Ive been looking for a source confirming that Haapsalu knitters (Estonia) use lilac wood for their needles , because I transcribed a pattern someone sent me from a book and I found a source. <https://www.knittersreview.com/the-haapsalu-shawl/>
"Then the authors address the issue of needles, since Haapsalu shawls are actually knit on short single-pointed straight needles. [. . .] One pair is made from apple wood, another from lilac, and a third set was carved from a bamboo ski pole."








