Hooray! The Size 2 double points are ready—at least the 4” and 5” lengths are ready with the 6” and 8” next week. We have had so many people wanting the 4” lengths for fingers of gloves etc. so I am glad they are done. I have to confess I have never had a project that needed them, but our test knitters had plenty to say. They all loved the Stiletto points but were being poked in the palm of the hand with the other end. So…I made the executive decision that on the 4” double points (and ONLY on the 4”) that one end would be our Blunt tip. It is good being the Queen.
This Blunt end is just rounded enough to make the knitting pleasurable. Actually, I tried using the Blunt end to knit some of the rows and it worked fine so if you get a needle turned around you can knit, but you will get poked.
The yarn pictured with the 4” needles is a Regia wool 2 ply sock yarn. The sock was done with longer US Size 2 needles in Maizy Corn & elastic from Crystal Palace. Since I want to try lots of yarns with the double points in various sizes I never seem to get the second sock done. I have loads of single socks and a hope that some day I will get the other one done–or we will have to start a new fashion wearing 2 different socks.
One of the great things about being the manufacturer is that I can see exactly what is happening as the product is being made. I can’t tell you the details, but something happened that the shop folks thought was bad, but turned out to be fabulous in the way the needles hold the yarn. So, our double points give you the great strength of metal and our fabulous points, but still hold the yarn just enough to pass the “shake test”.
Our son Paul amazed people at Stitches West with shaking the stitches on the double points as he talked to people. It was wonderful to see the faces of people when they realized he was shaking the work and the stitches were NOT falling off. You can see the test too on YouTube, The Signature Shake Test. Happy Knitting.
