East Indian Walnut Cable Needles Price above reflects 20% off our everyday low prices in celebration of our Welcome to Walnut Sale! For a limited time all wooden Buttons and our new Walnut needles are on sale! 15% off each item, no limits, no codes required! Thanks for another successful year. GrammasKnittedGifts East Indian Walnut Cable Needles - Approximately 4; 4 1/2; and 5 inches long Variable thickness over their full length, but diameters are approximately 5/6; 6/7 and 9/10 mm. East Indian Walnut Cable Needles are slightly curved needles that are used to temporarily hold stitches in order to form a cable. My needles are sold as a set of three different lengths and diameters to work with different weights of yarn and are very useful! When using a cable needle, you slip the cables stitches as if purling onto the cable needle. This step insures that the stitches will not be twisted when you work them back into your project. Cable Needles are approximately 4; 4 1/2; and 5 Wooden knitting needles are not all created equal. Knitting should be a pleasurable hobby and your tools should be a marvelous extension of your hands. Unsurpassed quality and comfort are what we offer with our Rosewood, Albizia and Subabul knitting tools. Each has its place in your collection as the lighter colored Subabul needles lend themselves to darker colored yarns. Read our customers product reviews; try a pair yourself, a whole new knitting experience is waiting