Crafty Darning Needles

These Darning needles are made from high quality hardened steel and nickel plated for a super smooth finish. They are packed in a reusable plastic sticking holder to keep them all aligned and placed in a kraft brown envelope wallet (100 x 65mm). There are between 2 and 12 needles in a pack depending on the size of the needles. Please see further notes on each size of needle.

Darning Needles… Sometimes called Finishing Needles, these are designed with a blunt point (not totally blunt, just not super sharp!). These needles have a large eye making them similar to Tapestry Needles but longer. Yarn Darners & Knitters are the heaviest sub-variety in this class of needle.

There are 6 pack options of Darning Needles in this listing to offer a variety of size choices. Needle size is denoted by one or more numbers on the manufacturer's packet. The general convention for sizing of needles is within any given class of needle the length and thickness of a needle increases as the size number decreases. For example, a size 9 needle will be thicker and longer than a size 12 needle. However, the needle sizes are not standardized and so a size 10 of one class may be (and in some cases actually is) either thinner or finer than a size 12 of another type. I think manufacturers do this just to confuse us… so a reminder is that, if you have a size relating to a needle diameter and length in one class of needle – don’t expect it to be the same in another class of needle! The #5 Yarn and the #6 Knitters needle is a good example of this as its wire gauge size falls into a sub-variety of the Darning needle class.

#1 Darning Short Size 1/5 (x10)

This pack has 10 Darning needles ranging from size 1 to 5. In this needle class a size 1 needle is thicker and longer than a size 5 so effectively this pack contains more of the largest size Darning Needles in a short to medium range length.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 50mm to 58mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 0.70mm to 0.90mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.40mm to 0.48mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest needle) = 3.00mm to 3.50mm

#2 Darning Short Size 3/9 (x12)

This pack has 12 Darning needles ranging from size 3 to 9. In this needle class a size 3 needle is thicker and longer than a size 9 so effectively this pack contains more of the smaller size Darning Needles in a short to medium range length.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 45mm to 55mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 0.55mm to 0.85mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.28mm to 0.38mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest needle) = 2.00mm to 3.80mm

3 Darning Long Size 1/5 (x6)

This pack has 6 Darning needles ranging from size 1 to 5. In this needle class a size 1 needle is thicker and longer than a size 5 so effectively this pack contains more of the larger size Darning Needles in a medium to long range length.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 65mm to 75mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 0.70mm to 0.90mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.40mm to 0.48mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest needle) = 3.00mm to 3.50mm

#4 Darning Long Size 3/9 (x6)

This pack has 6 Darning needles ranging from size 3 to 9. In this needle class a size 3 needle is thicker and longer than a size 9 so effectively this pack contains more of the smaller size Darning Needles in a medium to long range length.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 52mm to 70mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 0.55mm to 0.85mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.28mm to 0.38mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest needle) = 2.00mm to 3.80mm

#5 Darning Yarn Size 14/18 (x5)

This pack has 5 Darning needles ranging from size 14 to 18. In this needle class a size 14 needle is thicker and longer than a size 18. This pack contains one size 14 needle, two size 16 needles and two size 18 needles.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 60mm to 70mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 1.20mm to 1.90mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.50mm to 1.10mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest needle) = 5.50mm to 8.50mm

#6 Darning Knitters Size 14/18 (x2)

This pack has 2 Knitters Darning needles in sizes 14 and 18. In this needle class a size 14 needle is thicker and longer than a size 18. This pack contains one size 14 needle and one size 18 needle.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 50mm and 60mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 1.20mm and 1.90mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.70mm and 1.10mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest needle) = 11.00mm and 13.00mm

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