5 Tips to knit with Wooden Knitting Needles


Knitting Needles are unique and diverse like the knitters themselves. The vibrant yarn community has people of all ages brought together by the love of yarn and creativity. Needles are available in a number of materials types and of course a range of sizes to create a variety of stitch sizes and knitted items. While different needles have unique characteristics, material selection is largely a matter of the personal taste of the knitter. To find the best needles for you, you'll need to experiment. Help is always available online and in the local community to explore the diversity of knitting.

Many beginners start their knitting journey with a pair of needles borrowed from their knitting tutor or mentor. The most beginner-friendly range is definitely the wooden knitting needles, especially for young knitters. Wood has the advantage of being less slippery for yarn, making it easy to learn on, with no worries about dropping stitches. Even advanced knitters, who work with double-pointed needles for knitting small circumferences also prefer wood needles because it's less likely that stitches would fall off the ends. The single-pointed needles beautifully support back-and-forth knitting. The range of circular needles, both fixed and interchangeable have smooth cords attached to the wood needle tips. A drawback of wooden knitting needles is that they can be aggravating for individuals who seek quickness but then smooth wood needles compensate with their easy stitch passing.

Tips to knit with Wooden Needles

  • Keep them clean and moisturized

High-quality wooden needles need to be kept clean and moisturized whenever you have a project off the knitting needles. The lanolin in wool and oil & dirt from knitters’ hands makes the needles naturally slicker from use but it’s recommended to clean and moisturize with beeswax and muslin cloth or shammy.

  • Protect your knitting needles and use them for knitting purposes

A rule of knitting needles is to keep them only for knitting purposes. While it may be tempting but do not open a wine bottle, poke holes in packaging, or help reach something from a high shelf with any size wooden knitting needles. It’s best to be equipped with a needle case to store all your needles. You could also choose knitting needle sets. Most sets carry the popular knitting needle sizes along with accessories.

  • Always start with a gauge swatch

An important tip to work on wooden knitting needles is to always start with a gauge swatch. Different fibers work differently on wood. Whatever the yarn material, it’s best to start with a swatch. Most patterns recommend it as it helps in calculating the amount of yarn you’ll need, how the project will look and

  • Hold and tension the yarn consistently

Not just for knitting with wooden needles, this tip is relevant for any knitting needle material. You need to keep your yarn at the same tension as you create each stitch. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to tension your yarn but it should be consistent making the stitches uniform and not too tight or too loose..

  • Start with good-quality ingredient

Good-quality ingredients are must to produce good-quality knits. Yarn and both needles need to be carefully selected.

When it comes to deciding to buy premium knitting needles, the Lantern Moon collection is a classic choice. Nothing beats the feel of ebony wood needles in your hand when you’re crafting for hours. The needles of the range are made from sustainable ebony wood with a perfect tip, for working with any and all fibers. Featuring all needle types – single-pointed, fixed circular, interchangeable, and double-point, and even repair hook & finishing needle we’ve got the right wood needle for any knitting project.

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