Live Life Team
Bamboo knitting needles are really great alternatives for beginners to knitting and for some other knitters who like a friendly, organic feel to the knitting needles they use. Bamboo needles have a similar feel as wooden needles. They are a lot cheaper, easier to acquire and are available in a wider assortment of sizes.
Bamboo is a grass which originated in India and Asia and is now widely grown in different parts of the world. A bamboo is a spreading grass that even with a small patch can scatter underground and occupy bigger areas.
One of the desirable qualities of gardeners is the wonderful benefit of making things such as knitting needles by means of bamboo. It is really an unlimited resource and therefore can be useful for all kinds of products, from pipes to clothing, chopsticks to fencing.
Bamboo knitting needles come from the bamboo grass wood. Once the bamboo is harvested, it is dried under the sun, cut into knitting sized-length needles, formed to the exact width, and sanded. To make the point end, it is done by hand or machine. Needles are then checked for measurement before being delivered to stores.
Bamboo knitting needles actually do not require a great deal of care but frequent use of them will require a light sanding from time to time to keep them good and smooth and most of all to avoid breaking your yarn. You will be delighted with your bamboo needles, especially because of their endurance.
