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Just found out that my needle gauge tool is lying to me. I started a project with 00 size needles. Thinking I had six of them. And then figured out that some of them are size 00 and two of them are really close to that but not quite the same. They're not 000 and they're not 0. They both fit in the 00 hole. But none of them fit in the 000. Needle one in the picture is ever so slightly smaller than needle too but I don't know by how much.

I can only find one needle gauge on Amazon that handles anything that small. And it's the one I already have. So far it doesn't appear to be making a difference in the actual project, but it is disappointing

Apparently I'm the only idiot that has decided to knit on sub 2 mm needles.

Ebay and Etsy have needle gauges that will handle only one needle below. 2.0 mm. Which makes them not as good as what I already have.

Now I find myself wondering if I can buy drill bits in the sub 2 mm range and build my own.

Before I invest in trying to make a tool that nobody needs other than me, does anybody else know of a needle gauge that covers sub 2.0 mm needles?

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

My library specializes in garden and farm tools and that's new. I have definitely been taking advantage of their seed library. I haven't bought seeds in years.