Like finding your knitting needles in a yarn stack...

So I rounded the corner at my craft store to buy my first set of needles. What was sitting before me made my blood pressure and my eyebrows rise.

Covering a five by six foot section of wall were dozens of knitting needles. All of them were different colors, different sizes, and different materials. Some even had wires hooking them together and others had sharp looking points on both ends of the sticks.

So what gives? Why would you need different materials for a needle? And what are the different types that are available? Click on the links below for descriptions of the options you have available to you. Enjoy your newfound knowledge.