I bought these because I needed a specific couple of sizes for a one-off project and could get them quickly on prime. I have been really surprised how good they are. They are light and easy to handle and very smooth to knit with. I now use them as my go to needles when knitting anything and cannot fault them as everyday knitting needles, although I have not used the 2mm and 2.5mm ones - these look as though they might not be very robust. The little bag they came in is very handy too. My only criticism is that the sizes are very difficult to read (especially in artificial light) - if that was better they would be nigh on perfect.