This is probably the lowest-tech tip of the decade.
I got desperate this morning as I was knitting a row of the Black Window Spider Queen. Those KnitPicks needles are just too slippery for the Gentle yarn and I was simply hating the entire experience.
I grabbed a piece of medium-coarse sandpaper and gave those needles a good rub-down. Amazing. They are now quite pleasant to knit with--a bit of grip but still enough slidiness to move the stitches along without effort.
If you want to try this yourself, start with a fine grit (maybe 400) and work your way up (down?) to coarser paper if necessary. Needless to say, you should do some test knitting as you go. Eventually, you'll find a texture that works best for you.
I'll just plop another 24" size 2 needle in my KnitPicks shopping basket so I will have an unprocessed needle at hand if I need one.
Monday, February 5, 2007
Deslicking Knitting Needles
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2 comments:
You're a brave woman!!
Ahhh Yes. The sacfificial knitting needle. No greater love hath a lace knitter for her craft than to ruthlessly customize her needles in the quest for good knitting! If my Inox don't work for Spider Queen, I will be a copy cat in a heartbeat! Thank you for being the first to walk out into the mine-field!
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