Saturday, January 5, 2008

Relaxing the Coils in CIrcular Needles

Knitters, I left this tip on a comment for Kelly - Pamo was glad as she'd had trouble with hers - so in case you all aren't checking the comments on the prior postings, I thought I'd go ahead and make the tip a posting in case anyone else needed the information.

To relax the coils on new circular needles: Put some water on to heat - put the new tightly coiled circular needle in a pie pan or frying pan and when the water is ready - pour the nearly boiling water into the frying pan and over the needle enough to fill the pan about an inch or so. The circular needle will immediately relax - you shouldn't ever have to do it again unless you store your needle coiled up in the original package.

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