🧶 ChiaoGoo Red Circular 12 inch (30cm) Stainless Steel Knitting Needle US 5 (3.75mm) - Versatile, Precise Craft Tool Review

My knitting style has the yarn close to the needle point so I appreciate sharp needles that are also strong and smooth. I've frustrated circular needles that have broken at the junction of plastic and metal or wood pieces, or have been too wide at the ends for my style. Also, I mostly work with more than one yarn, which requires strength, durability, good tips that don't separate the threads, and a non-rough joint. A few years ago I tried ChiaGoo needles and fell in love with their quality…

still not sure how to knit small circles. I found I couldn't avoid magic loop stairs. I tried these sets of three with a rectangular bed in the middle; I'm still somewhere on the learning curve with them. You still feel uncomfortable. Double points is what you need to do when reducing the top of the hat. I have a habit of throwing off stocking pins. When I'm at home it's not a problem, but on the road a dropped needle always rolls into a hard-to-reach spot. I have too many to count sets of…

Wanted to try 12 inch sock needles as I don't care about DPN and am so clumsy with the magic loop until I've worked an inch or two. I have normal length ChiaoGoo needles. and I think it's great, the point of the needle is great but I'm still trying to get used to the short cord - the needle isn't to blame I can learn how to hold it properly without shrinking. I've heard from many others that working with short cords takes time as there is a learning curve. At this point I'm not thrilled with…