Guilty Pleasure
This is a page of useful information for my own guilty pleasure – knitting.
Those I’ve purchased/ordered from are marked with *.
Last updated on 22nd December 2009.
Department Stores selling yarn:
30-80% off is usually offered on selected items during semi-annual sales.
Summer sale: from early-mid June
Winter sale: from late Dec after Christmas
* John Lewis Haberdashery section in Oxford Circus (Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Sirdar, Noro)
* Liberty Haberdashery section in Oxford Circus (Rowan)
Local Yarn Shops in London:
* iKnit in Waterloo (Malabrigo Lace & sock, DIC Stardust, Cherry Tree Hill)
* Socktopus in Chelsea (DIC, KPPPM, Koigu) – Closed sadly. Merged with Stash in Putney
Loop in Angel (I dunno)
Stash in Putney
UK Online shops:
* Stash Fine Yarn (for Araucania Ranco and Addi needles)
* Dianne’s Knitting (aka CPU) (for cheaper yarn like Sirdar, Stylecraft)
* Get Knitted (knitpick needles. the cheapest among all shops. cheap postage too)
Brown Berry Yarns (free postage in UK. Zauberball £9 each)
Yarn Box (DIC, Araucania. 15% off code till 30 Jan. Free shipping over £40)
Laughing Hens (for Cascade 220 Superwash, £7.25)
Create & Knit (for Peaches & Creme, £2.35 each)
Kemps (discounted Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Sirdar)
Blacksheep (discounted Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Sirdar, Noro)
Other Online Shops for specific yarn:
* Wollmeise (very popular. very saturated vibrant colour)
* The Yard Yarn (own hand dyed yarn. no review as my package hasn’t arrived yet.)
Nordic-store Wool (Icelandic Lopi kits)
Knitting Goddess (haven’t tried but the price seems reasonable)
US shops which also sells world wide:
* WEBS (a US-based online yarn store. Deep discount. Fast dispatch. Simply the best!)
Blue Moon Fiber (Socks That Rock)
* Tall Yarns & Tales (Got their dyeing kit. The owner was really helpful & friendly)
* DT Craft (for Kool Aid in UK, £0.40 per sachet)
Wingham (they sell Australian Landscape Dyes!)
Yarn Undyed (ebay shop for undyed yarn to dye with)
Violet Green (undyed or hand dyed yarn)
Spinning:
* Forest Fibres (for spindle, wool top & roving)
Soak: (I am using Eucalan but love to try Soak out some day)
Purlescence
The Little Knitting Company
Quilt Direct
My knitting needles: (Under construction)
Addi Click interchangeable system
Knitpick Sock Knitting DPN set (2mm, 2.25mm, 2.5mm, 2.75mm. 3mm, 3.25mm)
Misc DPNs
US size 1 (metal, from charity shop in Carlisle)
US size 2.? (metal, from charity shop in Carlisle)
US size 4 (Inox, metal, ordered from US when I was there)
US size 5 (Colonial, bamboo, ordered from US when I was there)
Circular
US size 0/2mm (Addi 40″)
US size 1/2.25mm (Knitpick 120cm)
US size 1.5/2.5mm (Addi 24″, Addi 32″, Knitpro 120cm)
US size 2/2.75mm (Knitpicks 120cm)
US size 2.5/3mm (Addi 40″)
US size 3/3.25mm (Knitpicks 120cm)
US size 5 (Addi Lace 40″, Knitpro Symfonie 16″)
US size 6 (Addi turbo, Addi Lace 40″)
US size 7 (Clover, Bamboo)
US size 8 (Foyle, bad one has to be discarded)
US size 9 (Addi)
US size 10 (Addi)
US size 10.5 (Clover bamboo)
US size 11 (Addi 24″)
US size 13 (Addi 24″)
Addi Click Parts
eBay HK Seller (US$21 for 3 cables including shipping)
Netherlands shop (€14.95 for 3 cables plus shipping)
Crochet Hooks
Susan Bates set (F, G, H, I, J, K)
John Lewis 3.75mm (F)
Indian wooden hook 4.5mm
Straight Needles
I got some in the past but will never use them again. Circular is simply the best!
