I tried. Really. I did.I bought the new KnitPicks Options circular needle. I was anxious to use the pointier point. I started my new Swallowtail Shawl. Well you know that beginning is a little odd: provisionally cast on 2 stitches, knit a little, pick up three, release provisional ones.....a tad fiddly to say the least!
My first beginning wasn't great. OK. It's fiddly on any needle. So I got out the bamboo dpns. Shorter and more managable for this beginning. I switched over to the Options and immediately dropped a stitch, probably a yarnover, fixed it, and dropped another. Also the shiny silver of the needle points seemed to obscure or reflect the stitches. [could have been that super bright light I need!].
So I caved and pulled out my trusty bamboo circular. The one with the irritating loopy cable. Maybe once I get past the Budding Lace chart which makes up the body of the shawl, I'll be able to switch back. I know those pointy tips would be great for the nupps ahead.
"What we call 'progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another."
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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I really like that quote! How true.
The KnitPicks needles were made for nupps! (Be careful not to stab yourself with 'em like a certain knitter you know.)
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