ChiaoGooBamboo Patina 9 inch (23cm) Circular Knitting Needles US Size 6 (4mm) 2009-6 with Stitch Holder

I doubt their authenticity. Used for maybe a few hours and one of the ends just broke clean off. Wasn't exerting a great amount of pressure on the needle. All of a sudden it came off in my hand like someone had sawed off the end where it joins. Saw a warning on their website about counterfeits especially through third party vendors. Buyer be wary.

I hate double-point needles, so I've long been a fan of magic loop for most circular knitting. But these little 9-inch needles were perfect for the fingerless gloves I just made. It takes a few rounds to get used to them, so I recommend a couple of hours of practice.

These needles are smooth, both on the needles at the joins. They glide over one another, and the yarn slides around the needle with no problem. However, they are loudly squeaky at the joins. The cable doesn't seem firmly attached to the metal join, so with every movement, they make a loud squeak like wet tennis shoes on a clean floor. It's really disappointing.

It’s winter in Colorado & I love to knit double thick, lined mittens. These 12” needles knit the majority of the mitten - then I finish the tip with DPN’s. I love the pointy Chiagoo twist bamboo & these are no exception.

Very, very poor quality bamboo, one needle was snagged and split. I really needed it so I did surgery on it. I used Gorillagel super glue . I sanded it with an emery board, pulled glue between the split with a paper, and let it dry with a small clamp. The next day, I buffed it and put two more layers if glue. It worked so well that I super glued the other one. works great now and I love using them but I will never buy another bamboo needle.

Smooth knitting. Bought these to knit some boot cuffs as I don't like using double pointed needles. Worked like a charm. Sharp points and smooth needle, but not so smooth that the stitches slide off.

The product is of excellent quality, but it did not work for me since I did not realize the length was measured tip to tip. I thought 12 inches was the length of the cable.

These are great needles with the uber pointy tips that I love, but the short tip length makes my hands ache. Other than that, these are wonderful.