neadods | A Poll for the Knitters (and bonus author coment)

Author comment:
The only problem with the line "Just because I can communicate with the dead doesn't mean that I don't find it creepy" is that it wasn't spoken by a fictional character. (It's one thing to read a Mary Sue character. Between this and the woman who thinks she's a prophetess descended from Mary Magdalene, I think I have to institute a personal ban on reading authors who think they are Mary Sue.)

Knitter's Poll:
Having decided that I like knitting with wooden needles and gotten rid of all of my aunt's aluminum ones, it's going to be ironic if I go out and buy more. However on the other hand, the Rowan Summer Tweed (a silk/cotton boucle) is so stiff that it literally *squeaks* on even my glossiest wood.

I'm thinking that if I'm ever going to knit it up without my shoulders working into celtic knots of frustration and tension by the end of a row, I'm going to have to get a different set of needles for this project. I'm not sure that acrylic will be smooth enough - the Knitter's Pearls are so lacquered that they're practically acrylic needles anyway - and glass is WAY out of my price range. (Also too pointy. I knit by pushing on the tips of the needles, particularly to move stiff yarn.)

So, for those who knit with other substances:

[Poll #1397207]