If you happen to visit Ed Jenkins' website these days, you may notice the distressing announcement that he is no longer making the exotic wood, fine-gauge, super-pointy circulars that are so delicious to use in lace knitting.

I'm proud to tell you, however, that Purlescence will continue to stock them; we're one of just three shops in the world that are honoured with this exemption. Ed and Wanda, thank you so much! I am really thrilled that we don't have to say goodbye to this gorgeous range of circs.