can test drive several fairly affordably. Aren’t we all budget conscious? The costs in knitting needles can easily break the bank.
Do you have a specific lace project in mind?
Just today I got my Lantern Moon swivel cables to try out. I can’t say how they’ll work overall but on my scarf project of 32 sts they’re doing great and seem flexible enough for magic loop. I think you might have said you don’t like magic loop but flexible cables are still very nice. Should you decide on Knitter’s Pride/Pro needles I suggest you try these cables.
ETA there’s good info in this video.
Thanks.
I’m looking specifically for needles that come in sizes 2mm to 3mm. I don’t think these sizes fit any other interchangable needles. If I’m wrong you can tell me, happy to learn.
I need a 3mm quite soon for the sweater I’m making which has no lace but it’s for the rib, I broke my 3mm fixed cable the same week I broke two others! 2mm and 2.5mm I also need/want. And if a set had 2.25mm and 2.75mm I wouldn’t say no to those.
For the smaller sizes I go with fixed circs. I buy long enough to do my socks two at a time. I think Addi has a set of the skinny skewer interchangeables.
I was literally just about to process my order for fixed circulars in a bunch of sizes when somehow I spotted an interchangeable needle in a small diameter… hence the post.
Just wondering if anyone has used any of the brands and what they thought of them.
Just popped back to say that after considering 3 diffrrent brands of the small diameter interchangeable needles I ended up deciding against them. I was put off for one reason or another.
I bought Knit Pro 3mm interchangeable which fit my lykke cables and then some Knit Pro fixed circulars in 2mm, 2.25mm and 2.5mm.
I used the 3mm today and was happy with them.
My biased assessment: good choices. I’ve been wondering how I originally missed this in your first post.
I have no problem finding ways to make me feel less than brilliant.