Beautiful pin for portuguese knitting...Some suggestions
First off, this pin is absolutely beautiful. I use it only for when I do portuguese knitting. It works great for heavier yarns like worsted, DK, chunky...however...it is too heavy to use with lace weight yarn. The hook was too heavy and kept dragging the lace weight yarn downwards as I knitted thereby slowing down my knitting. I ended up putting the pin on my shoulder which helped a little with the dragging but because I purchased the clip style and not the pin or magnet, the clip kept unclipping when I put the pin on my shoulder because it was just an awkward place to put the pin. Also, there was a strong rubber cement smell that literally took a couple of months to dissipate...but once the smell was gone, it was fine.<br /><br />I think a lighter weight pin with a lighter weight hook would be a nice supplement or addition for folks knitting portuguese style with lace weight or fingering weight yarns.  If I were to purchase again, I will definitely get the magnet style vs. the clip.
Rating: 4 stars