The Addi Click

Not sure if you all have heard about this, but Addi Needles are coming out with a new product – the Addi Click. It is an interlocking circular needle “system” similar to the very popular Denise needles. You get three cords, 24, 32, and 40 inches, and 10 sizes of needles that click on and off. I’m sure all you ADDIcts already know about this and have your set ordered. I find the Addi enthusiasts fascinating. I have some Turbos in my collection, but typically prefer wooden circular needles. As a general rule I let fiber and project type drive the sort of needles I use, and being someone who delves in natural fibers like wool, alpaca, silks, and cottons it is bamboo needles for me, metal would be too slippery! I understand why people prefer Addis – they are faster to use; the yarn slides on and off so easily. I think there is more to it than that, however. I believe that there is something sexy about the Turbo. That cold hard steel in your hands does something to a certain type of knitter. Even the name, Turbo, feeds into this idea. Turbos are like the hot-rods of knitting. I consider myself to be a more organic, earthy type of knitter, and my needle choices reflect that.

Back to the Addi Click – this product was announced a couple months ago and there has been A LOT of buzz about it. They were limiting stores orders to only ten kits per store and they sold out pretty much instantly. Stores who didn’t get their name on this first list must wait. Spark should be getting in a few kits before Christmas. They are very pricy but when you consider how much each set of needles costs, it is reasonable. And I know that money is no object for the Addi-obsessed. It will be interesting to see how they go in the store.