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What is your preferred material for interchangeable needles? (feddit.cl)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/knitting

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I still consider myself somewhat of a recent knitter and while I've tried a few materials I've not quite settled on any particularly. I got the cheapest set of interchangeable needles I could get locally (KnitPro Trendz) which is acrylic and I already had to buy a spare because I broke one needle when I accidentally sat on it 😂

Now that I'm realizing knitting in the round is kinda my thing (as I've not touched a regular needle since getting said set) I'm wondering if it'd be worth to upgrade and if a change in material would improve my knitting experience at all?

I'd love to read any input and/or recommendations from more experienced knitters :)

I have KnitPro, Lantern Moon and Chiaogoo sets available locally.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have knit picks interchangeables. I have a mix of nickel plated and the colored wood (Caspian and Majestic). In some sizes, I have both. I like both for different projects. The nickel are slick and great for when I want my stitches to fly off the needles. The wood are "sticky" which is handy for when my yarn is slick as snot and slipping off the needles when I don't want it to.

I haven't tried any of the more expensive interchangeable brands because I'm so deep into the knit picks set, I don't want to start over.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you for the insight. As I started researching I read something similar, someone recommended metal needles for tight knitters and a more grippy material for those who tend to knit more loosely. And I started noticing that my acrylic needles work really well with slick yarns, but are a pain with grippy fibers. So I might need to have two sets, right? wink wink