…one of my trusty Susan Bates Silvalume dpns is no more.

In an attempt to get more interesting photos, I over stretched my current WIP and this was the result. Or rather, the result was a horseshoe-shaped dpn and I thought I could bend it back and no harm would be done. Result? Kinked needle. Fortunately I’m only working with four dpns for this sock, but I’m usually I’m a five-dpn knitter.

I just hope that a kinky needle doesn’t meen kinky knitting. I think there’s enough of that about already!

ETA: Can anyone recommend me some dpns that are the same as the Susan Bates ones but don’t have to be bought with three other sizes? I love the slipperyness and lightness of these needles. Bamboo are too sticky and metal are too heavy.