Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Bamboo Knitting Needles-FAQ

By Gina Williams

For a light weight hassle free knitting experience use bamboo knitting needles. These needles are made after extensive research and using high technological processes. The companies making these needles maintain, high quality, smooth finish and a perfect, uniform needle points. The high quality and standard of these needles makes the knitting, an unforgettable life long experience.

By using bamboo knitting needles, you will minimise any possibility of splitting yarns, these needles as well maintain a smooth flow of yarn over them, this is because of the smooth surface they have. This all helps to make your knitting trouble free. As these needles are of such a light weight your hands will not tire, even after many hours of knitting.

The smooth wooden finish of the needles makes them glide over each other, hence minimizing the noise produced by other aluminum needles. The unique thing about bamboo needles is that they go on getting smoother, the more you use them. So knitting with these smooth bamboo needles is a comfortable experience unlike the plastic and aluminum needles.

The bamboo knitting needles are produced out of the finest quality natural bamboo, that is grown in parts of Japan. The manufactures make a great effort to prepare bamboo needles of the highest standard. The strict quality control that is employed, assures that the bamboo needles prepared last longer and make some of the most gorgeous knitting patterns you will see.

The bamboos used to make bamboo knitting needles are harvested during the cold winters. The bamboo that is from these cold climates is more resilient and hard. During the winters the water contained in the bamboo is minimum; so this avoids any staining, or molding.

During the winter months the woody fibres of the bamboo become tighter, thus these bamboo shoots are used to make needles that are of strong density. The use of a fully developed bamboo shoot means, that when they are made, they are strong and long lasting.

These bamboo needles are available in various shapes and sizes. The tapered point of the needle, ensures that every loop is even, which leads to a beautiful stitch. Thus these needles are ideal for beginners and individuals who like the feel of smooth warm bamboo passing between their fingers.

They are highly recommended to be used by beginners as they are not as slick as the plastic or metal ones. Therefore, the possibility of the loops sliding from them becomes much less likely to happen. Professional knitters prefer bamboo knitting needles as they are able to knit quickly without any mistakes.

The flexibility, strength and comfort provided by these needles are much more than its price. Knitters can get a good quality bamboo needle at an inexpensive price. Unlike the bamboo needles the wooden needles are much expensive, and if they are homemade then it will cost you a lot to own a pair.

Bamboo knitting needles are available in double points, single point and circular types. The size of every needle is so accurate that you can use various same sized needles and still get a quality and uniform stitch. You can as well purchase bamboo needles with paperweight tops.

The needles come with a bulb of glass containing stunning glass flowers, or other patterns. These needles are worth collecting for their beauty and elegance and the gorgeous glass designs add an exquisite touch to your knitting experience.

Even though bamboo knitting needles are long lasting, if you are utilising them for long periods of time it would be beneficial to you, to sand their tips, doing so will keep them smooth. This as well stops the needles from splitting yarns and of course them breaking. Aside from this the bamboo needles are almost maintenance free. - 16928

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