I have had this set for a year but I have recently opened up the box to start using some of the needles. Depending on where you live these needles can be anywhere from $170-200.  They were created for folks that will be knitting lace patterns and this is evident by the 5” needles, elongated needle tip as well as the nickel plating. The nickel plating is supposed to provide a slick surface for fibers that tend to be “stickier” like wool or wool + mohair. But the main purpose of the nickel plating is to prevent corrosion from the wear and tear, and lord knows this gal needs it.  So what’s the final verdict?  The cord is beautifully labile. Though made out of a plastic polymer, I don’t have concerns about it falling apart. Also, I love that I don’t have to “warm it up” to make it more user friendly (talking to you clover).  Though the needles are made for lace knitting the tips are NOT as prickly as the Hiya Hiya needles. I knit A LOT and I have not needed to ban...

My dad would always say that money and worldly possessions were not important because we would not be able to take them with us as we crossed to the “other side.” As a planner this idea was something that I couldn’t come to terms with because if I couldn’t take my stuff with me, I would want someone else to have it. But who?  Surely there is someone else that would value my interchangeable needles or the mohair that I saved for that special pattern that never was, right? If I croaked before my husband, would he just get rid of it at an estate sale, or worse GIVE IT AWAY on Craigslist?!?!  (Leave it up to my anxiety to come up with catastrophic scenarios that I have no mental space for).   Perhaps my dad was trying to instill the idea that I have to enjoy it while I have it. For 2023 I will do just that.  I will share the shit out of my craft. So far I have had the privilege of sharing this craft with my mother and some cousins. As they become more accustomed...