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Currently the wait time on our wood needles is 12-14 weeks. Seriously. We are working diligently to reduce that time, but for the moment, it is what it is. Making our needles involves a great deal of hand work. It’s those hands working that make our needles superior to assembly-line products.


How you order is up to you - pay up front or pay when the needles are ready or pay any time in between ordering and shipping. We have found that some folks would rather know the monies are allotted for their needles. Others prefer to use the wait time to save up for their sets. Whatever works for you, works for us. If you use the PayPal shopping cart, the monies will be taken via PayPal at the time of order. If you use the form on our Contact page, we’ll send you an invoice that is due when we notify you that your needles are ready. The invoice can be paid at any time prior to the shipping of the needles.


Special requests? Want to mix colors or have certain cable lengths? Use the form and we’ll gladly invoice you. Interested in special order items other than the interchangeables? Use the notes and/or color section to tell us what you would like.



Darn Pretty Wood Needles

We work hard to bring you what we consider to be the finest wood needles available today. Each needle is tipped by hand, buffed by hand, and in the case of our interchangeables, checked for proper connection prior to shipping. For more on the process, visit our About Us page. To see larger images (most provided by our customers, to whom we are ever thankful) click on the images to the left.

Photo © A J Mac

Photo © Nycole Inskeep

Darn Pretty Double Pointed Needles

Darn Pretty™ Double Pointed Knitting Needles are pretty darn amazing. Crafted in Vermont, our DPNS offer superior feel and performance. Each needle is buffed, smoothed, and polished to a fine sheen with just enough grab to keep your work from slipping away.


Double points are crafted in two styles - striped or swirl. The swirl needles are created by slicing and laminating the wood stock a second time, resulting in an array of colors that swirl around the length of the needle. Shown at right in Vermont Rosewood™ and Hazelnut.


Darn Pretty™ DPNS can be purchased separately (5 needles per package) or in sets of 5 sizes: US 0, 1, 1.5, 2 and 3.

Larger size sets are available in US 4-9.

DPN Set US 0-3

5 inch Striped Set

39.99

5 inch Striped DPNS

14.99

6 inch Striped Set

49.99

6 inch Striped DPNS

15.99

5 inch Swirl Set

59.99

5 inch Swirl DPNS

21.99

6 inch Swirl Set

69.99

6 inch Swirl DPNS

22.99

US 4-9 Sets

Add $5

US 4-9 DPNS

Add $1

Click on image to view  larger image of Striped and Swirl needles

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DPNS


Straights


Interchangeables


Fixed Circulars

Darn Pretty™ Straight Needles

Our gorgeous straight needles have been featured in numerous publications and advertisements and were chosen for the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival.

Darn Pretty™ Wood Interchangeable Needles are available in two set sizes: US 4-9 ($109) and US 4-10.5 ($140)

The tips are available in two lengths, 3.5 inches or 5 inches, and with a regular point (pointy enough!) or lace point. Lace points have a longer taper than regular points.

Each set includes four cables, four stops, and a signed and numbered needle roll.

3.5 inch set cables: (2) 8 inch, (1) 12 inch, (1) 16 inch

5 inch set cables: (2) 17 inch, (1) 21 inch, (1) 29 inch

Yes, we can mix colors. Alternate between two colors, three colors, or choose a color for each size. To order a mixed set, select Mixed under Color and describe the mix for us in the Color Mix field.

Any other requests? We do our best. Want different cables? Not a problem. Tell us what you would like in the Notes section of the form.


Darn Pretty Interchangeable Set

Darn Pretty™ Interchangeable tips are available at this time in US 4-10.5, in 5 inch or 3.5 inch length, and with a regular or lace point. We hope to have US 3, 11, 13 and 15 soon. All tips (both metal and wood) are interchangeable. All cables work with all tips, save the 8 inch cables. These require 3.5 inch tips.

Darn Pretty Interchangeable Tips

$19.95

Cables  $5

Custom Cables $7.50

For custom lengths, determine the total length of needle you desire, tip to tip, and deduct 8 inches for the 3.5 inch tips and 11 inches for the 5 inch tips.

 8 inch cable makes a 16 inch cable with 3.5 inch tips (won’t work with 5 inch tips.)

12 inch cable makes a 20 inch needle with 3.5 inch tips or 23 inch needle with 5 inch tips.

16 inch cable makes a 24 inch needle with 3.5 inch tips or 27 inch needle with 5 inch tips.

17 inch cable makes a 25 inch needle with 3.5 inch tips or 28 inch needle with 5 inch tips.

21 inch cable makes a 29 inch needle with 3.5 inch tips or 32 inch needle with 5 inch tips.

29 inch cable makes a 37 inch needle with 3.5 inch tips or 40 inch needle with 5 inch tips.

Cables

Four extra stops in your choice of color. Stops are a great way to hold work on a cable while using the tips on another project.

Set of Stops

$5.00

Features:


-Crafted in Vermont from Vermont wood products.

-Hand made tips that perform beautifully.

-Stainless steel connectors (made in Vermont too!)

-No tools or keys - easy on and off.

-Swiveling cables that prevent kinking and loosening.

-Cables firm enough to support your work, supple enough for Magic Loop.

-THE BEST JOIN IN THE INDUSTRY. Hands down. We’ll put our interchangeable join up against any fixed circular join out there.

Just ask our customers!

Malachite
Vermont Apple™
Bubblegum
Charcoal
Hazelnut
Madras
Pine
Positively Pink
Purple Swirl
Vermont Rosewood™
Sunrise™
Turquoise
Winter Sky™

DPN Set US 4-9

DPNS

DPNS

SIZES US 0-3
SIZES US 4-9
Double Point Sets
Individual Sizes

Straights are available in three lengths in sizes US 4-9. Points can be regular or lace (lace points have a longer taper.)

10 inch needles: $24.99

12 inch needles: $27.99

7.5 inch minis:    $19.99


Straights

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Darn Pretty™ Wood Interchangeable Needles

Russet
Olive
Magenta
Purple
Blue

Fixed circulars with the swiveling cable are presently available in US 4-10.5. Our fixed circulars have the same connector, the same incredible join as our interchangeable needles.


Circulars

$24.99

Darn Pretty™ Fixed Swivel Circulars
Photo © A J Mac

About our Tips  Our tips are made by hand. Expect variation from set to set, even needle to needle. It is that hand work, however, that places our tips far ahead of the pack. There is no ridge between shaft and taper. As a result, our needles perform as though they are pointier than they are. For those who want a longer taper, we offer a lace point. If you are unsure, we suggest you order regular tips. We can always make them pointier, but we cannot put back wood we've taken away.

We work hard to bring you the finest knitting needles available. Our interchangeable sets involve a great deal of hand work. Sets are made to order, one at a time. When you order a set of Darn Pretty™ Wood Interchangeable Needles, you are ordering a beautifully crafted heirloom made just for you. This hand work and our attention to detail is reflected in the wait time for a set of our needles.



We not only guarantee our needles, we guarantee you will love your set. If you do not, for any reason, return your set for a full refund.



Tom and Linda Diak



Photo © Cheryl Brozovich