Red TWIST cables are ChiaoGoo's interchangeable knitting needle cables with fixed joins. Each one is a multi-strand steel cable with a red nylon coating, and it is memory-free.

Each package holds one cable and one T-shaped tightening key. The metal join at each end of the cable has a small hole. The key goes through that hole to tighten a tip, and you can thread a lifeline through the same hole.

Lengths

These Mini [M] cables come in seven lengths: 5-inch (13 cm), 6-inch (15 cm), 8-inch (20 cm), 14-inch (35 cm), 22-inch (55 cm), 30-inch (75 cm), and 37-inch (93 cm). The length on the label is the cable alone. The tips add to it.

The 5-inch cable works with 2-inch tips only, and the 6-inch cable works with 2-inch and 3-inch tips. Both also extend another Mini cable when you join the two with a Mini [M] cable connector.

With 5-inch tips

Two 5-inch (13 cm) tips add approximately 10 inches (26 cm) to the cable length.

Cable	Circular needle
14-inch (35 cm)	24-inch (61 cm)
22-inch (55 cm)	32-inch (81 cm)
30-inch (75 cm)	40-inch (101 cm)
37-inch (93 cm)	47-inch (119 cm)

With 4-inch tips

Two 4-inch (10 cm) tips add approximately 8 inches (20 cm) to the cable length.

Cable	Circular needle
8-inch (20 cm)	16-inch (40 cm)
14-inch (35 cm)	22-inch (55 cm)
22-inch (55 cm)	30-inch (75 cm)
30-inch (75 cm)	38-inch (95 cm)
37-inch (93 cm)	45-inch (113 cm)

Two 3-inch (8 cm) tips add approximately 6 inches (16 cm), and two 2-inch (5 cm) tips add approximately 4 inches (10 cm). With 2-inch and 3-inch tips, the 5-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch cables make circular needles from 9 inches (23 cm) to 14 inches (36 cm).

Tips That Fit

Mini [M] cables fit ChiaoGoo interchangeable tips with the Mini [M] join. The sizes with that join depend on the tip length:

Tip length	Sizes with the Mini [M] join
4-inch and 5-inch tips	US-000 (1.5 mm) through US-1.5 (2.5 mm)
2-inch and 3-inch tips	US-000 (1.5 mm) through US-3 (3.25 mm)

On 4-inch and 5-inch tips, US-2, US-2.5, and US-3 use the Small [S] join. They fit these cables with an interchangeable adapter between each tip and the cable, and they fit a red TWIST Small cable with no adapter.

TWIST Lace tips with the Mini [M] join fit these cables. Find them in the ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Tips & Hooks collection. The tips in the Red Shorties set and in Shorties Combo Packs from US-000 through US-3 also have the Mini [M] join.

Other ChiaoGoo Cables

Red TWIST cables also come in Small [S] and Large [L] joins. 2-inch (5 cm) red Mini cables come three to a package, for flexible double points or to add length to another cable. Every cable is in the ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Cables collection.

Product Details

• Brand: ChiaoGoo
• Item #: 7105-M, 7106-M, 7508-M, 7514-M, 7522-M, 7530-M, and 7537-M, one item number per length
• Line: TWIST
• Cable: Memory-free multi-strand steel with a red nylon coating
• Join: Mini [M], fixed, with a lifeline hole in each join
• Lengths: 5, 6, 8, 14, 22, 30, and 37 inches (13, 15, 20, 35, 55, 75, and 93 cm)
• Fits: US-000 through US-1.5 in 4-inch and 5-inch tips; US-000 through US-3 in 2-inch and 3-inch tips
• Pack: One cable and one tightening key

Questions About These Cables

Do the cables kink?
They are 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. Tighten each tip with the tightening key through the hole at the cable's join every time you attach it. The guide to keeping your ChiaoGoo tips secure shows each step.

What do cable connectors and end stoppers do?
A Mini [M] cable connector joins two Mini [M] cables into one longer cable. Mini [M] end stoppers screw onto the cable ends and turn the cable into a stitch holder, so you can use the tips on another project.