Broken needle!
Jul 5th, 2010 by elle
Broken needle… Grumble, grumble, grumble,
Needle fails for the lose. What I meant to say before, when I was talking about all the little toys I was making, is that I’m knitting those whilst I wait for a replacement needle.
There I was, knitting along again, finally, on the MidWinter Wanderer. I’d finally gone and bought the 40cm 6mm needle I needed to make it, and I was going along quite well. With my yarn being slightly thinner than what was called for, and my being a super tight knitter, this time the thing was actually large enough for an adult’s head.
I was knitting, gotten to row ten of the chart, so not far in, when suddenly I noticed the tension at the join between the cable and the needle was no longer there… I checked and the cable had come right out of the needle… Ah crap.
This time, I decieded I’m not going to go and buy a cheap aluminium needle again. Nope. I’m going to buy a Lantern Moon Rosewood circular needle! Same size, 6mm, and same length, 40cm, but this time in a top notch needle. I’ve not yet bought a Lantern Moon circular, so I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes. I adore my straights and my DPNs, so I really can’t wait to expand into circs. Eventually I want the entire range of Rosewood needles… Even if you go for Circs, because you can always do straight knitting on those, too!
Now for a knitting pattern… hmm… I quite like the cableing on this waistcoat, but I wonder about the rest of the pattern. I like the yoke, but not the sleeves.