Harmony Options Interchangeable Needles

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Permalink Reply by dorinda jensen on August 9, 2008 at 12:23pm: i was considering buying the harmony needle set but i,m a little concerned the case does not look to substantial i have the denise needles and the cases holds up to a lot of abuse shall we say. how does this one seem to be so far?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by newknitter on October 3, 2008 at 6:49pm: I haven't put too much stuff into my harmony case other than the essentials (needles, cables, keys, scissors, stitch markers, small crochet hooks, darning needles, etc), but it seems as if would hold up pretty well. It is a sturdy vinyl with lots of handy pockets for all those cable needles. I feel safe with taking it with me and not worrying about damaging my needles.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susieknitster on August 22, 2008 at 6:55am: I just read where a knitter was having trouble with here cables getting a memory. I suggested she dip them in boiling water that has been removed from the burner. This has always worked on my other circulars. I hope this can also be done with Harmony cables.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by moonjewel on August 24, 2008 at 9:12am: I love all my Harmony needles! I have the interchangeable set, many pairs of fixed circs and the DPN set. Lace-knitting is a dream with the ultra-pointy tips and the wood feels wonderful in my hands and has just enough "grip" to keep those laceweight yarns under control.

There are 2 items I would like to see added to the product line: shorter Harmony options needle tips in addition to the longer ones, and the cool needle sizer/gauge ruler needs to have both size 1 and 1.5 and 2 and 2.5 for us die-hard tiny-needle knitters. Right now I carry the KnitPicks needle sizer and another one from Lion which has all the sizes but no gauge ruler.

Even though I almost never knit with straights, the Harmony straights are so beautiful I plan to buy some to display in a fancy jar. Thanks, Knit Picks for making the absolutely best, most beautiful and functional needles in the world.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by KnittinNana on August 29, 2008 at 6:39pm: I have the set of harmony interchangeable needles. Is there ever going to be a 16" cable for the set? I have all the other cables but need smaller ones.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on September 5, 2008 at 9:42am: No, there isn't going to be a 16" needle for the set. In the set, the tips are all 4.5". This means, that the cord for a 16" needle would only be 7". When we made prototypes of a cord this short, it put too much stress on the join as you knit and tended to unscrew or break. The reason that we have 16" fixed circular needles is that the needle tips are shorter and they cannot unscrew.

However, if you have an interchangeable set, you can still knit small circumferences. You can knit with 2 circular needles at a time, or you can use the magic loop technique. We have tutorials for these techniques here: http://community.knitpicks.com/notes/Knitting_in_the_Round; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smurf on September 9, 2008 at 6:00pm: I have both the Harmony and Nickel plated interchangeable tips, and love them both. Are there any plans to add 7.0mm and 7.5mm tips to the range? I grew up with metric needle sizes, and it seems strange the US system has such a big gap between US10.5 (6.5mm) and US11 (8mm).

(I'm planning to make the Robin Hood Jacket by Zoe Mellor, and of course my tension means I need a 7.00mm and 7.5mm to get gauge!).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smurf on October 1, 2008 at 4:50pm: So I've discovered on Ravelry that both KP Harmony and Nickle-plated tips are available in the UK in the 7.0mm size, but are not available in the US from Knit Picks themselves. Why on earth not?! I can't believe I'm the only one in the US who is interested in obtaining additional tips in the 7.0mm and 7.5mm sizes.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mynxr on September 13, 2008 at 4:29pm: Is there anyway to connect the cables to make one longer than 60"? I need a cable that's approximately 75" long for a 70" wide double lapghan that I'm making. I specifially bought the knit picks to make it easier to knit because the Denise plastic needles are driving me crazy!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on September 17, 2008 at 7:56am: No, our needles do not connect like the Denise needles do. Since you are making something huge, you could try using multiple circular needles instead of one enormous one.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 29, 2008 at 3:48pm: I've also found that even though an item is larger than the cable length + needle lengths, that it can still be knit successfully. You just have to make sure that you put a guard on the needle tips when you lay the project down, or stitches can fall off.

I like using a cable a bit larger than my project... it puts less strain on the joints and you don't have to tighten them as often. Using a modified Magic Loop methos works best.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by momsknittin on October 30, 2008 at 7:06am: Hi! I am planning on asking for a set of Harmony Needles for Christmas and have a question. I can't decide between the interchangeable needles or the straight set. I know that you can use the interchangeable ones with the end cap on and use them like straight needles. Has anyone had any luck doing this?; ▶ Reply to This