[Nfb-krafters-korner] Ciffcular needles and straightening the cables!

[sunshine]

Wow, Terry, your length is quite long. You might contact Lion Brand as they have shorter needles, like the 16's that Joyce is referring to! You can use the 29, but what I would do is take those needles and put them in warm water. You ask why!? The warm water straightens the cable! I know it sounds strange, but I've done it with my circulars and it works wonders!

Hugs

----- Original Message -----
From: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Circular Needles

>
>
>  So are you saying, the length does not matter.  I could use length 24, like Cathy or 29, if I have 2 sets of 8/29.  How strange!
> Let me know.  I did look for length 16 for another reason, in a larger size and could not find any.
> 
> Terry P.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:03 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Circular Needles
> 
> Terry,
>  
> That is why you use 2 circular needles when making something in the round that is a small circle.
>  
> With the mittens that I will be teaching you only have 8  or 10  stitches on for making the thumb.  You use 2 circular needles to do  that.
>  
> Take the class and learn how.
>  
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
>  
> In a message dated 3/28/2013 3:48:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:
> 
> Cathy;
> Won't you have to get the size 8/16 to make a small  item?  
> How can you move the stitches and work in the round, if the  needles are to long?
> 
> Terry P.
> 
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
> Sent:  Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:43 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and  artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Circular Needles
> 
> hmm, I  think that Terry was referring to the length of the needles when she said 29.  that is a fairly common length from what I have discovered during my  initial research of knitting needles. a length of 16 is not as common. what I  happen to have now is a 24 length in my size 8 needles. I have not yet decided  whether to get a 16 this time or another 24 to match. I do believe I will try  a different texture  just to see if I like it better. I have bamboo  needles which I do like.
> I'm thinking of trying  acrylic.
> Cathy
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