LED Knitting Needles — Now you can knit in the dark

Susan Guerrero wrote about this singularly clever and useful invention in the "Pulse" feature in yesterday's New York Times Styles section.

The story follows.

Knitting In The Dark

Attention, knitters.

There you are in a theater watching the promos, when, if only you could see, you could be finishing that adorable little sweater you've been working on.

Monica Dremann, the wife of Michael Rosenberg, the president of Imagine Entertainment, mentioned this sad state of affairs to Edith Eig, an owner of La Knitterie Parisienne in Los Angeles, and Mrs. Eig's husband, Merrill, a retired engineer, got on the case.

The resulting partnership yielded Knit Lite: knitting needles with glowing L.E.D tips, which allow you to purl away not only in the movies, but also at night on the lawn under a starless sky or maybe even in an amusement park tunnel of love.

"The best part," said Mrs. Eig, an actual Parisienne who has a Chanel-style suit emerging from her No. 10½ needles, "is there is no problem knitting with the beautiful black yarns."

Available next month, Knit Lite needles in various sizes will cost about $20 a pair at laknitterieparisienne.com.

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In fact, you can order now: $15.99 a pair (batteries included).

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