They may look like something you'd find in a Christmas cracker, but point protectors like these ones from Prym can save you hours of frustration and hundreds of pounds.
Of course, this is assuming that you usually spend hundreds of pounds on a handbag, but even if your budget is somewhat lower it's still rather frustrating to find a sharp needle poking through your favourite bag or lost in a newly made hole in the lining.
And, of course, when needles get lost, knitting gets loose and you quickly find yourself watching TV at 2am while you try to untangle your keys without snarling or snagging your lace.
Point protectors won't keep your knitting from getting caught in your keys (but we've got suggestions for how to sort that out, too) but they will keep your stitches on the needles and the points, well, protected.
Anything which keeps you from inadvertantly stabbing strangers on the train with your pins is a good thing, we reckon, and as point protectors come in a range of sizes and styles from the bright plastic ones shown to handmade delights, they'll add a splash of colour to your knitting kit too.
