needle love

One of our newer products in the store are Brittany 5" Birch Double Pointed needles. We added these shorter needles to our stock after popular request for short needles came from our fabulous sock knitters.

We dipped a toe in the water in the early spring offering a few pair in a limited range of sizes. Sock knitters were so enthusiastic that we have expanded our offerings so that you can now buy these needles in a full range of sizes.

I tried a set of these for the first time this past weekend, and I must say that I am very happy I did! The finish is smooth and let's the yarn glide easily. The tips are pointed, but they are not so pointy that they split your yarn. And they are incredibly light weight!

As someone who knits almost exclusively on metal needles, I thought I would not be taken by these needles. I was wrong! They are perfect for sock yarns like Kogui or ShiBui because they let the smooth merino wool glide, but they are not so slick that you lose stitches when cabling or working in a lace pattern.

Try these beauties today!