Knitting Needles etc.

I stepped on a sewing needle on my carpet 2 weeks ago. I went to a doctor recently and got a tetanus shoot and antibiotics. Is it normal for it to take this long to heal. My foot still hurts like hell and I can barely walk. It feels like my foot is broken almost, it hurts that bad at times. Doctor said the tissue will heal and i will be fine. Just want to know if anyone had a similar experience and if it took to this long to heal.

go to an urgent care.

I really don’t want my project to be confiscated or to lose any needles. I know the simplest answer is to take cheap needles or a self addressed envelope to send things back to myself in case they are taken. I’d like to know if the TSA is more likely to take metal needles as opposed to acrylic or bamboo ones, or if length, etc. matters. I’m OK with knitting straight on circular needles if they are more likely to let me keep those.

I’ve read the TSA guidelines which say that it’s OK to take any type of knitting materials on board, but I know that it’s up to the TSA officer. Anybody with personal experience that can share?

My impression is that they prefer non-metallic ones. Someplace, I seem to recall, though I cannot find the page any longer, that they do not like circular knitting needles over a certain length (like long enough to wrap around someone’s neck to strangle them …)

You can try contacting them directly to find out more:
E-mail - tsa-contactcenter@dhs.gov
Phone - 1-866-289-9673

I have a great old woolen Aran Sweater, made in Ireland. Had it for 20 years and it still fits well and shows little sign of wear. Funny thing is, I’ve never once cleaned it.

Is there a way to do this without harming or shrinking the sweater?

Use Woolite in cold water by hand or on gentle cycle in the washer.
Towel dry by laying it flat and strait should it !

Im knitting a pair of simple mittens and the next instruction is to knit across, placing thumb stiches onto a spare strand of yarn. Now im a beginner, and obviously dont know what this means. Id appriciate it if anyone can answer this for me. Thanks

It would be difficult to put the stitches on a strand of yarn. Safety pins are always handy even if you have to use more than one. . Just be sure you keep then straight when you get to the point where you have to pick them up.

I was sewing on my sewing machine, wasn’t paying the closest attention, needle went through my left index finger right through the nail. What should I do to help it heal? Obviously the nail won’t heal, but what can I do to prevent anything from getting worse?

Answers by others are OK, but if you have not had a tetnus booster shot within the last 10 years or are not sure, you should get one immediately. Small puncture wounds are no big deal, but tetnus can kill you.

my friend told me about this oil you put on your head overnight to get rid of knits. i live in london and she lives in paris so i dont know if i can get it here and does it have a name? do i get it in a pharmacy??

Use vegatable oil.

…..stretch enuff to fit a size 12, E width foot on a guy? They do stretch, right, to some extent? I’m using Deborah Norville’s sock yarn in superwash wool. Thanks for your help - I’ve ripped the sucker out now about 5 times……

I agree with sewhappy. I use 56 stitches for all of my socks, even though some patterns call for more. The socks get too sloppy if I use even 60 stitches because I like them to fit fairly snugly. My feet measure 8 inches around the ball of the foot–I knit 7 sts to the inch–voila–56 stitches! And I ripped my first sock about 5 times, too. I figured that by knitting the equivalent of 2 1/2 pairs, I learned how to knit a sock.

Good luck,
lkmknits

i’m going gift shopping tomorrow and I need some gift ideas for these people:

parents…what would they like?? (please don’t say macaroni picture frame)

older brother-he’s 14

grandma-i have no clue what to get her….knitting kit maybe? lol

parents….develop some of those digital family pictures they’ve had on the computer forever and put in a photo album

brother….a cool t-shirt

grandma….would probably love slippers

I am making a set of dishcloths and towels for family this holiday season, and I was wondering, when crocheting, how many average sized dishrags will I get from one ball of Sugar n Cream yarn? Thanks in advance.

It really depends on how big you think average size is. =) When I knit dishcloths for my family, I can get three dishcloths from two balls of yarn, generally. A lot is going to depend on the size and pattern you use, though. If you’re using a pattern, look to see if it includes yardage needed. A ball of Sugar N Cream has 120 yards.

I knit and crochet and love to use bamboo but am always curious what that ever so expensive rosewood knitting needle is like and would like to know if it is worth the price?

As with any wood after a time you may find there are slivers on them and sanding the needle won’t help too much. You should check with Joann.com they have sales on their bamboo and rosewood and that price be more in tune with what you want to pay. I use the metal ones and they are not that cold, only as cold as the room that you are in and your hand will warm them up more than were. My needles are over 30 years old and starting to loose the coloring on the tips and that is no problem at all.