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Over the past 20 years I’ve acquired (and lost) a lot of circular needles. I did give interchangeables a try at one point, but somehow all that remains is a single matching pair of Denise needles.

For a while I used a big binder full of binder pouches for storage, but it was bulky, so I made this instead. I used handheld pipe cutters to cut lengths of 1 inch PVC pipe, glued them together and hung it on the back of a closet door hook with a cotton cord.

It is not the most visually appealing, but it works for me, and it sounds like a rainstick . The short pipes mostly have 16” and some 20/24”. The longer pipes are mostly 40” (I prefer magic loop, so I’ve got a bunch). Not pictured here are the many needles stuck in unfinished projects, lol.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have a set of circular needles with interchangeable needles and lengths of wire/nylon. It all fits in a little case the size of a small notebook. I have a second set of sock size ones that are a bit sturdier and have steel needles instead of wood/bamboo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buying interchangable needles was a huge game changer for my organization ability - they replace both circular and straight needles. Between those and dpns, I never need to buy needles unless I break or lose something.

Here is a pic of my diy dpn storage in case anyone is looking for inspiration.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish I was responsible enough for interchangeables :). I can’t actually see a photo at your link, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aargh Imgur is being dysfunctional. does this work?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Those are really pretty dpn pouches. I should look into doing something nice like that. So many of my dpns have ended up in the kitchen where they are used as cake testers :)