From "Last Minute Knitted Gifts" by Joelle Hoverson - owner of Purl in Soho - available at purlsoho.com.
12" Circulars
Since 12" circulars can be a wee bit difficult to find, I thought I'd post some of the sources I came across:
Addi 12" from Pacific Wool & Fiber - $14.95
Addi 12" from Handknitting.com - $13.50
Clover plastic 12" (on eBay) - $4.45 - note, these are marked US8, but run small according to the seller, so I'm assuming US8 = US7-ish
Clover plastic 12" from Worldknit.com - this store also has 8.25" circulars! Same caveat applies re: size, I'm assuming.
Of course, you can use DPNs, but the circulars go faster. Plus, if you're making the legwarmer pattern, which I calls for US 8, you could probably get by with using the same needles, thereby getting at least one more project out of them. I went with the Clovers. Has anyone else tried them? Are they indeed about a US7? Any other needle experiences to share?
EDIT (1/29/05): I asked the eBay seller I bought the 12" Clovers from, and she says the size 8s also say "4.5mm" on the package, which would make them equivalent to a US7.
posted by jess @ 9:20 AM
3 Comments:
I used the Clover needles - they're actually 4mm, so they are smaller, but they worked just fine for me. I actually liked using them - although they feel pretty flimsy.
was it the 7 or the 8 that was 4mm?
I didn't even realize that the sizes were on the package! I got the size 6, which on the says on the back is 3.9 mm. I'm assuming that the 8 would be similar (4.9 mm). I didn't want my sleeves to be too wide, which is why I went with the 6. My gauge is smaller, but it's not noticeable (at least to my eyes). Hope that helps!
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