I posted a photo on Facebook a couple of days ago, of part of my fake tortoise shell straight knitting needle collection.
I had a whole bunch more of these upstairs in a big crock. Some are paired up, most just loose and jumbled together.
These tend to get more fragile as they age. I found a handful of broken needles when I sorted through them.
I soaked the whole bunch in water overnight and am now working on pairing them up and tying them together with a bit of yarn. The ones that were already paired are held together with rubber bands, which tends to leave a sticky residue on the needles. Once they’re all cleaned up and sorted, they’ll be a lot more fun to use.
And no, apparently I don’t need to buy any more of these.
Those are beautiful.
Those are so cool!
That happens here from time to time. And then must happen again. And again.
I love the texture of those needles, fast but don’t drop sts. Just don’t put them in your mouth. the milk protein they are made of is processed with formaldehyde, which tastes terrible and in enough quantity is poison.
Julie in San Diego