When I started out working on the Balloon Buddies pattern, the only DPNs I had that were US 5 were my Knit Picks Harmony needles. And though I do love them, the length of 8″ was a bit fiddly. By the end of balloon #2 I was beginning to feel a little annoyed with the long needles. Knit Picks only offers their Harmony DPNs in the 5″ length up to US 3.
I started searching online for some good wood, short, DPNs. I found a few but budget was a major factor in the end. I chose to try out the 5″ Rosewood DPNs from YarnsAndThreads.com. I’m not sure why they have that particular picture up for the product (it looks like turned handle crochet hooks). You can see my needles in the picture here though.
The needles are very nice to use. They have enough drag to hold the yarn nicely and I wasn’t worried about any stitches slipping off the needles. They are however, also slick enough that the stitches move nicely along the needles. The tips are very pointy (similar to Knit Picks if you’ve used any of their needles). I like the pointy tips for amigurumi projects like the Balloon Buddies because they make it easy to get into stitches for increases.
Over all, for the total price (with shipping) of $13.10, I am very happy. The order arrived quickly and the needles are great.
I had a little trouble with my Rosewoods. I bought them because they were irresistibly beautiful to me but I found that the stitches clung so well that they were almost too hard to knit with. I’m not an accomplished knitter… it could have been user error or maybe they just weren’t right for that project. Thanks for the review!