18 Pairs Bamboo Knitting Needles Set, Vancens Circular Wooden Knitting Needles with Colorful Plastic Tube, Small Tools for Weave are Included, 18 Sizes: 2mm - 10mm, 31.5" Length

As someone who likes to play around with needle size for different projects, this set of circulars has been perfect. My experience shopping at chain crafting stores has always ended with me making another trip back to grab the next size up/down of needles, adding another $5-$10 to my projects. Buying a set like this solves this issue, and I'm very happy with this purchase.Before ordering, I was worried that the low price might be reflected in quality (i.e. attachment point strength, bamboo integrity), but after using the size 9's for a blanket project, I'm confident the plastic-bamboo attachment is sturdy enough to last quite a while. Additionally, the bamboo seems very standard for wooden needle quality and I have not seen/felt any splinters/cracks.As I mentioned above, having a set of US 0's to 15's (2mm-10mm) really makes picking out yarn for experimental projects a lot more fun - no need to worry if you have the right size needles as long as they fall into that range. And if you're the type that gauges seriously, having the sizes above and below what the pattern/yarn calls for is very convenient as well as cost-effective.The "extras":The carrying case is a thin, semi-opaque white zip-lock bag and does the job of holding the needles without any extra fluff. It's not oversized, which I like, but it's not too tight to where I couldn't throw a few crochet hooks in it if I wanted to.There is an extra little bag of stitch markers, a cloth tape measure, some yarn needles, scissors, and a crochet hook. They are in their own resealable baggie, which is great because it keeps them from getting tangled up in the knitting needles. The tape measure goes up to 60 in.The conclusion:I would definitely recommend this product based on the value and quality of the knitting needles. The extras are nice, but most people that knit have the majority of them anyway. If you're brand new to knitting, this is a great product to start with because of it's low price point and variety of needles.

Yes, these are cheap. Yes, they can break. Yes, there IS an odor when you first open the bag, and you might have to let them air outside overnight. With all of that said, I still love these things, and no long use any other needles, and I knit OFTEN.What's wonderful about them is that they're cheap enough that you can have several sets, so if you want to start several projects, you'll always have the right needles. And if you want to make some huge circular thing, you'll have enough needles to go all the way around your project. And if you happen to lean on one and break it, oh well, you have others.The bamboo offers just enough friction that you don't need any caps to put on your needle points. After a few rows, they get nicely polished from your wool. If you want the points to be a little sharper, just get out your nail file, and give it a little touch-up.After several year, unfortunately, the tubing will tend to become hard. But again, they're really cheap! I would much rather replace these every few years than be devastated because I broke an expensive Addi Turbo, or something. I like to knit in lots of sizes, so it's great to always have the right size available.To store these, I got a bunch of half-size padded mailers, and cut off the flaps. I wrote the sizes on each envelope, with US, UK, and mm sizes, and I store these in an Ikea file box. Easy to find what I want.

I purchased these because I was interested in trying the magic loop method on a couple projects of different sizes but didn't want to commit to a more expensive version in case I completely hated it. For that purpose these were great. I knit in the round often and have always used dpns. However, for some reason, I was getting increasingly annoyed with having so many stitches and yarn colors and needles moving around, periodically dropping needles or, even worse, dropping a needle so that it fell out of stitches.So far I've knitted one argyle sock on these using fingering weight yarn.The good:sizes are printed on the needles.I just finished a sock and the needles held up, although based on the other reviewer who had the cable fall off I was careful to "push" the needles through the stitches rather than pull with the cable.disclaimer: I've not used bamboo before (I really like metal), but these were well-finished, no splinters or rough spots, and I did like the very pointy tip.The bad:the join on some of the needles is not smooth, moving stitches was sometimes annoying. Stitches would snag and fuzz up the yarn. I was using fairly inexpensive yarn so I didn't mind and for my sock the snags were unnoticeable.I had to keep moving where I had the loop sticking out because I was getting ladders, but that may just be technique (see above, first time using magic loop!)Miscellaneous: I've been working recently on relaxing my knitting, I think that if I went back to my old, very tight, ways I would have snapped these, at least the smaller size I've worked with so far.TLDR: great as an inexpensive way to get into circular knitting (and included kit of knitting knick knacks is a bonus). If you already love the technique and are knitting a lot the rough joins might do you in.

A great quality with a solid cable! Needles are smooth and easily move the yarn! The cable can get a little kinked so just be patient when shifting stitches closer to your needle tips

these needles would’ve been fine if the area where the bamboo meets the tube was actually flush. but the bamboo has a thicker surface which causes the yarn to catch and fray when you try to pull it to the needle area.that’s disappointing because the bamboo is smooth and doesn’t cause any drag on the yarn. if it wasn’t for this, these needles would wok out for me just fine. they’re really light weight and easy to hold. just gotta shave down that bamboo edge. but i wont be keeping them.