I had already picked a pattern out of "Knitting on the Road" by Nancy Bush - the Traveller's Stockings and this evening i christened the Brittany Birch needles that Jacky sent me for my birthday :o)
Unnnnfortunately i do knit rather loosely and this is what i ended up with...
I will have to use the Susan Bates 1.75mm if i want to do this pattern i reckon :o(