這真是一個很棒的資訊頁。
買新工具時可以參考妳的棒針品牌
不過可以提供編織書目就更好了(笑)
妳的眼光真得很好，挑選的織圖都好時尚啊
就連自個兒染的線也是美得不得了
謝謝你的誇獎啊。不客氣，這一頁都是方便我自己上網買東西而已。
編織書目很難做啊，因為實在太多，而且我不是經常買書的，一般都是買雜誌，或是上網買單個的織圖，將來有機會找個時間寫寫吧。
因為我一開始學編織是一個澳洲朋友教我，看的也是英文書，所以中文和日文的織圖我反而完全看不懂啊，有機會要請教你才是。
hihi
又有事相求啦~拜託幫我指點迷津，好不好？
這個月初開始去上編織課了。看中一件棉衫正在開始(才打到上衣的前片，進度不到1/3)
我有一組addi的輪針組，不過針號不太足，還再買些針來補補。因為是夏衫，線都好細喔，用addi的金屬輪針織好像太滑了，要很費力的把線拉緊(這件夏衫要用#3#4織，要補的就#3輪針)
在其它的織友的部落格中，看了有關knitpick木質輪針的使用心得(缺點：組合的地方比較容易鬆脫)。
重點來了! 請問knitpick木質組合輪針，結合處真的會很容易鬆脫嗎？還有，細一點的針妳比較建議我買金屬針還是木質針？
拜託妳啦~
你說的木質組合輪針，是指可換頭的interchangeable嗎? 我沒有用過所以不清楚。
我覺得甚麼針好用不好用，是非常個人的事，大家都有自己的說法，所以別人說甚麼其實作不得準，最好還是你自己去買一對試試看吧。
的確是可以換針頭的木質棒針!
因為沒有零售，想要的話：要買一組喔~
坦白說我心中的小惡魔是說：買吧買吧買下來吧(一組)
然而心中的小天使卻說：省一點買吧~
最終小天使輸了(我買下來了，我再跟你分享到底好不好用)
哈哈，你千萬不要告訴我啊。其實我全部針號都很齊，不太需要再買新的織針。所以你不要告訴我好用不啦，免得我忍不住要破財…
knitpro的組合輪針，整體來說，還不錯。
真的質輕色澤美! 但是!還是addi輪針大獲全勝(in my mind)。
請問妳會想買addi lace click(interchangeable system)嗎？
我在網路上發現了一個寄世界各地都免運費的網路商店
http://www.addineedleshop.com/
順帶一提，我有很多工具、配件都是買可樂牌(clover)，唯獨輪針，我很不愛clover。原因是：連接織針的cable看起來好廉價啊!
嘩!! Addi實在太懂得賺錢了!
不﹐我想我不會買了。因為我覺得蕾絲針頭主要只有用來織被肩的幾號有用，一般我只會用4mm，有時也用4.5mm或3.75mm，說到底其實也只有這三號合用，而我已經有這幾號的 Addi Lace了。若要用其他號織別的東西，我想用一般的 Addi Click 就可以，不值得額外再花一大筆錢買一大套Lace針頭回來啊!! 我相信 Addi 將來可能會將針頭拆件個別出售(現在也可以單單買Addi Click一對針頭了)，到時我才會再考慮買啊。
我也有很多小配件是可樂牌的，尤愛它的橙青色 locking stitch marker! 不過可樂牌的織針真的非常不行，我有兩對用過兩次就丟在一旁了。
說起織針，我現在的 wishlist 上也有一對新織針，就是 Signiture Needle Arts 的環針，聽說是現時世上最好用的織針，比起Addi還要尖還要精細。但價錢也非常嚇人，一對環針要大約$40美金，這價錢在英國可以買到四對Addi織針了!!
40元美金，折合台幣都將近1300!如果換算成麥當勞(黃色的m)可以吃十次套餐左右!
哈哈，這裡也可以吃上六次麥當勞套餐，或者十二個雙層豬柳蛋漢堡呢!