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CABLE CROSSING THE CABLE NEEDLE STRAIGHT, HOOKED, CROOKED, WHICH IS BEST?? |
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THESE ARE THE HOOKED ONES. SOME PEOPLE LIKE THEM BECAUSE THE STITCHES ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO FALL OFF OF THIS TYPE OF CABLE NEEDLE WHILE YOU ARE SHIFTING THEM AROUND. THEY MAY BE MADE OF OTHER THINGS BESIDE PLASTIC, BUT THE PLASTIC MAKES THE STITCHES SLIDE FROM NEEDLE TO NEEDLE EASILY.
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| THESE ARE THE LITTLE STRAIGHT ONES, ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG. THEY HAVE A THINNER SPOT IN THE MIDDLE TO HOLD THE STITCHES. THEY ARE USUALLY IN WOOD, AND SOMETIMES HAVE GRIPPING RIDGES IN THE MIDDLE SECTION SO THAT THEY DON'T SLIP OUT EASILY. | 
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THESE ARE THE CROOKED ONES. THE DIP IN THE MIDDLE HELP TO HOLD THE STITCHES SECURELY. THE DIFFERENT THICKNESSES OF CABLE NEEDLES ARE FOR DIFFERENT THICKNESSES OF YARN.
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DOUBLE POINT NEEDLES COME IN 5-8” LENGTHS. THE 7.5 – 8 INCH ONES CAN EASILY REACH INTO YOUR WORK AND SLIP ON STITCHES, THEN SLIP THEM BACK ONTO THE LEFT NEEDLE TO BE WORKED, OR YOU CAN WORK RIGHT FROM THE D.P. NEEDLE. WOODEN ONES HOLD STITCHES BETTER – PLASTIC OR METAL SLIDES BETTER.
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