Clover Takumi Bamboo Circular 36-Inch Knitting Needles, Size 8

I do not normally use circular needles but was forced too with my latest project of 150 cast on stitches. Nice needles!

Bought these needles in size 5mm to take on an international flight. Used them only for a day, and one of the tips broke. So glad I tried them out before the trip... Really disappointing, did not expect this from Clover

Got them to knit a cowl and after the first few stitches one of the tips snaped off. Usually this brand has great products, this was the first time where a needle broke for me. But now it’s just useless. Their older products were much hardier, it feels like this bamboo is cheaper than my older needles.

It’s the perfect size for a man’s sweater

Bamboo knitting needles I always buy the Clover Takumi bamboo knitting products. They are so easy to handle and they last forever.

I originally got a pair of these because they also come in the 48-inch length, which I needed to do Mobius knitting, and I loved them so much Ive been getting more of them to fill in the sizes of double pointed circular needles I lack. I like the bamboo, which is tough and has a smooth surface that is as slick as plastic needles but not so slick as metal needles, which I think is just the right slickness. They hold up well to normal wear and tear. I also like that bamboo is a renewable resource, which plastic and metal arent. Theyre good value for the money. I do have to say that I have broken one of the needle points, but it was a size 2 needle, which are very slender. I had so many stitches on the needle that it was difficult to move the stitches around to the other side and the way I was holding the needle as I pushed the stitches around, I would probably have broken a plastic one as well.

Very smooth even at cable-needle junction. I do prefer the slickness of the metal needles, but these are very high quality.

Package torn open. No needles inside.

Great needles. I use bamboo for all my knitting now and these are perfect.

Worked perfectly.