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Addi Turbo Lace needles stink!

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It was such a good idea–why’d they have to go and ruin it?

I picked up some Addi Turbo Lace needles while in Oregon. “Sharp tips enhance lace and sock knitting.” Sounds great, I think. Charlotte could use a little enhancement. “Hollow, coated brass tips.” Yes, it’s right there on the package; yet, I didn’t really think about what “brass coated” meant.

It means they stink. And so do my hands. I cannot bear it, no matter how groovy it is to knit with those long sharp points. So Charlotte is back on the old school Addi Turbos, and that’s they way it has to be.

Grrr.

Comments 8

  1. margene wrote:

    Hmmm, I rather like them.

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 5:36 am
  2. Eileen wrote:

    I have a love/hate relationship with them. Love how they knit. But, I agree, they stink … like brass … nasty. I’t'd be nice if they did colored aluminum or something.

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 6:30 am
  3. susan wrote:

    Hmmm . . . I don’t remember that they stink. Maybe the brass is reacting with the hand cream you use . . . or, god forbid, the soap!!

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 6:58 am
  4. Kathleen wrote:

    There have been some issues with the coating. We had a pair returned to the store. Some people said it turned their knitting green. I haven’t tried them yet. I knit most lace on 7’s.

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 7:51 am
  5. Alarming Female wrote:

    Brass has always made my hands stink — maybe it’s just a select few of us with wonky chemistry—-?

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 8:44 am
  6. Nicole wrote:

    Charlotte looks lovely–the bright colors are so appealing to me!

    I’ve wanted to try the Addi lace needles, but now maybe I won’t. Right now I’m loving the knitpicks needles. I think their sharp points are like the Addi lace needles, but they don’t have any odor that I’ve noticed.

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 9:37 am
  7. Daphne wrote:

    Huh — count me among the number with no problems thus far. I do know the brassy smell of which you speak though. Maybe you got some that need a recoat?

    Posted 03 Aug 2007 at 11:27 am
  8. elizabeth wrote:

    Just curious if you returned your needles and if so, if the new ones were better. I’m knitting a sweater on US 5s and my fingers are BLACK where they touch the needles! Now that you mention it, it does have a smell. Hmmm.

    Posted 17 Aug 2007 at 12:59 pm