Showing posts with label interchangeable needles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interchangeable needles. Show all posts

Thursday, February 7, 2019

ChiaoGoo Shorties

I'm going to review some of the needles that I have in upcoming posts.  Today I'm starting with the ChiaoGoo Shorties.  All opinions are mine.  They are my personal preference, and others may feel differently about them.

ChiaoGoo Shorties, circular needles, interchangeable needles

As stated in a previous post, I often have socks on my needles.  The socks below are using the US1 2" needles with a 5" cable.


This sock is cuff down, and I'm close to coming up to the toe.  I was able to use nothing but the Shorties to get to this point.  I used the Fish Lips Kiss Heel.  I'm going to try using it for the toe as well.  If I like the end results, I will probably only use that toe from now on.  I really like the idea of being able to use the Shorties for the entire sock.  I will post more about how that goes once the pair is finished.

Next up is the specifics of these needles.  They come with everything you need to get started including a fabric pouch, tip sleeve, cables, stitch markers, t-pins, end stoppers, and a needle gauge.  The needles are US sizes 0-3.  There are 2" and 3" needles for each set.  They can make 9"-14" circulars.