Product Description

These beautiful multicolored laminated birch wood needles show off so nicely in the clear vinyl carrying case. Our Harmony wood needles provide just the right amount of grip to make slick yarns manageable, plus the gradual tapered points easily slip into stitches, making complicated patterns easy. This set is a great starter set for any knitter, beginner or experienced. We have assembled knitting needles and cable lengths in the most common sizes and packaged them into a clear zipper top vinyl pouch. This pouch has 14 needle pockets on both sides to hold your tips and the center open area is perfect for holding additional tools or a small project like a sock. There is plenty of room in the pouch to add more sizes to this collection any time with our interchangeable needle tips and cables available separately. Set Includes HARMONY WOOD KNITTING NEEDLE TIPS US Sizes: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10.5 and 11 CABLES 2 each of 24" and 32" lengths ACCESSORIES 10.5" x 5.75" x 2" zippered clear vinyl needle case, 5.75" x 4.5" x 0.5" clear vinyl cable case, 8 end caps and 2 cable keys

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #164331 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Knit Picks

Customer Reviews

Artistic, Crafted & Affordable Needle Set!
I'm a beginner knitter just going onto clothing. Having selected some potential knitting patterns I realized that I'll need several more needle sizes and even circular needles to acheive the items I want. Wanting to solve my needle deficiency with a single set purchase I looked into needle sets. Learning that what can be done with straight and double pointed needles can be done with a circular needle, in addition to the cable length options of an interchangeable set, sold me on the idea of trying them.

Reviews of popular sets on the market advised that the prominent design flaw of most sets was the snag at the join between the needle and cable. Options came HIGHLY recommended for their seamless joins. I read a typical complaint solution prior to starting a project was to tug on the tip, connecter & cable and if they are loose or come apart, use fast curing Gorilla Glue to fix before starting.

I tried metal needles and switched to bamboo because I prefer the organic nature and "drag" of wood needles. Having tried the Options Harmony birch wood needles I'm in love. Not just because the needles are luxuriously smoother than standard Clover bamboo but they have precision sharp points and are a wonderful weight for knitting. My stitches have become more uniform. But the most impressive feature is that they are so beautiful I'm proud to own them.

A negative is that the needle sizes aren't stamped on so a needle gauge chart will be my next purchase. Also, as another reviewer stated, the storage case is made of cheap plastic compared to the gems they contain. Not important enough to deter me from the recommending this set HIGHLY.

The needle ends are fantastic -- the cables have problems
I wish I could rate the cables and the ends separately. I LOVE the ends. The taper is excellent. The feel and finish of the wood is perfect. Yarn glides smoothly on the wood and the tips feel good in your hands. The way the cable screws to the ends makes for a smoother join than Denise needles. I also like the colored wood -- it adds some flair to the needles.

Unfortunately, I have had several problems with the cables. Unfortunately, this has happened frequently enough to where I have to do a "tug test" before I use a set. In fairness, most of the cables I have were purchased when the production of these needles were pretty new so it could be that they have worked out the kinks. However, I'm very leery to use invest a bunch of money more into cables if the quality is not up to par.

I have gone back to using Lantern Moons which are much more expensive but at least I don't have to worry about them coming apart in the middle of my project.

Love
I just received my Options Interchangeable Harmony Wood circulars today and I'm already smitten. First, they're gorgeous. Second, they're super pointy. Although that is letting me know just how often that tip brushes my fore finger now, I look forward to their usefulness in getting into tight stitches. Third, the join between cable and needle is smoother than my regular circulars.

I won't comment on the connection because I haven't used them long enough to know if they'll come undone or not. I made sure to use that key for leverage though when putting them on.

The only reason I marked them down a star is because for some reason I thought they came with a connector that would allow you to put two cables together. Now that I have looked the product description over I see that it was all in my head, but I'm still disappointed.