Knitter's Pride Sweet Affair Holiday Gift Set 2023

Like the needles and the yarn.

Cannot recommend it enough! I started knitting on fixed circulars due to being able to knit flat without it putting extra strain on my wrists, preventing dropped needles with any hand tremors, and to knit in the round when required. But when I say these are nothing like those cheap ones, believe me! Those got warm in the hand, had sharp tips that often left little indents in the pad of my fingers and the join to the cable wasn't as smooth. Meanwhile, I knitted for hours using the needles from the Sweet Affair kit without a single discomfort or snagged stitch! The coating on the body of these needles make it smooth and comfortable to hold for a long time, which is extremely important to me due to my hand dexterity problems. Maybe it's because I started with aluminum and steel needles but I haven't once had an issue of the stitches slipping off my needles. I love that it came with two different size cords, end blockers, and an extender! It makes magic looping and keeping the weight of my project off my wrists easily. It includes DPNs that I have been learning on and I love the way they're all color sorted. Them, like the interchangeable circular tips, have the numbers on each needle which is something I'm so grateful for so I can quickly find the needle size I need. The color of the needles also aren't jarring or distracting from the stitches on them, making it easy to see what you're working on at all times. The included stitch markers, end caps and keys, scissors, and wool needle are also greatly appreciated! The needle case makes organizing them easily and convenient despite being so neatly compact and small enough to fit in my purse. The fabric bag is also adorable, the color in the picture matches the actual product and I love how it's slightly fuzzy! And the included bundle of sock yarn is what has me eagerly learning how to use DPNs, the yarn is so lovely that I almost fear ruining it! This is such a perfect little kit, it includes everything a knitter will need to start out—both for those who's still learning how to make their first purl and for knitters who been wanting to switch to interchangeable needles but haven't made the spurge to! You get so much for your money with this kit and it saves you the cost of buying extra circular needles in the long run!