Double pointed needles are how you knit in the round on small circumferences; socks, sleeves, mittens, hats, the crown of a beanie. And if there's one place the square shape earns its keep, it's here: when you're juggling four or five needles at once, a needle that grips and won't roll off your lap makes all the difference.

Why knitters choose square DPNs:

• Four flat sides won't roll — they sit still on your lap and in your hand instead of rolling away like round needles, which matters most when you're managing a whole set at once
• Easier on the hands — the flat surfaces spread pressure across your fingers instead of one point, a real relief on arthritic or fatigued hands during fiddly small-circumference work
• Warm in the hand, never cold like steel — aluminum takes on your body's warmth, with none of the cold-metal feel of steel or nickel DPNs
• The square profile grips the yarn — more uniform stitches, and slippery yarns are far less likely to slide off the needle ends
• Anodized aluminum — anodized in a rich colour, light, smooth stitch after stitch

Handmade in our Brockville, Ontario workshop and built to last. Every purchase helps create meaningful employment for people facing barriers to work, so every set of needles knits something bigger.