Without the yarn and needles you can't get your project started so I have chosen an assortment of yarns and needles that I think you will like.

Knitting needles come in three varieties, many sizes and lots of different materials. Needles can be straight, circular or double-pointed.

Straight needles are used for most small, straight knitting projects such as scarves knitted vertically, small afghans or baby blankets, ponchos and wraps and garments or bags that are pieced (meaning you stitch the front and back separately and sew them together after they are knitted).

Circular needles have two points joined together by a flexible, usually plastic, cord. Circular needles are good for big projects like large afghans because the cord holds the project at all times. You can keep the project on your lap and the weight is much better distributed than if the whole project were on one straight needle. Using circular needles is less stressful on your wrists for this reason. They are also used to knit round things like hats or sweaters and bags with no side seams (where the body is knitted in a tube).

Double-pointed needles are short little metal needles with points on each end. Sold in packs of four or five, these needles are designed to use when knitting socks. If you don’t make socks, you’ll never use them.

I will be updating this page frequently and hope that you will agree with my choices.