Teeny Tiny Knitting Needles
Posted by Som Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:38:00 GMT
I have these great patterns for lace beaded bookmarks, but they call for US size 00 or 000 knitting needles. None of the local yarn shops carry needles that small, and most of the online shops charge $10+, which seems a little ridiculous for needles that small.
Luckily, over on eBay, purseparadise has a TON of tiny needles in stock for around $3.50/pair - all the way down to US size 00000000! That's 0.5 mm diameter - unbelievably tiny. I picked up a pair of US size 00 needles for just $5 with shipping.
Maybe bookmark-knitting is just the thing I need to get me back into craft mode. I've been reading instead of knitting lately; this weekend, I finished all of the Baghdad Burning blog, and I'm halfway through Reza Aslan's No god but God and the Dalai Lama's The Universe in a Single Atom. Both are quite good, but I'll most likely be burnt out on reading nonfiction for a while once I've finished with these two. I'm building up quite a long crafty to-do list:
- Finish that godforsaken lacy scarf
Stitch up a couple of superhero capes(and masks?) for my daughters - finished the capes, 4/30/06- Make a few beaded lacy bookmarks
- Piece together the quilt top for the girls' quilt
- Begin a long-term lace shawl project
- Build up some mad sashiko skillz so I can make a lovely duvet cover for my own bed
- Make Halloween costumes for the girls - I'm thinking Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service this year, so they're going to need little stuffed Jijis, too
- Put together a pirate costume for myself
- I really should start thinking about Christmas gifts sometime soon. Blargh.
