Nickel-Plated Options Interchangeable Needles

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Permalink Reply by sunbinder on March 21, 2008 at 4:47pm

Hi
I still love the needles. they are the only needles I use.I have the complete set with the carrying case. I also found the magnetic board to come in handy when I made my color worked sweater.
yep I even love my knitpick DPs.

I hope I did not come off as to bad mouth the company. ..butall those stitches floating of my needles.I could just pout.
Dale

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Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on March 22, 2008 at 6:46am

Hi, Dale! I believe Knit Picks Customer Service sent you a message - you can access your messages on the Knitting Community by going to the far upper left of the screen and clicking on the envelope icon.

-KP Admin

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Permalink Reply by sunbinder on March 22, 2008 at 7:54am

I was sent a note that Knit picks will be sending me new cords...Thank you
I love Bob and Kelly and there staff at knitpicks.
Dale
Have a great weekend .

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Permalink Reply by Silas' Mom on March 22, 2008 at 2:52pm

Audrey,

Have you received your cables? I emailed customer service back in December and was told I would get a new cable, but have never received it. I ended up ordering another and have not had another problem. I have a feeling what may have happened was that I changed my profile so that my son could order me some stuff for Christmas. So they probably couldn't find my name and thought I wasn't legit.

That's okay because I really love these needles. I have both the metal tips and the Harmony tips.

Lorrie

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Permalink Reply by Customer Service on April 2, 2008 at 9:51am

I am very sorry to hear that you never received your originial replacements. I see we have sent out another set to you. You should receive it soon.

*Knit Picks customers: If you ever have problems with our products, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-574-1323 or email us at customerservice@knitpicks.com.

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Permalink Reply by Annalea on March 21, 2008 at 3:29pm

I agree with the other posters that the cables need a better glue in order to stay in the join. Circular needle joins need to be able to withstand tugging and pulling as you arrange stitches and move the needles around for magic loop, etc.

I was wondering if there would ever be a set of bamboo tips for the Options set. The harmony needles are nifty, but the colors are jarring, and honestly make me feel a little ill in combination with just about any yarn.

I'd also love to see a line of Options Petite needles, which are the same length as those on the 16" classic circulars. The longer needle tips in the interchangeable set aren't as comfortable for me as the 16" classic circulars are. My wrists will often begin to hurt after a very short time knitting with the interchangables, whereas with the classics I can go and go.

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Permalink Reply by Suellen on March 22, 2008 at 1:58pm

I love the nickel plated needles - it's all I use for socks - one 40" using the magic loop. Although I think the harnony needles are beautiful, these slide better and I can knit much faster. And the price is right!!!

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Permalink Reply by MTAnnie on March 22, 2008 at 11:28pm

I love my Knit Picks Options, and am introducing my knitterly friends to them as often as possible. While I also had a cable detach from a fixed pair, in my case it was TOTALLY my fault, and with a little bit of sanding to clean off the cable end and some Crazy Glue, it is good as new.
One thing I would consider (although it may be inefficient, cost-wise) would be to add one more cable color (I am stuck on neon green for some reason, lol). An additional color would be nice for new 2-on-2 sock knitters to identify the right needle to knit off/onto, rather than having to paint the ends of one set of needles with indelible marker or nail-polish. Oh, alright, it would also give me an excuse to buy more goodies from you! :o)

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Permalink Reply by twinx2mom on March 22, 2008 at 11:58pm

I have purchased the options interchangeable needles. The problem with them is that as I knit, the rows twist around and this unscrews the needles from the cable. Is there any way I can tighten the screw so that the knitted fabric won't twist it off? Please help! I am a relatively new knitter and I'm getting frustrated that I keep losing stitches because they come off the needles.

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Permalink Reply by StringMeUp on March 23, 2008 at 9:55am

This happened to me the first time, but I hadn't used the little pin to tighten the needle to the cable . . . . Now, every time I change needle tips, I use that pin faithfully, and I've never had another problem.

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Permalink Reply by Customer Service on March 24, 2008 at 2:02pm

We have a FAQ area in the Tutorial Section that will explain how to tighten the cables to your tips using the key provided.

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Permalink Reply by MTAnnie on March 23, 2008 at 1:13am

Fortunately, I have only had one unscrew a time or two, and while I think you should probably wait for Knit Picks suggestion before trying mine, I wonder if using one of those rubber lid loosener things (or good old rubber house-cleaning gloves) to hold onto the needle while tightening the cable might help? My biggest worry using one of those would be stripping the threads of the screw-end, which is why I suggest waiting to hear what Knit Picks suggests.

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