Your eyes, they do not deceive you. You are seeing square cherry wood knitting needles with walnut end caps. They are knitting bulky weight wool (Burly Spun) from Brown Sheep. They are not knitting: a sweater, a sock, or lace.
At first I was uncomfortable knitting with the square needles. I’m not sure if it was psychological or real physical discomfort.
The tips are pointy enough. The shafts are fairly smooth. I did find two small spots that were a bit rough. A little beeswax fixed them right up. I do love beeswax. It just smells so good.
The needles are very intriguing. Right now the maker is sizing them by an “arbitrary” system. These are “small” needles. They likely approach a US 13 in size. The Burly Spun is knitting into a nice fabric that is neither too stiff nor too drapey.
I included this one just because I liked the angle.
After a time, I found them to be just as easy to knit with as round needles. Of course, I dislike straight needles, and knitting with them is very cumbersome to me after my months of circular and double point needles.
If you’re interested in them, want more information, want to buy a pair, or just think they’re really cool and want to tell Joe, you can reach him through his website.
P.S. Even though I’ve moved away from bulky yarns, it was fun to knit such a fast project.
They look like they could stake a vampire. I suppose you could do that with round ones too–but those look more appropriate.
I like a nice chunky knit every now and then too–very nice!