🧶 HiyaHiya Circular 9 inch Steel Knitting Needle US 2 (2.75mm) - HISTCIR9-2: Precise Crafting Tool for Knitting Enthusiasts Review

I heard about these 9 inch circles on several knitting podcasts and decided to try them for knitting socks. I usually knit socks in pairs on two circular needles, except when two socks fail. I tried these needles on a sock pattern I've already started where the two socks are mirror images and the stitch pattern moves around the sock. In two rounds, the stitches have to be shifted between the needles - not much fun, so these socks kind of languish. I'm making great progress with these socks now…

I like these small needles because I don't like using 3 or more needles when knitting. For many years I've wondered why someone can't find shorter needles on a short cord for use with hats or small items instead of using a few straight ones. (I have the plastic ones, but I've found that they tend to bend just where you need them to be strong!) Finally someone made them! As they say, you have to get used to them! As they are so short it takes a little practice to get used to them but they are…

Well, I'm a knitter. I've never been able to knit successfully, except for scarves. Determined to learn, I found a sock pattern online and tried it with my big circular needles. I couldn't really participate, I couldn't understand the idea. then these came along. I've read several reviews that say the odds of liking or hating these needles are 50/50. Just let me say that I love her. They're solid, don't cramp your hands, and are surprisingly easy to work with despite being a small circle. The…