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Harmony Options Interchangeable Needles

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Permalink Reply by moonfireknits on May 28, 2008 at 5:21pm: I am a very new knitter (less than six months!) but have heard nothing but good things about this set. My wonderful husband ordered the set for me and I received them for Mother's Day! I love love LOVE them!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by gardienne on June 11, 2008 at 11:05am: Hi, I understand that 16" or shorter needles won't work well with the length of the needle tips, however I own the Denise Needle Kit and there are a couple of very short (5" or so) lengths that I use constantly as stitch holders, just pop the caps on both ends and instant stitch holder. So even though the shorter lengths won't work well I would still like to see some! Thanks for listening!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Quilter on June 13, 2008 at 11:59pm: I like the shorter ones for the very same reason!

And I do have to say I love it that KP thought of that problem with the longer points and not being able to make circles. I'd hate to tell you that I have snapped a couple of cables on a different brand (and expensive ones!) trying to get them into a circle without laddering a whole sock.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Quilter on June 13, 2008 at 11:39pm: I love the Harmony interchangeable needles and they are just beautiful and I like the weight and sharp points, but I have one problem. I'm right handed and after each row, I have to screw the right needle back on and even dropped a few stitches the first time the tip separated from the cable. I occasionally have to tighten the left needle, but it's not nearly as bad as the right. Is there anything I can do to keep the pieces attached until I'm ready to change the configuration? I see that others have had the connector problems on the fixed needles, and they can be glued but not the interchangeable ones.

PS. I love knowing I'm not the only one with multiple sents of interchangeables
I also hope that you do the cable connector thing! Your cables are great, and I never thought I'd like anything better than my Addi Turbos from Skacel!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by rlaba51 on June 14, 2008 at 1:35am: I found that the first few times I used my beloved Harmony needles one or the other tip would start coming off the cable. I learned to make sure that I used the "key" to securely tighten the connection. If you do that each time you pick up your needles, I bet your problem will go away. At least it's worth a try!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cristin on June 21, 2008 at 8:51am: I just wanted to say how Amazing my new needles are. This is my first set of interchangeables. They are beautiful and wonderful to work with!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Quilter on June 22, 2008 at 9:49am: You are so right about the each time you pick up your needles part. But that is an improvement over every row. Now I relate to the ladies that want a necklace and a Fimo handle for the key.

By the way, if you really want to impress people, get some of the Gossamer yarn in the Trail color before it's gone--it matches the needles perfectly and you will look so coordinated!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patty on June 26, 2008 at 10:06am: I received my needles while we were on vacation so I finally cast on last night. I LOVE THEM, so smooth and light. So far no trouble with them coming loose but I will check them as I go along. Thanks for a great product.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Em.i. on June 27, 2008 at 3:02pm: I love the Harmony needles that I already have. So much so that I am ordering the set. I love the look of them, but I agree with some of the earlier post about some neutral tips. I would love to see laminated tips of dark brown, brown, tan, and beige. They could be a special addition.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pepperhorse688 on July 3, 2008 at 11:56am: I love these needles I ordered them to knit another prayer shawl because I needed circs (the straights have too much that hang off and it hurts your wrist after a while. ) Anyway I ordered them in a size thirteen and they are absolutly amazing. I have had no trouble with them whatsoever. The joins are very smooth and the yarn doesn't fall off. AMAZING!!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pam on July 8, 2008 at 6:01pm: I love my Knitpicks Harmony Options interchangeable set, but I want to do socks on two circs. You don't have the smaller sizes in the points. I really don't want to have to buy more circular kneedles!
Why can't I buy size 0-3 in the interchangeable points? Please consider making these smaller sizes available in the interchangeable points.
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Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on July 9, 2008 at 7:27am: We don't make interchangeable tips for sizes 0 to 3 because the metal screw on the end of the cable is larger than the diameter of the needle tip. For example, if you used a size 1 tip with the standard cables, your stitches would have to slide over a bump that's the equivalent of a size 4 needle, distorting your stitches and throwing off your gauge. For this reason, we make the smaller diameter needles available as fixed circulars.; ▶ Reply to This