Some circular needles, like Inox, are really slick, the yarn doesn't drag on them making it easier to knit faster, these are the kind that I and many avid knitters use. They are the only way to go when your are knitting in the round. Hats, body of sweaters, mittens and socks are impossible to knit without circulars, unless you use double pointed needles.

Here is my needle length guide

• 16" circular is what I use for hats, sleeves, baby clothes and such

• 24" is the right size for sweater bodies in the round, bags and other things like that. Or if not knitting in the round these are a basic length for most things. The cable connecting the needles are not too long as to be cumbersome but just long enough to be comfortable.

• 29-36" Sometimes this length is nice for wider projects.

• 47" This is the only comfortable size for large afghans.

I will try to mention which needle size to use in the patterns. If you need info please email me and I will get the right size needle to you for your project.

Great link for learning circular knitting http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/circular.html

Here are the circular needles featured in this website

Clover Bamboo -from Japan, well-finished, and of excellent quality bamboo that won't splinter at the tips. They also come in single point, and double point.

	Inox circular 244 Express Nickel Plated Aluminum Needles. Fast needle for the beginner to advanced. The nickel plating makes these needles very slick, so the yarn slides right off one needle onto the other. No need for injury causing straining.
	Back by popular demand, Boye® Needle is now marketing the perfect knitting needle and crochet hook. Here is a tradition remembered, and if anyone goes back 20 years or so, you will remember the original Balene™ products. Balene™ II products are made with the same perfect points (to help prevent splitting yarn) from a plastic which makes them quiet to use and slightly flexible.