Well, that settles that!
A few days ago I posted about trying to decide between getting a set of Denise needles or a set of Options needles. After I wrote that, I starting thinking, "Hey, maybe I don't need either of those. After all, I already have many, many needles in different sizes. Maybe at this point I should just buy individual needles as I need them."
And then we took a trip out of town: a three-hour car ride to Jan's mom's place for a couple of days. I like to knit while traveling--both during the journey itself and while I'm at the destination (usually while sitting around chatting with friends and relatives). It's a way to multitask creatively while still fully participating in socializing.
Saturday afternoon, before we left home, I decided on what project to bring (a jester hat for a friend who's having a baby in a few months--it's a simple pattern that doesn't require much concentration, so I can still talk to people and baby-wrangle as needed). I packed a small tote bag with the yarn and set of circular needles I thought I'd need for the project. I even packed two skeins of yarn--one of worsted for the body of the hat, and one of Fun Fur that I thought might make a nice border (but after knitting one round, I realized that the long lash on this yarn would dangle near the eyes and surely drive any baby nuts). After a few tries, I realized two things: I had the wrong size circular needle (too long!) for the hat, and I had the wrong size needles (too small!) for anything else.
So this means that for the rest of the trip--and the return journey, mostly on uninspiring highways and parkways in New Jersey--I am knitless. Now, if I had a set of Denise interchangeable needles with me, this wouldn't have happened... So you can see the obvious conclusion to this drama: as soon as my knitting budget allows, I'm going to invest in some Denise needles!
And then we took a trip out of town: a three-hour car ride to Jan's mom's place for a couple of days. I like to knit while traveling--both during the journey itself and while I'm at the destination (usually while sitting around chatting with friends and relatives). It's a way to multitask creatively while still fully participating in socializing.
Saturday afternoon, before we left home, I decided on what project to bring (a jester hat for a friend who's having a baby in a few months--it's a simple pattern that doesn't require much concentration, so I can still talk to people and baby-wrangle as needed). I packed a small tote bag with the yarn and set of circular needles I thought I'd need for the project. I even packed two skeins of yarn--one of worsted for the body of the hat, and one of Fun Fur that I thought might make a nice border (but after knitting one round, I realized that the long lash on this yarn would dangle near the eyes and surely drive any baby nuts). After a few tries, I realized two things: I had the wrong size circular needle (too long!) for the hat, and I had the wrong size needles (too small!) for anything else.
So this means that for the rest of the trip--and the return journey, mostly on uninspiring highways and parkways in New Jersey--I am knitless. Now, if I had a set of Denise interchangeable needles with me, this wouldn't have happened... So you can see the obvious conclusion to this drama: as soon as my knitting budget allows, I'm going to invest in some Denise needles!
2 Comments:
Too bad for the ride, but this means you'll be one of the "Denise-ees". Ok, I just made that up, but you'll definitely like the needles.
and no more concern, there will be a set of "denise needles" in the mail shortly. as a thank you for taking the pictures. :)
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