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What are jumper needles?

Maybe you’ve heard of jumper needles, og single pointed needles before, but if not, you might be wondering, what are jumper needles? In that case, we would be more than happy to explain what these types of needles are. When it comes to jumper needles, we're talking about the classic knitting needles that come in pairs of two. These needles can come in different lengths, thicknesses, and materials, depending on your project.

Typically, you’ll find a small knob at one end of a set of jumper needles, and at the other end, a point that makes it easy to pull the yarn from needle to needle. For this reason, straight needles are particularly well-suited for flat knitting projects; for example, a scarf or a lovely blanket.

However, jumper needles are also often used to knit sweaters, and this is actually exactly why these knitting needles have their peculiar name. In English, a sweater is called a "jumper," and for this reason, these knitting needles are commonly referred to as jumper needles.

Why jumper needles are beginner-friendly

It is often said that jumper needles are the most beginner-friendly knitting needles to start with when you decide to embark on your new knitting adventure. For this reason, you will find many beginner patterns that specifically recommend this type of knitting needle. With these needles, you get a feel for the technique behind knitting. It is with these needles that you can embark on flat knitting techniques, which are often more simple and easy to get started with.

Later, when you have practiced techniques with the jumper needles, you can easily venture into circular needles and double-pointed needles and create projects that are more technically challenging. There are no rules about where you should start, the most important thing is just that you can keep track of your process. Often, however, beginners are recommended to start with thicker yarn and thicker knitting needles so that they can better follow their progress and more easily correct any mistakes along the way.

Knitting needles for any project

Among our selection, you will find our jumper needles in many different variants, materials, and sizes. Here, it is your knitting project and the yarn you will use that determines which knitting needles are best to use. Among our selection, you will also find entire sets of jumper needles that contain all the most common sizes of knitting needles. With these sets, you can be sure that you have the right equipment to start a new wonderful knitting project.

With a jumper needle, you are sure to be able to start a wide variety of projects. These are the knitting needles that most frequently appear in the numerous knitting patterns that you can explore here on our site.

These classic knitting needles are ideal to use whether you are a beginner or an experienced knitter and are about to start a new and exciting knitting project. In other words, these needles are a necessity in any knitter's collection of knitting needles, and you can benefit from taking a look at our selection and getting inspired.