Have you put beads on the ends? All my small needles are double ended...and have been lost after being borrowed for something else.
dawnie, I am not an experienced big knitter but I found miniature knitting only a little harder because of tension (both in the knitting and the knitter!) If you do something like a blanket on 2mm needles (size 14)with Appletons 2 ply or equivalent you can still get a nice result and it eases you into the really tiny stuff.
With little knitting I really have to concentrate because it is hard to fix mistakes, especially on lacy patterns and is easier to just start again if it is something little like a bonnet.
Little crochet on sewing machine cotton was easier for me.
Your stuff is absolutely incredible, christyrich and I'd love to see your teacosy, jean.