Knitting needles as hairsticks???

[chloeishere]

This idea is really intriguing-- I've heard about it for a while, but I could never figure out how people got them bent so nicely, and I'm kinda clumsy, so I figured I'd mess it up. But using a doorknob or shower rod with a towel around the needle? That I can do! There's a Joann's nearby, I think I'll give this a try soon. I like those "harmonywood" sticks that were linked, but are they really able to be bended like a wavelength pin? I can't help but think they'd snap.
I know my hair, and there's no way I could keep a non-bent knitting needle in my hair, it'd slip right out. But it would be nice to have a few cheap pins I could use to keep my hair up at work without worrying about losing or breaking them if they fell out!

[DragonMommie]

I also love using knitting needles, especially since I'm a knitter! It's sort of a badge of identification, and a handy place to keep them.

I find that the metal ones are pretty slippery, but I use the long ones and they pretty much stay in and slide only so far and don't slip out.

[Delila]

... I like those "harmonywood" sticks that were linked, but are they really able to be bended like a wavelength pin? I can't help but think they'd snap...!

I've never tried to bend anything but the metal ones, and the wooden ones I've seen are all way, way too long for me to use as a hairstick. (my hair's on the fine and wimpy side of normal. )

[Rain]

I like those "harmonywood" sticks that were linked, but are they really able to be bended like a wavelength pin? I can't help but think they'd snap.

Harmonywood would absolutely snap. It's not bendy. It's a little flexible but it's laminated wood, not metal. It's got a little grip to it so it might actually hold in place anyway.

[chloeishere]

I've never tried to bend anything but the metal ones, and the wooden ones I've seen are all way, way too long for me to use as a hairstick. (my hair's on the fine and wimpy side of normal. )

Harmonywood would absolutely snap. It's not bendy. It's a little flexible but it's laminated wood, not metal. It's got a little grip to it so it might actually hold in place anyway.

Thanks for the information, Rain and Delila! I was contemplating getting some if there was one in store I could feel (to see if it would snap), but I don't think I need 6 of one stick. I saw they were only 6" long though, which is a more managable length for me than most knitting needles (I think the pair I'm working with right now are 14").

[MerryKat]

I love my knitting hair forks. I got very lucky and was given a friend's gran's stash of knitting needles which included pink, green and white dpn - They are the most effective and hairfriendly toy I have - they are easy to use and stay put.

[Firefly]

Oh wow, I will never look at my knitting needles the same way again!

I have a nice pair of rosewood needles that might make a particularly nice set of hair sticks. Thanks for the idea!