All Reviews Written by "Widowlady"

I wish this was a little softer but think it has to do with the yarn weight. Their 220 superwash fingering is very soft and I’m used to fingering weight yarn. Overall, run it through with fabric softener and it will get to the desired softness. Other than that it’s a nice wool and has the required “superwash”. I only work in superwash as my yarn is for our prayer shawl ministry and the easy care is a must. For those of you who think this is too great an expense for “charity knitting” the recipients are as deserving, if not more so, for quality yarn.

I’m not big on fixed needles but for projects that are on small needles sz 3 and below where ic needles are hard to come by these are pretty good. These points are pretty sharp you can’t poke yourself too badly and the colored part of the needles are just ever so slightly rough so you can gently feel the difference in grab. The only thing I would likedifferent is color change in the cord like you can get with ic needle cords, that is so perfect for instant cord identification. I have used Knitters Pride for years and love them. I have tried the Chiagoo needles but the points are just too sharp for me.

As I have said in other reviews this is my go to yarn. Since it was super wash I checked on how it reacts to flame. It burns just like untreated wool. One of the biggest reasons I won’t use acrylics or any man made yarn is how it reacts to flame. I could never forgive myself if I made a gift for someone and it caught fire. Matter of fact the military always specifies wool and not a man made fiber for helmet liners. Can you imagine a service member having his liner melt onto his skin if he gets burned. I don’t even want to think about it but my yarn must burn like regular wool. I throw everything I make into the washer and dryer so I can be sure it can be handled that way in anyone’s home. Would it be better if hand blocked. Most people have neither the time or knowledge to hand block a knitted piece. This way I know that it will come out fine. When you add this attribute next to it’s so soft feel it’s a great value. The little bit of added silk makes it so beautiful.

Up until about a year and a half ago I did my own winding, but with a neck problem I got a neuropathy problem in my good shoulder and down my back. Now even winding 1 ball of yarn causes intense, lingering pain, so I have donated my winding tools to my prayer shaw ministry. Now when I get my yarn, and I usually buy about 10 skeins at a time because I like to knit Orenburg and Shetland which is frequently worked in garter stitch and goes through lots of yarn. Jimmy Beans has lots of cool things they do for their customers some with a cost, some not. If there’s a service that would help you check with JB and see if they do it. This winding service, which is quite reasonably priced has probably saved my ability to knit since I don’t have to wind and my beloved Heritage Silk comes in hanks. The winding service has been a life saver for me and I hope it will be useful to other knitters with motion limitations, or just knitters that hate to wind.

Because I needed sz 1 needles😲 I needed something other than my Knitters Pride ICs. I used to love Addis but regular ones are not sharp enough. I bought a set of Addi lace needles. Because they are brass and not nickel plated they have just enough grab and the points are nice and sharp but not so sharp as to be able to wound you. They are also a little longer tips. I will probably start buying the addi fixed lace for my more complex lace projects because they work so well on more complex stitches. I wish companies could make IC needles in the much smaller sizes but understand why it’s not practical. So for my less complex lace in larger sizes I’ll still use my knitters Pride but for smaller sizes with stitches like nupps it’s Addi lace circus all the way. They’re great.

I have always used interchangeable needles but they’re pretty impossible to find in size one. After some research and help from JB staff I bought these. I’m so glad. The points have just the tiniest bit of grab, which is good on so fine a needle. The rest of the tip is fast and there are no issues with the joins or memory on the cord. For my bigger needle project I’ll probably go back to KP Dreamz, but for finer tips I love the Addi Lace. PS I’ve tried the Chiagoo lace needles but the tips are a bit long, not to mention too sharp.

These are so great. I prefer to my knitting a little crowded so I have the smaller size and being able to tell the length by color is so much better than having to measure. I have multiple projects going at any time so this helps a lot when I’m getting started on a new project.

These will be perfect for mittens. I find magic loop too unwieldy so these 2 sets of short fixed circular will work nicely. The Karbonz have just a tiny bit more grab than the my go to Dreamz so the control on mittens is better. I have a full set of IC needles and extended sizes, but they’re not available in the very small tip sizes.