I am joining Heather over at Hello my name is Heather in her March of the Tools event. Heather has also started a flickr group here where you can see favorite tools from others who have joined in the March of the Tools fun.
I will be sharing some of my favorite tools for all sorts of things throughout the month of March. I have been trying to declutter my life and my home so these tools will be things that I use very frequently or that I feel are the must have tool for a particular task or something that just makes me happy when I use it.
My favorite tool for knitting is my collection of double pointed needles, or "knitting sticks" as P calls them. These range from size 0000 to size 13. Double pointed needles are a must for knitting some of my favorite projects like socks, mittens, and hats. The shorter bamboo ones really make the knitting go faster. I also use the double points for knitting sweater sleeves on many sweaters. I like that double points were the way very early knitters knit larger garments in the round. Before there were circular needles they just used more double points to go around the sweater. This technique is pictured in some very old pieces of art.
These little stork scissors, a gift from a very dear friend, are also a favorite tool. I love using this elegant tool to snip my yarns or embroidery threads. I had seen scissors like these when I was small and I fell in love with the clever shape. It was like a secret childhood dream come true when I was given these scissors. Yes, sometimes it is the little things that mean a lot.
Here and here are some other tools I adore using but have already mentioned.
Stay tuned for more great tools throughout the month.
