[Nfb-krafters-korner] knit picks circular needles

[Deidre Muccio]

Yes, if I screw the cable caps into the cable if I remove a particular set
of needles, I'll be less likely to misplace them. They are a bit hard to
keep track of. 
	What do you all use to keep your knitting needles and other supplies
in? A nice little wooden box with a lid might be good or a plastic pencil
box kind of thing.

Annette wrote:
The disc like items are what I call cable caps, not sure what Knit Picks
calls them.  You screw them to the end of the cable when you take the needle
off.  This allows you to use the cable as a stitch holder if there is a cap
at both ends, or as a straight needle if you have a cap on one end and a
needle point at the other.  

The hole for the key is located on each end of the cable, not too far back
from the end.

See you this afternoon in class.

Annette


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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knit picks circular needles

Hello all
My Knit Picks circular needles came yesterday. I ordered the Try It set
which has 3 sets of needles: a 7, 8 and 9 - one being wood, another metal
and another plastic. They feel very comfortable to use, even though they are
thinner than a ten. Also the two cables that came with the set  are indeed
"low memory," which means they don't twist up all over the place. 
	A problem I'm having is that I can't find where the "key" screws
into the cable or needle. I used a set for about half hour and hadn't used
the key to tighten them, and one of them did begin to unscrew itself. That
is the purpose of the key, to tighten the connection. 
	If there is a tiny hole somewhere near where the needle screws into
the cable, I can't find it. There are also 3 circular flat disks with a
place that sticks up off it where perhaps a needle might go. One of these
circular plastic things has the pin or key attached to it. What are the
extra things for? For more keys? 

	Thanks in advance.