Rural Gardening: First Egg!, 1 by Catscan

Catscan wrote:
I have my set of five rosewood number 2 double pointed knitting needles warming up for a sock explosion. Of course that requires rather fine yarn. I am equally well equipped for sport (DK) or worsted weight--but with ordinary plastic or metal double pointed needles.

Sets of double pointed needles always remind me of the knitting sheep in "Alice in Wonderland"--who kept pulling out more and more needles and bewildering poor Alice.