[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Interchangeable needles

Ramona walhoframona at gmail.com
Fri Sep 20 01:57:34 UTC 2019


What are the denise needles made of? 
Ramona

On Sep 19, 2019 12:22 PM, Joyce Kane via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I have tried both types.  I truly like the Denise needles far better. As 
> Tracy said the metal ones come unscrewed  and of course in the middle of the 
> row.  
>
> I never had that problem with the Denise needles.  They stay locked in 
> place. 
>
> I will also say that I had a circular metal needle in my suit case that I 
> carried on when I went to SC and it was the suit case that would be put in 
> the overhead department.  I am glad I couldn't see what they did to my suit 
> case as my Mom didn't''t tell me until we got on the plane, but they took 
> everything out of the suit case including all my clothes and everything. 
> Phey piled it on the counter and came over to me and asked it I had any 
> metal in the suit case.  I told them my hypodermic needles and a pair of 
> knitting circular needles.  They told me I could not touch that bag and when 
> I went  to go on the plane they told me they checjked my bag. 
>
> So beware of flying with metal knitting needles. 
>
> How embarrassing I am glad I couldn't see what they were doing. 
>
> The only problem I have with Denice needles is that my dog will chew on the 
> needle part.  Thank God Denice sells the points separate.  I am all set as I 
> got my 3 pairs of size 8 needles this week. 
>
> They have a good deal going on at Denice now, You can purchase anypair of 
> points[size] and they give you a choice of 3 diffeerent cord lengths  of 
> cord for $8.  The points are $7.50 up to size 9 or 10 and the cords is $5 up 
> to a certain length.  I love my Denice needles. 
>
> Joyce Kane 
> Kane Kids Shop 
> https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/.../shop/Directory_Departments?store... 
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf 
> Of Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 11:28 AM 
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> Cc: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] <terry.powers at nih.gov> 
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Interchangeable needles 
>
> Tracy; 
> Let me know if there is a sale on the full set.  I want a set, badly!!! 
> I love my Denice, but for some reason, I think I like metal better!!! 
> Maybe my Christmas gift to myself!!! 
>
> Terry 
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 8:41 AM 
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> 
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> 
> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Interchangeable needles 
>
> I have the Addi-click metal needles.  I like them a lot.  Others at my local 
> yarn store don't like them so much.  Sometimes, the needle will get twisted 
> while working in such a way that the needle comes free from the cable and 
> has to be put back on mid-row.  This can be a problem, as you can imagine. 
> But, for me, it happens very seldom. 
>
> I like having 3 sizes of cable and many sizes of needle, all in one case. 
> Easy to find what I want, and easy to change needles.  I can even put 
> different sized needles on each end of a cable, say, if I want to bind off 
> with a larger-size needle. 
>
> Tracy 
>
>
>
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