tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post726282898398948952..comments2024-03-11T11:38:56.028-07:00Comments on A Fisherman Knits: The EndAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-65456174382357484572014-05-30T17:45:53.178-07:002014-05-30T17:45:53.178-07:00I have not touched circs in 2 years.
I am not the ...I have not touched circs in 2 years.<br />I am not the person to ask.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-44029565787655779172014-05-30T05:16:35.437-07:002014-05-30T05:16:35.437-07:00Do you have any suggestions for circular needles t...Do you have any suggestions for circular needles that are not too sharp? I'm quite keen on knitting some top-down garments, but find most circulars too pointy, and slow for the reasons you mentioned. Jessehttp://jessebreytenbach.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-17188159819553564362013-04-26T11:28:14.778-07:002013-04-26T11:28:14.778-07:00I have given lessons and attended shows in the pas...I have given lessons and attended shows in the past, but last year was a bit disorganized. <br /><br />I do try to make Lambtown, CNCH, Stiches West, where I meet with folks on an appointment basis.<br /><br />And, I do make presentations at guilds and fiber groups.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-10902414255689875982013-04-24T09:29:04.204-07:002013-04-24T09:29:04.204-07:00I just wanted to say thanks! I stumbled on your b...I just wanted to say thanks! I stumbled on your blog via enjoying some comments you made on Ravelry and while I've a great deal yet to read, I must say I greatly appreciate you sharing your research both historical and ongoing! Absolutely fascinating and it got me wondering if you visit shows (I haven't seen much on that so far) and if you do any classes? I've already started trying to figure out what I want to buy from your Etsy shop first :-). Especially since I have been exploring changing techniques of late to improve my sock knitting without wreaking havoc on my wrists....<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746678184353161212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-61196657069453562872013-04-23T09:43:35.955-07:002013-04-23T09:43:35.955-07:00=Tamar,
I also have some with the sharp point in t...=Tamar,<br />I also have some with the sharp point in the middle - I had assumed that they were home made with the point resulting from some kind of wire cutter. <br /><br />A couple of years ago when I tried to use them, the little point eventually scratched my finger, and I put them away.<br /><br />This morning as I look at them under a microscope, I think I see a (factory) ground taper, with the point simply the result of wear at the extreme tip. And, I see a lot of wear just above the taper. The sharp point on this needle may simply be the result of the tip of this needle being used - a lot, and never having the tip reground. I think it is made from a much softer alloy (cast iron?) than I use for my steel needles.<br /><br />Another sample seems to purely the result of minimum effort in grinding a taper on a piece of HS tool steel rod with a whet stone. (I know that one needle was a few hours of hand grinding. HS tool steel rod was available after 1903.)<br /><br />Likewise, none of my old needles were bent or curved.<br /><br />Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-26552831210486570662013-04-23T08:31:48.685-07:002013-04-23T08:31:48.685-07:00The usual "I'm right and nobody else has ...The usual "I'm right and nobody else has a clue what they are talking about" opinion piece from you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-84146403793008365862013-04-20T09:46:32.436-07:002013-04-20T09:46:32.436-07:00I have a lot of antique steel dpns, some of which ...I have a lot of antique steel dpns, some of which came with wooden tubes. Most have a slightly tapered tip at least, but some sets have not so much a blunt tip as a place where they were cut off, blunt with a tiny point in the middle so they are both blunt and sharp. Would the tiny point have been of any use? Is it just a sign of cheap needles? Would the buyer be expected to grind it off themselves? None of the needles are bent or curved.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.com