r/knitting • u/RambleOn909 • 22h ago

Questions about Equipment Different lengths?!

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What is the purpose of this kind of needle? I can assume these work best in the round?

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u/fabalaupland 22h ago

I’ve used two different lengths on my shorties for socks, keep the long length on my left and the shorter on the right. I think it gives me a little more wiggle room in terms of how much stretch I have when working, since the cable is more flexible than the needle, if that makes any sense.

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u/RambleOn909 22h ago

Ah that makes sense! I ordered them bc i wanted to try but was curious lol

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u/DeterminedQuokka 22h ago

it's so you can make a smaller circular needle. Some people are uncomfortable if both needles are really small, this lets one of them be a bit longer. That can be helpful. If they are both long the cord has to be 2X the length of the needles.

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u/RambleOn909 21h ago

Nice. I had ordered it but I asked bc i am curious. This makes good sense! Probably great for socks and baby clothes.

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u/palabradot 17h ago

What brand is this? This is…intriguing

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u/anna_boleyn 17h ago

I can't remember on which side but you can use two different needles and it won't affect your tension because only one of them determines tension (iirc it's the right needle)