NBR Knitters

Mufflerlove

Ladies this is for my Dad. His wife knits. He asked me how long average knitting needles are. My step mom makes mostly little knitted animals and doll and baby clothes. Is there a specific length used for these things? I have no idea. Thanks! He's trying to buy her a gift lol

cafecreme

There is certain lengths, but I don't think it really matters, but thickness does. Normally you can find a "set" of like 3 different sizes. They would be smaller, maybe size 7,8 or 9. Since dolls and stuff like that are smaller knits, you need a thinner needle for the thinner yarn. Baby blankets are normally knitted in 11's, 12's or 13's since they are bigger knits with thicker yarn. Hope that helps.

musicalsilver

Or even double pointed needles.  I'd think the knitting little weird-shaped things would be very double-pointed-needle territory?

But what @Beary+Ghastly said - the length doesn't matter, you can knit something tiny on super long needles (not so much something huge on tiny needles though ...).  It really does come down to what size (or diameter) the needles are.  For something like dolls, you're probably looking at the small range - down around the 3 range.  

Ish.

Need more details as to what he wants to do to be helpful!!

cafecreme

sorry if my info was a little off- I'm only a beginner knitter. 

Cricket81

Honestly, he might be better off getting her a gift certificate to a nice yarn store. I know it sounds less personal, but if she's an active knitter, she probably has a lot of needles and is only missing specific ones, so his chances of buying her duplicates are pretty high. I know that I love getting to go into a yarn store and get what I want without feeling guilty about spending money on it.

Also, if he's looking for a bigger gift, one of these sets is a possibility. I LOVE my set!
https://www.knitpicks.com/needles/Options_Interchangeable_Nickel_Plated_Circular_Knitting_Needle_Set__D90335.html