I played in a tabletop game on Sunday, so I wanted to bring appropriate knitting. My sweater is too big (it’s almost done, yay!!), so I decided to start my mother-in-law’s Christmas socks. After realizing that my first choice pattern is written for DK weight yarn, I am making Socks for Veronik (IK holiday 2007) in anklet form. Size 0 needles called for. Well, it just so happened that I had recently traded for some size 0 Lantern Moon ebony DPNs. Ebony is a harder wood, right? I won’t snap that like I do bamboo sock needles, right?
Yeah, that’s right. You can clearly see the tape on one of the needle (the beginnings of desperation) and the fact that I was using a long portion of one of the snapped-off needles to knit with (bald panic). Yes. But, I got them in a swap, so I’m not overly attached to them. And, I got my reward yarn today.
Yay Beaverslide! I’m looking forward to using this. It is a little scratchier than I would have hoped, but I suspect a good washing will cure that.
oh no!
bless your heart!
Oh no! Have you tried bamboo needles? I’m not sure if they’re stronger than wood (I’ve heard they are, but not from an “official” source). I haven’t had a bamboo needle break on me *yet*