When knitting cables, these little cable needles are one of the best aids to success. The wood has a very slight toothiness to it, which helps keep the cable needle from sliding out of stitches. The length is long enough but not too long. And—the part we really love—the center of each cable needle is slightly narrower than the tips. This slight narrowness helps keep the stitches in place as you make your wonderful, amazing cables. This is a set of three birch needles measuring 3.75" and come in sizes small, medium and large.