Comments on: Wood, Plastic or Metal?

By: Jrf213

Jrf213 — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:54:00 +0000

I have circular knitting needles. For some reason, the yarn sticks to the plastic. Am I doing something wrong or how can I tell what is wrong with the plastic needles?

By: 2010

2010 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Bamboo. Don’t like the big plastic ones. Metal would be my 2nd pick. The smaller plastic ones aren’t too bad but the bamboo seems to be the easiest with which to work.

By: Denise d'Entremont

Denise d'Entremont — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:20:00 +0000

DPN definitely bamboo. Not crazy about metal

By: Patriotschick

Patriotschick — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:11:00 +0000

Crochet: Metal
Knitting: Bamboo

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:46:16 +0000

I much prefer wood to plastic or metal for knitting. It has a warmer feel and is a little flexable in my hands. Of course for the really small needles (0, 00,…) you need to have metal or they wouldn’t last at all.

For crochet I like the metal ones.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:11:58 +0000

I have found in my experiences that for crocheting, I LOVE the aluminum hooks. My great-grandmother taught me to crochet when I was 10 years of age and I learned on an aluminum needle. Tried the plastic and wooden too, but just love the metal needles. I taught myself to knit about 2 years ago. For knitting, I have tried metal, plastic & wooden needles. I LOVE the wooden needles best when knitting, no matter what the yarn is. Of the wooden needles, I’ve tried bamboo & rosewood. OMGosh, rosewood are exceptionally outstanding…I only have a couple of pair of theses…VERY PRICEY. In the meantime, the bamboo is great, and way more cost effective. The website that I’ve found to be VERY inexpensive for bamboo needles is http://www.stanwoodimports.com. From my personal experience, VERY prompt shipping and nice, smooth needles. HTH.

By: phillygirl64

phillygirl64 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:19:00 +0000

Boye hooks are my personal faves, but I don't mind plastic all that much; just got the LB ones and so far so good I really like ergonomic handles, especially the Crochet Lites by Clover Zontee says: Hi phillygirl64, don't forget to check out the Ergonomic Crochet Hooks, available both online and at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, that are designed to spread out the tension in your hand.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:22:32 +0000

I use wood for everything except very fine work when I use metal, but even then they are customized with wood handles. For my carpel tunnel, it’s the most comfortable and allows to me to enjoy my crochet longer. To me they move more smoothly. I love them.

By: Brenda Stevens

Brenda Stevens — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:18:31 +0000

When I started crocheting I used metal because that’s what I was given. A couple of years later I noticed that my hands were cold, especially when crocheting. Then it occurred to me that maybe the metal hook was sapping all the heat out of my hand, so I tried plastic. That was better, but there was something about the feel of the plastic hook, it felt like, well… plastic. Then I found bamboo. Bamboo was better, but I still wasn’t completely satisfied. Then I found Palmwood hooks, which I LOVE! The wood is silky smooth and they were available at a local yarn shop. So, I prefer wood and hope to someday find double-ended crochet hooks in wood too!

By: Anne Godsey

Anne Godsey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:08:04 +0000

If knitting I prefer plastic circular needles.
If crocheting, I prefer metal.