Harmony Options Interchangeable Needles

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Permalink Reply by marsada6460 on April 12, 2008 at 2:28pm: I hear you! I gave my plastic set away and never looked back! I have the Options and the Harmony sets. I just don't knit on anything else! My daughter started knitting and looks like I'll be getting her a set of the Harmony for Christmas! If I could only get the other 3 daughters to knit, I could do all my Christmas shopping at Knitpicks!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mommacatz on April 5, 2008 at 2:35pm: More, more, more, I can't get enough of these needles. Got e-mail about more circular needles with longer cord, what can I say I already ordered some. I've had surgery on my left hand and it makes it so much easier to manage with the sharper points and smoother needles. Enjoy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by webb family on April 5, 2008 at 6:35pm: I have the options set but added an Harmony #7 to one of orders and I love it! I am sure I will order the whole set one of these days!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by islander on April 6, 2008 at 6:49am: you will be so happy when trying out these needles!
I just cannot say enough good things about them

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Permalink Reply by Gilly Bean on April 8, 2008 at 8:56pm: I purchased the Nickel plated options needles and thought that if we get to knit in heaven, these would be the needles they would have there. Then, I purchased the harmony needles and think they are the heavenly choice. Thank-you for such great products. Gilly Bean; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Julia Wittenhagen on April 12, 2008 at 11:30am: I have the set of interchangable needles and the double pointed set too. I love these needles. They stay together very well and are so smooth. I use them for almost eveything I knit. Thanks for making such a great set of knitting needles.

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Permalink Reply by goddess_rl on April 14, 2008 at 4:11pm: The key is used to provide torque. You don't twist the key, you use the key to twist the cable tighter. The metal is rather smooth and trying to grip two smooth things to tighten something is very difficult. I have heard it recommended to hold the metal part of the harmony needle as twisting with the metal part can cause it to become dislodged. (Why put more stress on these beauties than you will while knitting.)

You can also use the hole to thread a safety line if you are working on a complex pattern. I have used it with success on a lace project I was working on.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jeanrtco on April 14, 2008 at 5:01pm: Thank you so much! Now I understand what that key/hole is for. I feel so dumb! Also I like that safety line idea, I would never have thought of that. I am new to circular needles and was trying a new pattern that I confused a wrong/and right side and didn't notice till 6 rows later, so I took it out st by st for 7 rows. Thanks for the tip.
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Permalink Reply by andyindy@verizon.net on July 18, 2008 at 8:28am: I had heard about using the holes to thread a lifeline (I'm knitting a large lace shawl and threading the lifeline by hand every ten rows takes a loooong time!) but wasn't sure how to go about it. Can you tell me how you've done it? and can I continue to use a fingering weight yarn for the lifeline? I prefer not to use a thinner yarn, because it's harder picking up the stitches off the lifeline with a thinnner yarn should one have to do it...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by goddess_rl on July 18, 2008 at 8:54am: I use a little loop of thread to pull the lifeline through. I think i might have used some cotton once, but who knows. You just thread it through the loop and knit normally and it will pull along nicely.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on July 18, 2008 at 9:24am: Here's our tutorial on using a lace lifeline. You can use any yarn that you can thread through the cable key hole on your Options needles.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Buster on April 14, 2008 at 8:36pm: Are there any plans to provide a 16" cable for the interchangeable set? My husband just bought me the wood set, which is awesome, but it would be great if there were a 16" cable for hats & sweater necks...

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