I’m very pleased with the Susan Bates Silvalume circular needles that I got at The Village Knitiot last weekend. The joins are not quite as smooth as Addis should be, but my #6 Addi (it’s busy with the body of Matt’s sweater) doesn’t have as good a join as it should and these are just as good as that really is. The Silvalumes are a pale green and pale red color, which is a big help for knitting in the round on 2 circs — no question that you’re using the correct end when you change needles. I zoomed along almost to the top of the first sleeve on them. I knit the first 2\/3 of the sleeve on DPs that were a little too short for the job and I kept dropping stitches from them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m very pleased with the Susan Bates Silvalume circular needles that I got at The Village Knitiot last weekend. The joins are not quite as smooth as Addis should be, but my #6 Addi (it’s busy with the body of Matt’s sweater) doesn’t have as good a join as it should and these are just … <\/p>\n