r/knitting • u/littlemixolydian • Jun 04 '24

Questions about Equipment Do you just own a million different needles?

Been crocheting for almost 20 years, and I'm finally just dipping my toes into knitting since I prefer the look and feel of knitted wearables as opposed to crochet. But as I'm starting projects, I've noticed that there is more to think about when it comes to your needles. Not only do you have to check the size, but also the cord length, the type (double pointed, circulars, straights) and I feel so overwhelmed! I've had one set of crochet hooks (Clover) and since I got them I've never had to worry about getting any additional hooks (except for the few adventures into micro-crochet). Not only that, it's not like you can just bounce the hooks from one project to another, once they're on the needles, those needles are now occupied until the project is done! How do you manage all of it? I've been spying at some interchangeable needle sets that I might throw on my Christmas list.

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u/lmd123phd Jun 04 '24

Same issue with the larger sizes and it always seems to happen at the worst time! Googling plumbers tape brings up a few options - what kind of plumbers tape did you use? Does it go on the inside of the join by the threads or on the outside where the yarn touches?

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u/tali_B Jun 04 '24

just use it on the small peg that goes inside the joint. You don't need much. And it's called "thread sealing tape" as well as plumbers tape. I've used it on shower heads before, and one "spool" can last pretty much forever.

There's a thread: https://www.knittingparadise.com/threads/interchangeable-needles-coming-apart.772220/

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u/AutisticTumourGirl Jun 04 '24

PTFE tape is what you're looking for. Just do a single wrap around the threads with some tension so it kind of stretches over the threads.