Knit and Pearl with Bamboo Knitting Needles

Bamboo knitting needles are ideal for most knitting projects. They are luxurious, smoother than all other needles. Because of this they are easy to handle and gentle on yarn. Available in all sizes, along with their crochet hook counterparts, nothing compares to the lifetime durability of bamboo knitting needles.

Bamboo knitting needles don't splinter like wood may, and they are warm to the touch, unlike plastic. Even though bamboo is harder than most common hardwoods, many needles are heat-treated in resin to increase the durability further.

Bamboo knitting needles are available as:

• all standard sizes, and some non-standard sizes
• single point needles
• double point needles
• circular needles
• ball points
• extra long tapers

It's not easy making bamboo knitting needles. Once the bamboo is harvested, it has to be dried and cured, then usually heat-treated, either with resin or without. Then the shaping has to be done. In today's industrialized world, many of these steps can be performed by machine, but human intervention and testing is inevitable for producing a quality knitting needle. If you purchase your needles from a reputable company, you can assume they have been individually tested for smoothness and adherence to sizing standards.

Bamboo knitting needles are just one example of the incredible versatility of bamboo as a raw material. In fact, you could use your new needles to make knitted bamboo fabric! You could knit sitting in a room decorated by bamboo blinds and bamboo rugs. You could even listen to music made on a bamboo flute.

So the next time you use your bamboo knitting needles, remember that bamboo is an exquisitely perfect material for more than just bamboo fences and bamboo floors. And you will be living proof with your very special bamboo knitting needles!