Too many needle sizes?

[sarakate]

I recently made a really lovely pair of fingerless gloves, and I'm in the process of writing up the pattern, and wanted to get some opinions on a technical issue

Comments

[anonymous]

Since it's not a beginner pattern, I'd say list all three needles straight away, but note the purposes, as in: "Needles: 6, 5 (cuffs), 3 (cast-on)." That way the user can decide whether s/he'll use all three or will just make do.

[knittinggoddess]

Since it's not a beginner pattern, I'd say list all three needles straight away, but note the purposes, as in: "Needles: 6, 5 (cuffs), 3 (cast-on)." That way the user can decide whether s/he'll use all three or will just make do.

(Damn Firefox, logging me out sporadically.)

[kepharel]

I agree completely.

(Even if you didn't list the purposes, I always scan through the pattern to see what the different sizes are for so I can decide what to do. Usually I do what the pattern wants, but sometimes I substitute.)

[tchemgrrl]

Yes to this. If I see something a bit unusual like that, it won't prevent me from doing the pattern. But I *would* immediately start poking through the other parts to find out why it works that way. "Size 3 (optional)" with explanation at the cast-on would also work, depending on how you feel about it.

[oh_eudora]

definitely wouldn't turn me off. i think people that are making gloves in the first place are at least somewhat seasoned knitters, and therefore probably have a useable and healthy (or should i say unhealthy?) level of needle ownership. and really, if you don't have such a collection, what knitter doesn't want to work on building complete needle sets? if you need three sizes for an optimal finished product, list three sizes!

[neko_san]

Oh, I would love the attention to detail! Totally not a turnoff for me; it would just indicate that the designer was careful and exact in the planning and writeup of the pattern.

[naturespirit]

For an advanced pattern it wouldn't turn me off. Go for it!

[colorwhirl]

I agree with this!

Any advanced knitter worth hir salt will own those needles anyway...