Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles Takumi , 9-Inch Size 3 (3016/9-03)

I like using these needles for the socks I’m attempting to make. I wanted to try these before I tried using 4 needles. I think I’ll stick with these. I also prefer bamboo to metal.

Perfect size for gloves & baby beanies using the finer yarns

I love this brand it is great for beginners but I am not fond of this needle it was very hard to use and my mother Got it at the same time and agreed with me Very hard to use

A lovely little needle. I admit, it took a few rows to adjust to the tiny circle, but once I did its been nothing but smooth sailing. The needle is durable and the stitches slide smoothly. Clover has yet to disappoint me, and I expect to buy more of their products in the future.

I love these needles. They work great on the socks I am working on. I had to ask for a tracking number as one was not provided. The needles came 1 day earlier then tracking said they would.

I was worried the 9 size would be tough to work with, but they are fine. I have a pair of 12 Addi Turbos that I found once years ago at a LYS - you never see any that size in the stores and before then it never occurred to me that you could actually find wee circular sock needles. I wanted a second pair because I like working two socks at once and DPNs can be a pain when you knit on the go, which I tend to do for small projects like socks. Plus sometimes those turbos feel a little too pointy and stabby on my fingers. Its been awhile since I knitted and the sensation of those sharp turbos were annoying to my fingertips. Plus, these were half the price. It does take some getting used to the short length of the actual needle. I am including a photo to show the difference between the Addi Turbi and the Clover needle. Its kind of comical how short the loading area is on the Clover needle, and I would definitely recommend casting on to a DPN and then transferring the stitches to the circular to ensure even tension. I thought I would really miss the longer cord on the Turbos, but after knitting one sock on the Clover and starting on a second on the Turbo, I noticed how often the stitches on the Turbo had to be nudged along. That doesnt happen with the shorter needle. And while I wouldnt say that the 12 needle stretches the socks out of shape, they are definitely stretching a bit. You can see in my other photo how the ribbing on the second sock is stretched out. I just noticed that Addi makes an 8 size 3 and now I am curious about that one. The 9 size on the Clover feels about right once you are used to it. I wish they had made a 10 and made the bamboo part a little longer, but regardless, these still beat DPNs in terms of speed and ease of knitting.

Very nice. Ordered it to be able to knit socks in the round (for the most part). A little too short for working the toe part (had to switch to double pointed needles, but otherwise I was not disappointed. Took them on a trip with me, and once I got used to working with the short length, my speed increased, I wasnt dropping my double pointeds (as usual) and could stash the whole thing right in my purse. Very nice needles

I tried these for socks after hearing so much about 9 inch circulars. Clovers are my favorite needles. These look weird because there is nothing to them, but unless you have large hands or trouble with grip, I think you would do fine with these. They knit faster and pretty much eliminate dropped stitches. Making anything smaller or larger in circumference than an adult sock would be a problem. I am had only knitted 3 pairs of socks in my life when I got these, and I took right to them, but I am a fast learner. People seem to love them or hate them. I love them!

Easy to manage when working on socks - for me, better than using dpns

This is the first time I have used circular needles for knitting socks. I love them. It makes knitting socks go faster.