Category: Arts
Created by: kschimmel
Number of Blossarys: 8
English (EN) Lace needles are very fine, wire-like needles used for knitting with laceweight yarn or thread. They have sharper points to enable knitters to manipulate tiny stitches in elaborate patterns.
A knook looks like a knitting needle with a hook at the end instead of a point. Knooks are used in pairs to create a fabric that looks like knitting, but is created by a different technique.
A jumper needle has a point at one end and a flexible cable with a stopper at the other end. Jumper needles are used to accommodate more stitches than would fit on a straight needle.
Jack pins are extra-large knitting needles used for knitting with super bulky yarns or used singly with a crochet hook to produce "broomstick lace."
A set of interchangeable needles consists of flexible cable in several lengths along with various sizes of needle tips to be attached to a cable to form a circular knitting needle.
Ebony needles are made of exotic wood and are decorative as well as useful. The no-working ends of the needles may be beautifully carved.
These needles have points at both ends and are used in sets of 4 or 5 to knit in the round.
By: kschimmel