Lantern Moon Ebony Interchangeable Needle Tips Needles Reviews

Since I found Lantern Needles, I pretty much use them exclusively. And I have every other brand there is, I won't name names. I love, love my Lantern needles. They are so smooth and feel good in my hands. They are my needles of choice.

I knit primarily with interchangeable needles. I love these. keep them well maintained and humidified and they'll last you a while. I recommend natural beeswax every so often to keep the glide smooth and the wood hydrated. They're real ebony! I wouldn't buy any other brand for my interchangeable needles.

This was an addition to a set I already have. The size I tend to use a lot & I tend to leave needles in works in progress so need more than 1 set!

My new favorites for non-sock projects!

I enjoy using wood beetles, they are less hard on my hands. These needles have a really nice smooth finish so that your stitches don’t get hung up. I have the bigger set and the smaller set and I use them all the time.

I love these needles! The yarn moves smoothly across the ebony surface and when used in combination with the twist-free flexible cords, the needles are a pleasure to knit with.

Love the feel and just the right length. Wonderful needle.

I love these needle tips, but I have noticed a problem in several of them. The join between the metal and wood isn’t always smooth, causing the yarn to catch in that spot.

These needles are really excellent - slick, but just that little bit of extra grip for more slippery yarns. The needles, while displaying a surprising amount of bend, seem strong, and I've yet to think that they would break anytime soon. The one thing that really bugs me is that, for needles of this price wherever you go to buy it, the name and size shouldn't be printed on and liable to wear off - the gold Lantern Moon is still visible, but the size information is already really faded.

I so wanted to love these! I was about to buy the ebony set as soon as they were available, but I’m glad I only wasted my money on these to try. I purchased the US2.5 first. They broke in less than ten minutes use. Undeterred, I bought two pair in size US 3. They broke in 30 minutes use. The joins aren’t as good as Chiagoo or HiyaHiya, when knitting in the round with two needles, I would find myself struggling. And cursing, and screaming. I have to admit, I was actually relived when they snapped, because I wouldn’t have to keep trying to like them. I have a set of the rosewood from Lantern Moon, and had hoped the new steel cords would work with them because the plastic are HORRIBLE. No such luck. I really wanted to love them. And had the joins been better, I probably still would have ,despite the way the needles kept breaking. There isn’t anything as frustrating as finishing a row and being unable to work the next because I couldn’t slip the row back onto the needles when I turned. I tried using the leftover size 2.5 on the left hand needle since it was in the round, but it didn’t help. Even after the break, I had to screw the needle off, then slip dozens of stitches off the screw. But they were dreamy to stitch on!!! That the saddest part. Until I reached the end of a row and would battle the joins, they were heavenly. I would absolutely buy them if the cord joins were better.