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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.
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Currently the wait time on our wood needles is running from at least 6 months for most new orders on single color sets to over a year on mixed sets. We are working diligently to reduce that time and have made great strides, but 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. To help reduce time, we are defining the mix sets going forward.
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, and still others make monthly payments. 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 a sales order that is due when we notify you that your needles are ready. The order can be paid at any time prior to the shipping of the needles.
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
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.
Can’t decide on just one color? We offer the following mixed sets:
(We’re working on images for these.)
Tom’s Choice - every size a different color, Tom gets to pick!
Four Wood Tones - Chestnut, Hazelnut, Tortoise, Vermont Rosewood
Two Wood Tones - Hazelnut and Vermont Rosewood
Winter Sky™ Mix - Winter Sky, Purple, Turquoise, Charcoal
Autumn™ Mix - Autumn, Purple, Emerald, Vermont Rosewood
Dakota Mix - Dakota, Chestnut, Turquoise, Hazelnut
Madras Mix - Madras, Chestnut, Red, Turquoise
Bubblegum Mix - Bubblegum, Pink, Purple
Multi Mix - for those who have to have it - Sunrise, Winter Sky, Autumn
Cables $7
Custom Cables $8
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.
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.
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5 inch Striped Set |
49.99 |
5 inch Striped DPNS |
17.99 |
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6 inch Striped Set |
59.99 |
6 inch Striped DPNS |
18.99 |
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5 inch Swirl Set |
69.99 |
5 inch Swirl DPNS |
24.99 |
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6 inch Swirl Set |
79.99 |
6 inch Swirl DPNS |
25.99 |
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US 4-9 Sets |
Add $6 |
US 4-9 DPNS |
Add $1 |
Click on image to view larger image of Striped and Swirl needles
Our gorgeous straight needles have been featured in numerous publications and advertisements and were chosen for the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival.
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: $28.99
12 inch needles: $32.99
7.5 inch minis: $24.99
Straights
Color
Length
Size
Point
Photo © Nycole Inskeep
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.
The DyakCraft group on
Ravelry, run by fans of our work, has 32+ pages of photos of our needles, taken by our customers, and sorted by color.
