Ebony Knitting Needles – Complete Buying Guide & Reviews

By Jodie Morgan

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Ebony is a dense hardwood encompassing several species, predominantly from the Diospyros genus. Known it’s glossy finish when polished and dark color, it has a long history for being highly prized as an ornamental wood.

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The use of ebony is restricted due to its being a threatened species, and many natural stocks are depleted. Most knitting needles made from this wood are second hand and leftover stocks from previous manufacturing results.

This is excellent as you can still enjoy using needles made from this beautiful wood without cutting down another tree. Read on for my reviews of the best.

Table Of Contents

Ebony Circular Knitting Needles

Lantern Moon Destiny Circular Needles

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Great news that the Ebony Destiny Lantern Moon needles are back in production! Knitter’s Pride took on the Ebony Lantern Moon needles in December 2021.

Features

  • Sizes – A great range of sizes
  • Cord Lengths – 16″, 24″, 32″, 40″
  • Needle Tips Are 5″ Long

Pros

  • Smooth, snagless joins
  • Warm to the touch
  • Cables are flexible and don’t kink
  • Excellent for an afghan blanket

Cons

  • Slightly pricey

Ebony Interchangeable Knitting Needles

Lantern Moon Ebony Interchangeable Knitting Needles

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Great news! These needles are back in production. In consultation with the founders of Lantern Moon Needles, Knitter’s Pride took over the manufacturing of the Ebony Lantern Moon Needles in Dec 2021 and the range of Interchangeable Sets are gorgeous.

There are 4 different sets available and they vary in needle tip length either 5 inch or 4 inch. The Heirloom Set above has the most number of needles tips.

It includes 10 needle sizes from US 2.5 to US 11 (5″ tips), embroidered silk carrying case, 6 stainless steel nylon-coated cords (swivel and fixed in 24″, 32″ and 40″) with lifeline holes, 4 end caps, 2 tightening tools, 5 stitch markers.

Pros

  • Handmade with sustainable and ethical practices
  • Smooth
  • Comfortable to use
  • Easy to hold
  • Easy connection system
  • Works with all sorts of yarn particularly wool
  • Perfect for knitted scarf, sweater, cardigan, slippers and shawl patterns

Cons

  • Expensive but worth it!
  • Small sizes aren’t included which may be annoying for some

Ebony Double Pointed Knitting Needles

Lantern Moon 6″ Double Pointed Needles

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Featuring the excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail this company made every one of their handmade items with, these are a smaller length perfect for various projects.

Features

  • Needle Sizes – US 1.5 to 11
  • Total Needle Length – 6″
  • Pack Of 5

Pros

  • Smooth
  • Durable and strong
  • Warm to the touch
  • Stitches don’t accidentally slide off the needle
  • Perfect for socks, mittens and gloves

Cons

  • You will need to be very careful with the smaller diameter needles are they could break.

Ebony Straight Needles

Furls Needles

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Furls is a company that usually specializes in luxury crochet hooks and other notions for fiber arts crafts. Still, they’ve branched out into making smooth, lovely straights.

Note: These are not made of just the ebony, they’re also made with another wood. The options in wood choices are Teak/Ebony, Rosewood/Ebony & Paduak/Ebony.

This company also creates gorgeous ergonomic ebony crocheting hooks.

Features

  • Needle Sizes – 5mm (US8), 5.5mm (US9), 6mm (US10), 6.5mm (US10.5)
  • Needle Length – 10 inches

Pros

  • Lifetime warranty
  • Great quality
  • Smooth
  • Warm to the touch
  • Slightly grippy but just the right amount
  • Great customer service
  • Fast shipping

Cons

  • Slightly pricey

FAQ

Rosewood Vs Ebony Knitting Needles

Similarities

  • They’re both made of wood
  • Both considered luxurious woods, and in turn, they’re made into luxury knitting needles
  • Lovely wood grains and textures
  • They’re threatened species, so the needles you find are almost always second hand.

Differences

  • Rosewood has more variety in the colors and textures
  • Ebony is almost always a very dark brown, almost black color

Conclusion

I hope this post helped you discover the best knitting needles made of this gorgeous material. Nowadays good quality second-hand needles are hard to come by.

Do you prefer ebony or rosewood? If so, why? I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.

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Jodie Morgan From Knit Like Granny

Jodie Morgan (Author & Founder)

jodie@knitlikegranny.com | Lives In: Regional Australia

Author: Jodie Morgan is a passionate knitter and blogger with 40+ years of experience currently living in regional Australia. Taught by her mother and wonderful grandmother “Mama”, she fell in love with crafting from a young age. When she’s not knitting, you’ll find her enjoying a cup of coffee with cream, or sharing helpful resources and tips with the online knitting community. Get to know Jodie and the team on our meet the team page.

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