Knit hats, cowls, and sleeves in worsted and bulky yarn directly in the round. Four sizes, US-9 (5.5 mm) through US-11 (8 mm), on 3-inch (8 cm) surgical stainless steel lace tips, with three short silver SWIV360 swivel cables, all in a yellow pouch that fits in a pocket. This set includes:

Needle Tips

• 4 pairs of 3-inch (8 cm) surgical stainless steel lace tips: US-9 (5.5 mm), 10 (6 mm), 10.5 (6.5 mm), and 11 (8 mm), all on the Large [L] join

Cables

• 3 silver SWIV360 [L] cables, memory-free multi-strand steel with a nylon coating and a swivel at each join: two 6-inch (15 cm) and one 8-inch (20 cm)

Accessories

• 2 [L] cable connectors, 2 [L] end stoppers, 6 stitch markers, 2 tightening keys, a heart-shaped rubber gripper, and a 3-inch square needle and swatch gauge

Case

• Black tip sleeve and a yellow nylon zippered pouch about 4.75 x 3.75 inches (12 x 9.5 cm) that holds the whole set

What This Set Makes

Two 3-inch tips on a 6-inch cable make a 12-inch (30 cm) circular; on the 8-inch cable, a 14-inch (36 cm) circular. The connectors join the cables: the two 6-inch cables together make an 18-inch circular, and all three together a 26-inch. Longer SWIV360 or red TWIST [L] cables, sold separately in 14, 22, 30, 37, and 50 inches, take these tips up to a 56-inch circular, and a 3-pack of 2-inch SWIV360 [L] cables lets you create flexible double points with your tips. (All measurements are approximate.)

For 3-inch tips, US-9 through US-11 use the Large [L] join, so every ChiaoGoo tip, cable, and connector marked [L] works with this set, including the cables in the 5-inch Large and Complete sets.

Other ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Sets

This set covers US-9 through US-11 with 3-inch tips. The rest of the family fills in around it:

• Same short tips, smaller sizes: the Red Shorties Set (US-0 through US-3) and the Blue Shorties Set (US-4 through US-8), each with 2-inch and 3-inch tips. Shorties Combo Packs cover US-000 through US-8 one size at a time; ChiaoGoo makes no combo pack for US-9 and up, and 3-inch tips in these sizes are sold by the pair.
• The same sizes on longer tips: the 5-Inch Large Set (US-9 through US-15) for sweaters and blankets, or the 5-Inch Complete Set and 4-Inch Complete Set (US-2 through US-15). Their [L] cables fit these tips.

SPIN bamboo and FORTÉ 2.0 sets use the same cable system in other materials. All of them are in the ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Sets collection.

Not sure which set fits how you knit? Our guide, Which ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Set Should You Buy?, compares them, and the tip length guide covers 4-inch versus 5-inch.

Product Details

• Brand: ChiaoGoo
• Item #: 7230-L
• Line: TWIST Shorties
• Material: Surgical stainless steel tips; nylon-coated multi-strand steel SWIV360 cables with swivel joins
• Tip Length: 3 inches (8 cm)
• Set: Yellow Shorties
• Sizes Included: US-9, 10, 10.5, and 11 (5.5 mm to 8 mm), 4 pairs
• Cables: Two 6-inch and one 8-inch SWIV360 [L], for 12- and 14-inch circulars
• Join Size: Large [L]
• Accessories: 2 cable connectors, 2 end stoppers, 6 stitch markers, 2 tightening keys, rubber gripper, 3-inch needle and swatch gauge
• Case: Black tip sleeve inside a yellow nylon zippered pouch, about 4.75 x 3.75 inches

Questions About This Set

Will this set make a 16-inch circular?
Not with the cables in the pouch: those make 12- and 14-inch circulars, or 18- and 26-inch with the connectors.

What is a SWIV360 cable?
The same memory-free multi-strand steel cable as the red TWIST cable, in silver, with a swivel built into each join so the cable turns as you knit instead of twisting. It is memory-free, not kink-free. ChiaoGoo attributes cable failure to repeated sharp bending, tight tension, and lifting heavy projects by the cable or joins, so lift by the needles. If a cable snaps, here is what to do.

Do the tips come loose while knitting?
They can if they are only finger-tight. Snug each tip with one of the tightening keys through the hole at the cable's join, and check them now and then. Keeping your ChiaoGoo tips secure walks through it.

Do my other ChiaoGoo tips and cables fit?
Anything marked [L] does: red TWIST and SWIV360 [L] cables in every length, and 4-inch and 5-inch [L] tips in US-9 through US-15.

What are the connectors, end stoppers, and adapters for?
The two connectors and two end stoppers are in the set; the adapters are sold separately. A connector joins two cables of the same join size into one longer cable, so the cables in this set combine for longer circulars. End stoppers turn a cable into a stitch holder. Adapters put a tip on the next smaller cable: an [L] tip on an [S] cable, or an [S] tip on a Mini cable. Swivel adapters screw in between a tip and a TWIST or X-Flex cable so the cable can turn at the join instead of twisting as you knit.

Are the tips hypoallergenic?
ChiaoGoo makes the tips of surgical stainless steel and states that it is hypoallergenic and, in most cases, not reactive to sensitive skin.