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anyone know where I can buy custom made circular needles?

Hi all...

I've perfected my pattern for one circular needle socks, and there is no where to find size 00 or 000 circular knitting needles with 12 inch lengths..

Anyone know where I can custom order a pair? I've been all over here looking.....

Many thanks all!

pat in Jersey

Comments (12)

  • 21 years ago

    No, I don't, but let us know if you find a source. When I was discussing knitting with my aunt, my uncle, who does miracles in his workshop, jokingly told me he could make some for me, but I let the comment slide. Maybe I should ask him if he was serious.

  • 21 years ago

    I've found 8 inch down to 0000, and 000 size 16, but not 12 inch 000.

    I don't know who makes custom made circulars.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Elann - 8 inch circulars

  • 21 years ago

    sentence correction: I've found 8 inch down to 0000, and 16-inch 000, but not 12 inch 000

  • 21 years ago

    Wendy, those are 8" dpns, not circulars, right?

  • 21 years ago

    OOOPS! You are right. I goofed.

  • 21 years ago

    Hee hee.. I made myself some circular knitting needles... don't know how it will work, but, I am laughing at myself as I write..

    1. I disconnected some #1 metal circular needles from their cord.

    2. With a dremel, I shaped the other (not the knitting ends) of the needle so it would slip into a small wire tube

    3. Bought some plastic pony bead stringing tubing that has a very small hole, and stuck both needles in real tight.. Voila.. a circular needle.. size 1, length 11 inches! :-)

    When I go to Home Depot, I'm going to look for some stiffer wire.. this tubing is sorta flimsy..

    Where there's a will, there's a way! :-) Pat

  • 21 years ago

    When I saw your question I KNEW I had saved the answer somewhere! That is: instructions for how to make your own customized circular knitting needles.
    (On the other hand, I've never gotten around to using these instructions.)

    Here they are - for either you or someone to try ...

    Good luck, and let us know how they turn out.

    Here is a link that might be useful: circular needle making instructions

  • 21 years ago

    Hey Jane!

    Thanks! that's great.. I'm gonna haunt Home Depot for some of that filament.. I've been thinking that would work better!

    Now, the challenge of making short, sie 000 needles!

    Again, thanks for helping out! Pat

  • 21 years ago

    Hi,

    I'm a lurker on your group and new to knitting. I've been buying needles at our local thrift stores whenever they have them. I was thrilled with my finds last week. A #1-9" circular needle and a addi turbo circular both for $1. I am getting quite a stash of needles. How do you store your straight needles and how do you store you circulars.

    Thank you,
    Janice
    in the Sierra

  • 21 years ago

    My needles are in the bottom of my tote or in a knitting basket. Nothing really nice for them to rest in while unused.

    I did see those pretty, round cardboard wine bottle containers with lids at Michaels and wondered if they would be good to store needles.

    Here's a site below which might be of interest, but I'm way too busy knitting to sew!

    Here is a link that might be useful: knitting neelde holder

  • 21 years ago

    Thanks for the ideas knitting needle holders. I liked the idea of putting the circulars in those plastic sleeves in a binder. I'm a wood worker, so I'm thinking maybe of a divided box for the straight needles.

    Janice
    in the Sierra

  • 21 years ago

    Just a thought... If you're going to try to make the circulars as the directions on the MSN site...

    Since you live on the shore, go to any fishing tackle shop and ask for hard monofilament leader material, it comes in 4 ft. lengths and various thicknesses. It would be much better than using weedwacker line for the cable. Don't get the stuff that is rolled up & sold in 10 - 20 yard lengths (way to soft), the stuff I'm talking about is stiff & is usually sold out of a tube. Should cost about 20 cents per piece.

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