Slick New Sticks

Wooo knitta! After starting yet another project on circular needles, not having the right gauge/length combination, running out at 9 pm to Hobby Lobby, and ending up with a crappy curled up Baleen circ that stayed coiled up like a stubborn cobra I finally broke down and treated myself to the starter set of KnitPicks Options wooden needles. Back when I very first started knitting and had no one to compare notes with and no experience I tried the cheapo interchangeable needles and was very unimpressed. Well this is a whole new ball game. These lovelies have a great cable that popped right out of the bag and unrolled ready to get to work. The joint feels as smooth as a standard high end circular and there is a little key to tighten the tips and make sure they don't come loose while you're in your knitting groove. And of course, what caught my eye in the first place, the needles themselves are made of satin smooth rainbow colored wood. If you keep up with my banter you know my preference for wood and these simply take the cake. So there's only one question- why am I spending so much of my Friday free time extolling the virtues of these needles and not curled up in a fit of stitches? Go get you're own set! I'm off to knit!