This was my first time using circular knitting needles and I bought them to finish off a beret when I realised I should have used them throughout. The stitches were easy to transfer to the circular needle and after checking online I realised that I no longer needed to knit a row and purl a row to achieve stocking stitch, what a bonus. I will be using circular needles in future for as many projects as I can. The needles were nice to knit with and the joins between the rigid and flexible ends allowed my knitting to move freely along the needles. Being a novice however, I didn't realise that there are limits as to how many stitches you can reduce down to and that I needed a shorter diameter/length if I was to reduce as much as necessary. Luckily when I drew the final ... MoreThis was my first time using circular knitting needles and I bought them to finish off a beret when I realised I should have used them throughout. The stitches were easy to transfer to the circular needle and after checking online I realised that I no longer needed to knit a row and purl a row to achieve stocking stitch, what a bonus. I will be using circular needles in future for as many projects as I can. The needles were nice to knit with and the joins between the rigid and flexible ends allowed my knitting to move freely along the needles. Being a novice however, I didn't realise that there are limits as to how many stitches you can reduce down to and that I needed a shorter diameter/length if I was to reduce as much as necessary. Luckily when I drew the final stitches together they formed quite attractive folds on the top of the beret which looked deliberate.

I'm a new knitter, and I needed these for my first larger project. I had tried wooden circular needles, but I actually found working with these a lot easier! They feel great in my hands, and this was the first time I was able to knit with circular needles successfully! Because of these, I will feel more comfortable trying out different materials. I would buy the Pony brand again. As a beginner, and a slower knitter, I can recommend these needles!

As always Hobbycraft alsays have whatbibam looking for with their full range of circular knitting needles. Only one other thing i would like them ti stock are bamboo circular needles as my hands suffer from rheumatism and stitches do not slip off them as easily as on metal.