I finally got myself a set! It was $70 at my local Michaels store, but with a 40% off coupon, I purchased the set for $45. I read alot of reviews, and the only complaint with this set was that the needles screw off from the cables every once in awhile - which is scary because who wants to drop stitches!! But I think if you screw it on tightly enough (and the set gives you little tools to make it extra tight), there shouldn’t be a problem. Plus, it has more needle sizes than the Denise set (prettier colors too), and it’s not plastic (I’m an aluminum kinda gal). So far I’ve used it for my latest bag (see below) as straight needles, and haven’t had a problem yet. It’s smooth and slippery.
The Boye NeedleMaster from the outside (it’s a dark brown zippered cover.)
The Boye set on the inside.
I’m using my #10.5 needles to make my latest bag (This is the Rowan Arctic Bag - a picture of the final result is to the right of my needles). My Yarn Market Rowan order came in and here’s what I’ve done so far (30 rows of seed stitch).
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Glad to hear that the Needlemaster is working out for you! And YAY!!! You now have yarn to knit with!!!! =) =) =) The bag good so far…looking forward to seeing more!
By caitlyn on 04/19/05 8:30 pm | Permalink
You got a whopper of a deal on the Boye set! All of your bags have turned out SO NICE.
***awestruck!***
Cute flowers, too!
By Kate on 04/19/05 9:46 pm | Permalink
Hi Ruth - thanks for the tip on the Marsupial Tote. I guess my next question would be: when you are binding off between markers, when you get to the last stitch on the right needle, how do you bind it off since you don’t want to go in to the next stitch?
By thatfarmgirl on 04/24/05 6:47 am | Permalink
I have a NeedleMaster set and I love it. So what if the needles unscrew–it’s not as if they unscrew all the way in a matter of seconds–it takes a while. And after a needle unscrews a little bit, the yarn catches on the gap produced and you can tell that the needle is starting to unscrew. Then, just push the the stitches back and re-tighten your needle.
I’ve never had a needle pop off completely.
By Laura on 04/27/05 1:08 pm | Permalink
[...] This is Artic. I started this project back in April 2005 but never finished with it because I hit a snag along the way. Don’t get me wrong, nothing wrong with the pattern, but there was something with the choice of yarn (more discussion in the pattern notes below). After alot of discouragement, I put it away, only to be renewed by it this summer, and finally finish it off with a cute lining! [...]
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