Knitting Comfortably
Rhinebeck Sweater Travel Kit
$149.00
Our new Rhinebeck Sweater Travel Kit is the perfect knitters’ accessory for on the go or just staying organized. Compact and complete with 2 interchangeable wood needle tip sizes, one 32″ cord, one 40″ cord, and one connector. Select the two needle sizes needed for your current sweater project or your two favorite sizes that you find you are always looking for, to customize and complete your travel kit. The needle case when closed is approximately 5.5″ x 3″, and is handmade with merino wool.
Our interchangeable needles have our patented hexagonal shape, and like our fixed circular needles, have a Michigan made stainless steel connector that swivels on the cord and provides a snag free join. The swivel prevents the interchangeable needle tips from unscrewing themselves as you knit. There is no need for a tightening tool as the stainless steel connector once screwed together and hand tightened, will stay tight.
Our interchangeable knitting needle sets are named in honor of my mom, Margaret Ellen. My mom was an accomplished seamstress, crafter, quilter and artist. She was a great inspiration for me to become an artist, to work hard, have fun and to follow my dreams.
Description
Product Information
- The hexagonal shape provides multiple resting points for your fingers
- No need to grip the needle tightly to have control of the needles
- Yarn rests on the outer points of the hex shape, this keeps your stitch gauge true to size
- Flat side of the hexagonal shape is just underneath the yarn giving you a little extra room to easily slide your needle under the yarn to pick up your stitch
- Knitting multiple stitches together or knitting into the front and back of a stitch has never been easier
- You receive a very even tension and a crisply defined stitch
- Circulars have a very smooth join that swivels
- Made from North American hardwoods from sustainable forests in the Great Lakes region, walnut, cherry and maple
- 100% natural beeswax finish, containing no petroleum products
Made in Michigan – Made in the USA
Wood Options & Characteristics
We handcraft our hexagonal knitting needles using three sustainable North American hardwoods; walnut, cherry and maple. The maple is the lightest in color, the strongest, and when we hand sand the needles, because of the dense wood grain, it polishes up to be the slickest of the three woods. The maple will never be as slick as a metal needle and the hexagonal shape keeps the stitches where you want them to be. The cherry wood is a medium honey color and is the middle range of slickness, and the walnut is the darkest color, chocolate like, and has the most grab. All three woods are smooth and the differences are fairly minor. The size 2 is our smallest size and we can only make the size 2’s in the maple wood. Sizes 3, 4 and 5 we make in maple and cherry, and the size 6 and larger we can add in the walnut. We use 100% natural Michigan beeswax to condition the wood during the sanding process. There are no laminates or toxic finishes.
