Knit hats, mittens, sleeves, and worsted-weight socks directly in the round in one size, without magic loop or double points. Choose any size from US-4 (3.5 mm) through US-8 (5 mm) and the pack brings a 2-inch (5 cm) pair and a 3-inch (8 cm) pair of surgical stainless steel lace tips, two short blue X-Flex cables, and two tightening keys. Each pack includes:

Needle Tips

• 2 pairs of surgical stainless steel lace tips in the size you choose, one 2-inch (5 cm) pair and one 3-inch (8 cm) pair, on the Small [S] join. The 2-inch tips are solid; the 3-inch tips are hollow

Cables

• 2 blue TWIST X-Flex [S] cables, the extra-flexible memory-free multi-strand steel cable with a nylon coating: 5-inch (13 cm) and 6-inch (15 cm)

Accessories

• 2 tightening keys. No connectors, end stoppers, or pouch; those come in the sets or the Tools Kit

What This Pack Makes

The two 2-inch tips on the 5-inch cable make a 9-inch (23 cm) circular; on the 6-inch cable, a 10-inch (25 cm) circular. The two 3-inch tips on the 6-inch cable make a 12-inch (31 cm) circular, and one tip of each length on the 6-inch cable makes 11 inches. ChiaoGoo's instruction for the 5-inch cable: use it with the 2-inch tips only, since a longer tip puts strain on the join. Longer X-Flex, red TWIST, or SWIV360 [S] cables, sold separately, take these tips to any length for magic loop. (All measurements are approximate.)

For 2-inch and 3-inch tips, US-4 through US-8 use the Small [S] join, so every ChiaoGoo tip, cable, and connector marked [S] works with this pack, including the cables in the Blue Shorties Set and the 4-inch and 5-inch Small and Complete sets.

Other ChiaoGoo Shorties

This pack is one size at a time. The rest of the family fills in around it:

• All five sizes in one pouch: the Blue Shorties Set (US-4 through US-8, 2-inch and 3-inch tips, three X-Flex cables, connectors, end stoppers, markers, keys, and a mini gauge).
• Other sizes, same short tips: the Mini Combo Pack (US-000 through US-3, one size at a time), the Red Shorties Set (US-0 through US-3), and the Yellow Shorties Set (US-9 through US-11, 3-inch tips only). ChiaoGoo makes no combo pack above US-8; 3-inch tips in US-9 through US-11 are sold by the pair.
• The same sizes on longer tips: the 5-Inch Small Set and 4-Inch Small Set (US-2 through US-8). Their [S] cables fit these tips.

Every Shorties set and combo pack is in the ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Combo Packs and ChiaoGoo Interchangeable Sets collections.

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 #: 7123, followed by the size (7123-4 through 7123-8)
• Line: TWIST Shorties
• Material: Surgical stainless steel tips (2-inch solid, 3-inch hollow); nylon-coated multi-strand steel X-Flex cables
• Tip Lengths: 2 inches (5 cm) and 3 inches (8 cm), one pair of each
• Sizes Offered: US-4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (3.5 mm to 5 mm), one size per pack
• Cables: 5-inch and 6-inch X-Flex [S], for 9- to 12-inch circulars
• Join Size: Small [S]
• Accessories: 2 tightening keys
• Warranty: ChiaoGoo's lifetime warranty covers manufacturing defects for as long as the product should last in normal use. Smartisans is an authorized ChiaoGoo dealer, which the warranty requires.

Questions About This Pack

Will one pack knit a sock without magic loop or double points?
Yes. The 9- and 10-inch circulars from the 2-inch tips are the small-circumference lengths for socks, mittens, and sleeves knit directly in the round, and the 3-inch tips on the 6-inch cable make 12 inches for larger sleeves and baby hats. Pick the size your pattern calls for.

Combo pack or a Shorties set?
A pack is one size with two cables and no accessories, so it is the way to try short tips, or to add a size a set does not have. A set is several sizes with three cables, connectors, end stoppers, markers, keys, a gauge, and a pouch. Buying more than two or three sizes as packs costs more than the set that covers them.

Do the tips come loose while knitting?
They can if they are only finger-tight. Snug each tip with one of the 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 [S] does: red TWIST, X-Flex, and SWIV360 [S] cables in every length, the Blue Shorties Set, and 4-inch and 5-inch [S] tips. X-Flex cables come only in blue and only in the [S] join.

Where do I get end stoppers and connectors?
The Tools Kit tin has four connectors, four end stoppers, keys, adapters, stitch markers, darning needles, and a gripper. A connector joins two cables into one longer cable; end stoppers turn a cable into a stitch holder.

Is there a warranty?
Yes. ChiaoGoo's lifetime warranty covers manufacturing defects for as long as the product should last in normal use. Lifetime means the life of the product. ChiaoGoo requires purchase from an authorized dealer, which Smartisans is.