| About Needles Needles can be confusing. Let me define some terms. Thread needles: generally are the small metal needles. They are so cute. Their range can be from 12 to 0. 0 is the largest. 12 is the smallest I have seen. Thread needles are used to make doilies and angels, snowflakes, tablecloths, bedspreads with thread yarn. Afghan needles: These are the larger needles. Usually catergorized from I to Q. I am sure sizes larger than Q are made but I have never seen them. The larger needles make larger stitches and the project does not take as long. Currently, I am working on a scarf for my father. I recently made my first scarf for my husband it took about 8 hours and I used an I needle. The one for my father is almost finished at 3 hours because I am using an L needle. Big difference. The rest of the needles from D to I are the ones you will be using the most. I prefer, I, H, and G needles for most of my work. |