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Giveaway: Laurel Hill Needles

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laurel hill needles giveawayNot too long ago I posted a roundup of some new-to-me products that make great gifts, and one of the ones I included was Laurel Hill knitting needles. These pretty needles are slick, shiny, just a little bit sharp, light and lovely to use.

These particular needles are made out of coconut palm wood and are available in sizes 9, 10, 11 and 13 (5.5, 6, 8 and 9 mm). I really liked using them even though I use circular knitting needles for most purposes.

This week I’m giving away a set of all four sizes of these needles to one reader. This week we’re doing a Rafflecopter contest so you can earn extra chances to win by visiting Facebook if you want. The contest runs through Monday, Dec. 7 at 12 a.m. Eastern.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. I love bamboo knitting needles. I have not tried Lauren Hill needles. I so far like Crystal Palace bamboo but would love to try the Lauren Hill.

  7. I would love to find these needles under the tree come Christmas morning. Please enter me in the giveaway.

  8. I’ve never tried wooden needles and these look fabulous…would love to try them…thanks so much for the chance to win!

  10. I love bamboo needles! Thank you for this opportunity and may this holiday season bring you joy and peace!!!!!

  11. My favorite needles are the Knitpicks interchangeable needles. I love the points on these needles. I have the complete set of the harmonies and options. I also have most of the tips in the Caespians and Sunstruck. I would say my favorite tips to use are the Harmonies (rainbows). I like the finish on the wood.

  12. many needles look so pretty but I just have dollar store ones and old aluminum ones from my elders who have passed and some thrift sales…i love the dpns, they remind me of my elders and sitting next to them hearing the clicking when I was child. Bamboo are light weight but I’ve broken too, I knit tight as I am still a newbee knitter. Ive seen addi turbos and chicgoo (i think is the name) circulars that look like dream needles They are all too nice to pick a fav..lol

  15. Some of my projects seem to go better with straight needles. I would love to have this set to finish the afghan squares I have started!!

  16. My favorite needles are based on the project I’m doing. I love my Hiya Hiya Sharps for socks. I like my Knitter’s Pride Specials for hats. My KnitPicks for garments. I love them all.

  18. I’ve only just started knitting so I’m using some old aluminum needles from my grandma. I’ve love to try these!

  20. I’ve never tried these knitting needle and would absolutely love to! I would love to add to my needle collection!

  27. I have many sets of knitpicks needles. They are my go-to needles. I would really like to broaden my horizons with some other brands.

  28. Those look like wonderful needles and I would be thrilled to add them to my knitting tools and maybe make them my favorites!

  31. I have a set of bamboo Addi Clicks that I love, also a circular pair of Signatures that are awesome.

  32. I don’t really have a favorite needle. I like to use a variety. Sometimes it’s just a matter of what I have in the size I need for the pattern.

  37. I’m not too crazy about bamboo needles; they’re not slick enough. But these needles look interesting! So far, I’m still a fan of aluminum!

  40. i am new to knitting… i would love these beautiful needles to learn on. i have only used aluminum needles; so i guess those are my favorite until i use these…

  44. I am a beginner knitter so the only needles I have used are the ones you can buy in large supermarkets. I would love to try a better quality set. Thanks for the chance to win.

  50. My favorite needles are bamboo., but I’m not happy with the way they wear down their points., would love to try Laurel Hill needles!

Have you read?

Stitch a Scarf with Dreamy Waves

As I write this, it’s probably time to start thinking about winter knitting if you haven’t already. And it’s definitely time to think about gift knitting if you have any of that you plan to do for the holidays.

The Dreamy Waves Scarf from Knit Picks, designed by Stacey Winklepleck, would be a great project to go in either category.

It uses two different multicolored yarns and a simple repeating wave pattern to make a project that looks a lot more complicated and dramatic than it is. The gradient look happens naturally just by switching which yarn you’re knitting with.

This pattern uses worsted weight yarn so it’s a pretty quick project even though a scarf is large and this one is pretty wide. It measures 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) wide and 63 inches or 120 cm long. Of course you can make it longer or shorter as you like. As written it takes one ball of each color so it’s a pretty economical project, too.

It’s rated for intermediate knitters but if you know how to do various increases and decreases you’ll be all set. The pattern uses knit 2 together, make 1 left and right, centered double decrease and slip slip knit. All of the stitches are explained in a glossary in the pattern so even if you haven’t done all of them it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

The pattern also includes tons of options for different colorways in yarn that Knit Picks sells,  so you can see how different combinations knit up before you buy the yarn. That’s such a great idea!

Of course if you already have two multicolored yarns with long color runs on hand, you can absolutely use them, too. It might also be fun, but would give you a totally different look, to use a solid color and a bunch of scraps or one multicolored yarn to see how the different colors play together. So many options!

You can grab this free pattern and check out all the color options at Knit Picks.

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