Glass Knitting Needles

chezalvera45 · 02-12-2006, 06:38 PM

I want, no I NEED GB Glass knitting needles. I bid on a pair on EBay but
lost :( They used to be sellers on Ebay. Once in a while a pair of their
needles comes up for sale, like the ones I didn't win. They are beautiful!
Does anyone know what happened to them? And where else can I get their needles? Thanks, Vera

Danielle · 02-12-2006, 11:57 PM

I have seen theirs on ebay, but not sure where else you could get that same brand. Check out this link. They have some pretty ones for sale...Also this link. Hope this helps... :D

CindyH · 02-13-2006, 04:29 AM

Wow, those needles are gorgeous!!! I want them too now!!

debbyrd · 02-19-2006, 04:15 AM

I saw some today at a place called Hill Country Weavers in Austin, TX. You can Google the # if you aren't having any luck finding them anywhere else.
I'm a beginning knitter (at age 50, no less!) so I don't quite understand what is so special about them. Are they easier to use?

Ingrid · 02-19-2006, 04:53 AM

I don't think too many people use them. They're just so darned pretty!!

Jenelle · 02-19-2006, 04:56 AM

I'd be afraid to break one

Ingrid · 02-19-2006, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by Jenelle

I'd be afraid to break one

Wouldn't that be the irony of a lifetime. You buy glass knitting needles and then cut yourself so badly you can't knit. :rofling:

Jenelle · 02-19-2006, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by Ingrid

Wouldn't that be the irony of a lifetime. You buy glass knitting needles and then cut yourself so badly you can't knit. :rofling:

That would be horrible!

I think knitting with glass would be the same as knitting with those thin bamboo knitting needles. Or would glass be stronger?

Ingrid · 02-19-2006, 05:27 AM

I'm sure the glass needles are tempered to make them stronger, and I doubt they come too thin, but that's just my common sense talking.

Jenelle · 02-19-2006, 05:29 AM

They probably are tempered.

If I ever got a pair, they would only be used on special occasions.