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knit affair Knitting Needles Review & Giveaway!

October 12, 2015 7 Comments

Check out these colorful & contemporary knitting needles, perfect for gifting!

This spring, I discovered an uber-cool knitting needle company called knit affair. A young knitting industry company from Berlin, knit affair offers contemporary accessories for knitters. Knit affair features both straight and circular knitting needles, as well as a range of accessories, all of which are produced with respect to the environment. Super cute, with manufacturing that cares about the environment? I’m all about it!

These sustainably produced, colorful knitting needles are handmade in Berlin and oh-so-fun!

Manufactured in Germany by local craftsmen and artists, knit affair needles are not only beautiful, but they’re a company whose products I’m glad to work with. These pretty needles use sustainably harvested wood from Germany and incorporate water-based colors and varnishes that comply with requirements for certified children’s toys. The finished needles are easy to knit with and don’t look like your grandmother’s needles.

These sustainably produced, colorful knitting needles are made in Berlin and oh-so-fun!

While the “your-grandmother’s” phrase is so epically overused in knitting marketing, I’m using it literally here. As someone who learned to knit from her grandmother and great-grandmother Schnell (yes, I’m named Heidi, and my mom’s maiden name is Schnell), I really did learn to knit on extra needles they had around the house. When my great-grandma passed at age 102, I inherited many of her heavy, old-fashioned knitting needles that work perfectly fine to this day, but in no way do they pack the visual punch of their carefully-crafted, contemporary counterparts from knit affair.

Check out these colorful & contemporary knitting needles, perfect for gifting!

I’ve been loving working with these fun needles, and knit affair has generously offered to sponsor a giveaway of their needles that’s open to international entries (seriously! everyone can enter!). How awesome are the neon tipped needles, the metallic option, and the colorblock ones too? It’s really cool to see someone producing needles that are not only fun to work with, but a way to make your public knitting oh-so-chic!

These sustainably produced, colorful knitting needles are made in Berlin and oh-so-fun! Enter to win a pair for yourself or a friend.

Enter to win needles from knit affair!

The lucky winner can choose one of the options below, in colors and sizes of choice (styles as pictured throughout this post).

  • 3 pairs of straights with single color beads
  • 2 pairs of straights with multi-color beads
  • 1 pair of design needles

Visit this page to enter.

This post and the corresponding giveaway were provided by knit affair. 

Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored, Knitting, Knitting & Crochet Tagged With: colorblock knitting needles, german knitting needles, giveaway, knit affair, knitting needles, sustainability

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad (she/her) is a craft book author & designer specializing in yarn crafts. Her work combines vintage and modern design elements, prioritizing color and graphic motifs. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Comments

  1. Kcscrapper

    October 14, 2015 at 11:32 am

    Wish me Luck!

    Reply
  2. JoyceS

    October 17, 2015 at 10:16 am

    Just proves you can never have too much yarn or too many needles!! Beautiful!

    Reply
  3. LindaN

    October 17, 2015 at 10:36 am

    I’d love to win the turquoise needles. They’d be fun to knit with.

    Reply
  4. charlotte

    October 17, 2015 at 11:03 am

    OMG>>> no excuse not to get started if I win>> love those gold and black beads needles, I am sure they would make me do better!!!!! Thank you for the chance to win>> Happy Holidays

    Reply
  5. MaryEllen

    October 17, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    What beautiful needles!! I’d love the neon ones!

    Reply
  6. Bonnie

    October 17, 2015 at 4:24 pm

    I,too,learned to knit with very old heavy needles…not sure who they belonged to…do love the gold and black needles ……NEVER TOO MANY NEEDLES!

    Reply
  7. Bonnie Matossian

    October 17, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    NEVER too many needles!

    Reply

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Pattern: Bevelled Tank by @handsoccupied for @pompommag x @hobbii_yarn summer 2024. Available for free from Hobbii at the 🔗 in my profile.
Yarn pictured: @kelbournewoolens Skipper and Camper. 
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Let’s talk about fit and ease! . During the Beve Let’s talk about fit and ease!
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During the Bevelled Tank design process for @pompommag, I knit 2 samples using 2 different @KelbourneWoolens yarns. One was in Skipper (100% cotton, second photo) and the other was in Camper (100% 2 ply wool). The Skipper sample was knit for a 36” bust, which measures in at 40” with 4” of positive ease. And I knit the Camper Sample for my 40” bust with a 44” finished measurement. (BTW, I’m 5’5” for folks that find that measurement helpful in visualizing fit.)
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Based on the size chart for the Bevelled Tank, that means I knit one size 3 sample and one size 4. As designed, I conveniently fit a size 4 as intended with 4” of positive ease. When I wear the 3, there is no ease at all because the garment and my body are both 40” in size. Comparing the 2 garments, you can see how the fiber content (cotton vs. wool) and fit (no ease vs. 4” of positive ease) makes a difference in the look and feel of the finished garment. 
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These samples are a great way to compare what ease looks like on different bodies. While I can fit both a size 3 and 4, the garment with no ease feels more like pajamas or a bralette when I wear it. On the other hand, when I wear the one with 4” of positive ease, I feel comfortable enough to wear it to work, even as a crop top. Plus, it leaves me with enough room to layer it with a nice button down if I’m not feeling the cropped look one day. 
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After a 6 month hiatus, I am happy to say I’m ba After a 6 month hiatus, I am happy to say I’m back with a brand new pattern in 9 sizes, and it’s FREE as part of @pompommag x @hobbii_yarn’s summer design collection! (Link is in my bio.)
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In my December newsletter, I announced that I was soliciting test knitters for a pattern that had originally been selected for the summer ’24 issue of Pom Pom Quarterly magazine. However, the magazine ceased publication after its spring ’24 issue, leaving in-progress designs unpublished. (It happens.) As a result, I’d begun the long process of editing, testing, and photographing the pattern for independent release through the Hands Occupied pattern shop and Ravelry.
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You can learn more about the pattern on my blog and get the free pattern from Hobbii yarn - links to both in my profile. I’ll post sizing info in the comments for quick reference too. 🧶
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