[Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need advice!

[Susan Stanzel]

Hi Listers,

I have a very old set of metal needles but would like to buy some of the
wooden ones. Where should I go to buy these. I have had trouble with the
joint getting loose and dropping stitches.

Susie Stanzel

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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dorothea Martin via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 2:02 PM
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Cc: Dorothea Martin
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need
advice!

Hi, Cathy,
Please don't feel bad about those frogs which have invaded your house. 
We really all teach ourselves to knit and we learn best after a good
frogging. At least that's how I learn.
As for the best way to transfer stitches to a needle of another size, this
is to have a set of interchangeable knitting needles so that you just take
off the two needle tips from the ends of the cable and put on the tips of
the size you need. These sets cost from $30 to $180 depending on which
material the needle tips and cords are made of. If you are a beginning
knitter, you might like to begin with a plastic set. It's cheaper and the
stitches won't slide off the needles by accident. I like the ones by Knit
Denise because you don't have to use a key to tighten the connection between
the cord and the needle tip. 
Many people prefer the bamboo or wooden needles from Knitpicks. They are a
little more expensive than the Knit Denise needles and the stitches slide
more easily, also slide more easily right off the needles They use cord
keys, however. At the high end are the Addi needles, made in Germany. I have
two sets of Knit Denise and use them whenever I can.  I also have some Addis
and use them when I need to do Magic Loop knitting or when I have a very
heavy piece of knitting and am afraid that the joints between cord and tip
in my Knit Denise needles will give way and drop my stitches, or have
already given way and dropped my stitches once on this piece.
Now, if this is not the month for the budget for new needles, you must
transfer every stitch one at a time. You might like to put something on the
other ends of your two circulars to make sure that the stitches don't fall
off one end while you are working on the other. In any case, all the best.
Dotty

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