ChiaoGoo Red Lace Circular 60-inch (150cm) Stainless Steel Knitting Needle; Size US 8 (5mm) 7060-8

I am very impressed with the high quality of these needles. I've purchased the cheap bamboo bundle of needles in the past and they do not work well (snag yarn, break easily, ugh so frustrating). I decided to splurge on these needles because I needed one that was extra long, and I wanted it quickly. When I received the needles, I was very impressed with how sleek they are and how strong the attachment to the cable is. The cable appears to be a stranded wire cable inside of a flexible plastic sheathe. It is extremely strong and super flexible. The stitches slide easily on and off the needle where the cables attach. There is no binding, no snagging of threads, just clean smooth on and off. These are absolutely the best needles I have ever used. I will definitely purchase this brand again. They are a little bit more expensive than others, but definitely worth every penny. I highly recommend these needles.

I was nervous to buy these as this is my first pair of circular needles and another reviewer had noted how the red wire was sticky which led to the yarn not gliding smoothly across the wire. I experienced this as well and was prepared to return these as this slowed me down by about 40%. I was thrilled to note that after about 10 rows of knitting my blanket, the sticky aspect of the wire had worn off or gone away and my yarn started gliding smoothly across the wire. As other reviewers have noted, the steel tips are flawless and provide the best knitting experience I've ever had. I am knitting a blanket with over 250 stitches and the tips of the needles look like new after thousands of stitches knit. Compare this to the other brands of anodized needles that have the coating chip off by 1000 stitches of knitting or bend easily. No such problem here with the surgical grade stainless steel. These will last a lifetime and then some.

ChiaoGoo Red Lace Circular needles are my favorite due to the softness of the cables! No twisting due to hard cables and the yarn moves easily but doesn't fall off!

Well made. I’ve been trying to find this locally but couldn’t. This works great for making clothes and having enough room to try them on without dropping stitches. Definitely worth it for me!

My favorite knitting needles. My go-to for worsted weight sweaters. I love the 60” length.

These were bought new at full price and listed as new so that is what I expected. While the needles are new the packaging had a hole pulled into it, like someone made a hole and then pulled bigger. Why this matters is that if I had wanted to give these as a gift, I couldn’t and because I store my needles in the original packaging I don’t know how long a plastic bag with a hole in it is going to last.I love ChaioGoo knitting needles and have quit a few but I am expanding my skills to make toe up two at a time socks using the Magic Circles so needed circular needles that are both smaller and with a longer cable. These will be perfect for my needs and knowing ChaioGoo quality they will be comfortable to work with and last many years.

ChiaoGoo is the only brand of needle I know of that has 60-inch circular needles. These are perfect for those large projects like bottom up triangular shawls, large circular shawls, afghans, and the bigger baby blankets, and they're easily long enough that you can do big things like sweater sleeves in "Magic Loop" technique on these needles. The connector cable for the ChiaoGoo circular needles has no "memory" -- it does not "remember" being coiled up and straightens out flat and smooth -- that feature in itself makes these needles superior. The cable is very pliable as well. These are stainless steel needles, and I absolutely love the long taper on the points. A project I was doing called for a size of needle that I did not yet have in the ChiaoGoo, and I had to use a Boye set I had. I noticed the difference in the points right off. The shorter taper and larger points on the Boye set just nearly drove me nuts. The smooth long taper and finer point on the ChiaoGoo needles slips easily into the stitch with plenty of room to do things like knit three, four and even five stitches together or do sssk's, or what have you. The cables are attached to the points in such a way that the needle has a smooth little tapering flange out onto the cable that lets the yarn slide easily from cable to needle. These are the most "un-snaggy" needles I've ever used. I am in the process of replacing all my circular knitting needles with ChiaoGoos.

I really like ChiaGoo needles. They're my favorite for shawls. They're affordable and excellent quality. The tips are nice and pointy but not too sharp, the joins are smooth and snag free. The cable is flexible and smooth. I love that the needle size is engraved on the needle itself, although it's a little hard to see on the smaller size needles.