This will be the last post pertaining to needles, and I think I hear a subtle "thank goodness" from some of my readers. Let's start with the wide variety of materials used to make knitting needles. The oldest of knitting needles were made from wood stakes sharpened at one or both ends. Two problems with wooden needles are their weight and potential for splinters. Some needle manufacturers continue to use wood but have found lighter weight wood and finishes that greatly reduce potential splintering. (See the rather colourful wooden DPNs by Options Harmony below.) Bamboo has become a recent newcomer to wooden needles because of its abundance and very light weight. Beautiful wooden DPNs Needles are also made from metal generally aluminium; and it is metal needles that add the click, click, clicking to one's knitting. Metal needles are very strong, meaning they aren't apt to warp over time like wood or plastic needles. Having said th...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.