The Pink Kit is exactly the same as the regular Blue Kit except the cords (and the box) are Pink. Why? The extra £4.00 on the price goes directly to breast cancer care. There is also a built-in donation in the prices of the matching Pink cord accessories. For more information about Denise's Breast Cancer Donation Scheme go to the Denise section on our Home Page.

• Sizes [(US5-15) (3.75-10mm) (UK 9-000)]
• makes circular lengths from [(17” to 58”) (430mm to 1470mm)]
• makes flexible straight needles as well
• any cord easily becomes a stitch holder
• compact [(7” x 8.5”) (177.5mm x 215mm)] case for easy organization
• airline safe and travel friendly
• all knitting parts guaranteed for life
• extra long cords and size [(US17) (12mm)] & [(US19) (15mm)] needles are now available separately

              Needle sizes: Ten pairs of light grey needle heads in each kit.

When you discover your gauge calls for a needle one size larger or smaller than you planned, with the flexibility of Denise Interchangeable Needles, you’ll always have the right size ready.

Needle lengths—Circular and Straight: By joining the Interchangeable Needle heads to the flexible cords, and by combining different length cords together, each of the ten needle pairs can make:

Straight needle lengths:

• 9” (228.5mm), 13” (330mm), 16” (406.5mm), 20” (508mm), 30” (762mm), 34” (864mm)

Circular needle lengths:

• 17" (432mm), 20” (508mm), 22” (559mm), 24” (610mm), 26” (660.5mm), 28” (711mm), 33” (838mm), 40” (1016mm), 50” (1270mm), 58” (1473mm)

Denise needles are ideal for large or small knitting projects.

Some advice about using the Denise Interchangeable Kit from Cat Bordhi - reproduced with her kind permission.

Make a pair of matching circular needles out of one kit! If you want a pair of circular needles in the same size, just use the correct size tip on the end held by your right hand. Use a smaller size tip on the left side. This works because your gauge is determined entirely by the right hand tip, which receives the loop and whose circumference determines its size.

Tight knitters can knit more easily! If you are a tight knitter and have to work to get the stitches moving along your left needle, just replace it with a smaller size, going down as many as 3 or 4 sizes if you like. See above for an explanation of why this will not change your gauge; only make your knitting easier. Incidentally, this will work in circular knitting only. In rows, you would have to keep switching the tips, making certain you always had the larger tip in the right hand (which you could do).

Whoops! Got to start over now it’s easier! Something went wrong, but you’ve only knitted a few rounds or rows, and you’re glad you caught the mistake. Just remove the tip from one end of the cable and all your stitches will slide off so fast you won’t believe it. Unravel, and start fresh.

The cure for uneven stockinette! Many knitters purl more loosely than they knit. This results in uneven stockinette. But with Denise needles, all you have to do is use a smaller tip on the purl side of the circular needle. Do some experimenting, and find out if you need to go down 1, 2, or even 3 sizes. It will vary depending on the yarn and gauge.

Applied I-cord a handy tool just the right size! I use a lot of applied I-cord and it is most easily done with a short straight needle. If you have a Denise kit, you have a nice assortment of very short straight needles, that is, all the tips. Just push a rubber needle tip protector on the bottom of the tip to give your very short needle a nice comfy base, and you’ll find it is a great tool for applied I-cord.

The Pink Bundle costs more. The difference in price does not go to Jamie Possum or to Denise. It is a contribution to the S.D. Ireland Cancer Research Fund. For more information on the Fund and Denise's relationship with it go to the Denise Knitting and Crochet drop down menu (you will find this on our Home Page) and click on the Denise and the SD ireland Cancer Research Fund tab.