Showing posts with label knitting hats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitting hats. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Worn Out DPN’s

 Well it is that time again.  I have worn out another set of U.S. size 13 (9.0mm) rosewood double pointed knitting needles.  Because I knit so many hats a year my wooden knitting needles tend to wear out fairly quickly.   I like rosewood because they last longer than the much less expensive bamboo needles.  I usually can get 50 to 60 hats out of the bamboo knitting needles.  I can usually get a 2 to 3 of years out of the rosewood knitting needles.  

By worn out I really mean that the wood is splintering.   No amount of sanding or beeswax will fix them at this point.  I really hate splinters and I don’t want the kids to get them either.  So I pulled out my spares and will throw out the much loved double pointed knitting needles.  Then I will look for a good sale to replace my spares.  


Sunday, July 22, 2018

I finished my knitting weekend with 5 hats completed and 3 more hats in various stages of completion.  I finally got Eric in for his haircut and 3 inches came off. It should be much easier to wash his hair for about 4 weeks and then the haircut fight will start anew.  I should have started this earlier but Eric was fussy. So I will leave the blog in the same state as my chores, incomplete.