Whats your favourite needles?

waidaw

Mine are KnitPro cubics, also KnitPro interchangables. Earlier I had Addi needles, but the cord is not so good when you knit a lot.

Id like to try HiyaHiya needles.

chocomilk260

Circular needles

soapmaker

I love Knitpicks wood needles.  They are sharp and the interchangeables are great!  They also stand behind their products if there is a problem!

MissPriss

I prefer HiyaHiya to ChiaGoos. The ChiaGoos do not feel as nice in the hand to me, and I dislike the noise they make when they touch as I'm knitting. They're way more expensive, too. I prefer metal knitting needles to wood. I do really like swivel cables, but I've found that some brands have quality control issues (Lykke springs to mind, but I'm sure there are others) where the tightening hole on the joint of the cable has burs that will catch on yarn. I do not like having to fix those issues myself at the price point they set.

mimimakes

Honestly I've bought a cheapo set off of Amazon. The cord swivels, so I don't have to worry about it tangling nor unscrewing itself. So that's great. I also bought a wooden set, I hated it, it was way too sticky. I'm a tight knitter anyways, so that was a bad call on my end.

fishwood

Thanks for this post, I was wondering what people's recommendaitons were. I use steel needles from aliexpress but I gotta try hiyahiya. If anyone has sharp needle recs please let me know. I actually like knitting with sharper needles

ishimurako

i love knitpro needles! i only use their wooden ones (not a fan of metal needles). their denim shortie set has been a lifesaver! they’re so easy to take with me when i’m travelling and whatnot because the case is so small

Seraphi

I usually prefer metal, and I haven't been able to try any of the really luxury brands yet, but I have some boye interchangables I picked up while thrifting and I like them a lot. It's a shame they were discontinued.

Luvs2Craft

I do like Knit Picks wood needles, I have both the interchangeable and straight sets.  I prefer Birch wood over Bamboo.  All of my Bamboo needles aren't as pointy as my Birch wood.

cucumber1

I want to try those sets off Amazon with the interchangeable cord length and needle variety, but I'm currently enjoying the wooden clover needles (straight). Super smooth and light.

Wischi

I love long DPNs out of metal. Milward needles for example, or Pony Classic.
Don't like addi so much - the tips are very blunt.

For lace I love Hiya Hiyas.

Sebnem

Didnt like the cubics, happy with Addis (not interchangeable) and I like metal Kartopu circulars. Kartopu is local brand for me and it is really cheap. Also Im wondering HiyaHiya.

Audrina

I started with KnitPro interchangables and still use them for everything heavier than sport weight. For lace projects with lace or fingering weight yarns I prefer metal needles with sharper tips.

becky3086

I really like knitting with just plain metal straight needles. I do use circulars but they make my hands hurt.

DehbiK

I have individual interchangeables that I really like.  I have Cubics, Novas, and my favorites, Karbonz.  The interchangeable tips from Knit Picks and Knitters Pride are all interchangeable although the companies tell you that they dont guarantee their needles if you mix them with the other companys needles, but Ive never had a problem.

I choose which needles to use according to the fiber content.  Slippier yarns do better with wood and bamboo, or sometimes plastic.  Yarns that are less slippery do better with the Novas, which are all metal.  The Karbonz are nice for the acrylic yarns I use for childrens hats that I knit and sell.

I like the shorter tips (or special tips) that allow you to put together a 16" needle if you use a shorter cord.  

I almost never use straight needles for anyting.

piatracuminte

I like circulars. I have Symphonie, Karbonz and Zing from Knit Picks, I dont like Karbonz because of the small gap between the tip and the body of the needle. I took knitting socks two-at-a-time (I tend to loose DPNs and never knit the second sock otherwise) and for that Ive tried Addis and Chiaogoo, and I tend to preffer Chiaogoos.

HornedLady

I have used Ponys circular needles for a long time, but then I found a pair of KnitPicks needles in a charity shop, thought why not, and Im smitten. :)

I generally work with cotton, bamboo and cotton-acrylic yarns, and both wood and aluminium needles work with those.

I dislike working with bamboo needles, though. Maybe I just got a poor batch, but my bamboo yarn was savaged by them. :(

GreenWeaver

I love my Chaio Goo interchangeables, regular circulars and dpns best.

BarbaraM

Love the wooden needles - very light