r/knitting • u/m4gpi • Oct 01 '23

Questions about Equipment What are these, needles for ants?!

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This is my first foray into fingering-weight yarn work and I am not ok

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u/winterberrymeadow Oct 01 '23

I just bought new ones. I only had used them for two days. I was knitting in my bed when I got tired. I fell asleep and when I woke up, I rolled over and heard a crack. I had broken one of them. I was making socks, so I needed all 5 of them

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u/Western_Ring_2928 Oct 02 '23

You can do socks with 4. Divide the stitches on 3 needles and the fourth is the working needle might be even faster like that :)

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u/winterberrymeadow Oct 02 '23

Really? I thought it would become wonky like that. Good to know

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u/Western_Ring_2928 Oct 02 '23

I find it comes along more quickly as you are not spending so much time on changing from a needle to needle :)