Also known as tapestry needles. Used for joining two or more pieces together. Can also be used to embroider patterns onto knitting. Have you tried doing cross-stitch patterns on knitting before? These will come handy.
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Trip to the yarn shop - Part 2
Posted in Tools on Jul 13th, 2007
Here are some Pony yarn bobbins. As i’m doing intarsia for my kids clothes, these will come in handy as i only need to wind the required amount of yarn onto them instead of twisting large balls all the way. Half the time, they get all tangled up and i waste lots of precious time […]
Trip to the yarn shop - Part 1
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Needles, Tools on Jul 12th, 2007
Finally saw a set of Clover crochet hooks that i really like. The shop showed me a few sets earlier. Also Clover crochet hooks. But then, they only contain either the bigger hooks in a set, or all small ones in a different set. In order to get the best of both worlds, this is […]
One of the most important items to have. I have lots of these. All in varying sizes, material and length. They serve one purpose. And as it’s name implies, they hold my stitches should i’m short of needles. Or when i’ve completed a piece and have to hold the stitches at the shoulders before i […]
Plastic cable stitch holder in different sizes. I’ll use these if the cables are more than 2×2 stitches. I’m trying to find bamboo ones. The shop doesnt have it. Buying them online is costly unless i buy them together with other items. Dont they look weird to non-knitters. As long as they dont disappear, i […]