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Review on Celine Lin Stainless Steel Circular Knitting Needles Set - 11 Sizes, 16 inch (40cm), 1.5mm-5mm - with Case by Hannah Curi

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Decent needles!

Bought these needles on a whim as they were cheap for the whole set but they are actually very decent needles. I've noticed complaints about the sizes in other reviews - they are accurate. The sizes listed do not correspond to US or metric sizes at all. As far as I can tell they don't exactly fit the UK sizes either. The actual sizes of the needles also do not match the description in the listing. The US needle sizes I've received are roughly: $8, $6, $6 (these two aren't exactly the same size, but they're both closer to a 6 than any other US size, definitely not a 7 or 5), US 4 , US 3, US 2, US 2 (again not identical 2), US 1, US 0, US 00, US 000. It's a little awkward, but if you have a needle gauge you can do it yourself make. The case, as mentioned in another review, has Asian characters on the front - I'm not sure what language and what they mean. No English anywhere. Although it doesn't really bother me. Silver colored metal (I think aluminum) needles. The tips are medium, not super sharp. Cables are surprisingly good for cheap needles! They're very similar to Chiaogoo round cables - a thin metal braid with some kind of plastic coating to give it a smooth finish. The cables are flexible, with very little memory. Needles (I ordered size 80 cm) are approximately 32 inches from tip to tip. All in all these are pretty decent needles. They are nicer than the Boye needles available at Walmart and are a bit cheaper in this set. a replacement set or a cheap starter set for beginners (along with a pressure gauge) I will probably buy another set with a shorter length.

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Packaging is ugly