I need advice on what type of knitting needles to get.?

I need to get size 19 and 35 or 36. I would like to only purchase circulars if I can knit straight on them. Can I indeed knit straight on them and what length would be the best for knitting straight?I need advice on what type of knitting needles to get.?
With the size of the needle you are asking about I would tell you that it would be close to the size of the handle of a broomstick. Not practical. You can knit straight on a circular needle but it's the same with them as with the two needle, when you get to the end of the row you just turn it around. There are various sizes but I would assume that if you have a source to get them they would range in size the same as the two needles.I need advice on what type of knitting needles to get.?
yes you can knit straight on circulars and it is better for large projects but don't buy the cheap bamboo ones like i did they break where the cable joins the wood they are repairable but this makes them shorter buy a set that are reliable it will save you money in the end
I'll be honest, I've never seen circs with needle sizes larger than 17 unless they are custom made. But due to the size you'd be limited in what you could knit with them to oversized sweaters or afghans, so if you have a source, first of all share it, and then get nothing shorter than 24 inches, IMO.
I may not know all the answers to this but yes you can knit straight on circular needles. You just flip it back and forth instead of knitting in a round. I do that a lot. Circular needles are actually easier to work with if you are making large projects like sweaters or blankets.





As far as the length, it depends on your project. 29'; is the easiest to find. 16'; is best for hats and small projects. 36'; are best if you want to do blankets. I personally have a bunch of 24'; to 29'; ones because they were readily available in the store and cheaper. Noticed I said cheaper and not cheap. I bought some cheap bamboo ones on eBay (4 sets of 5 double points) for under $5 with shipping and they tend to snap under the weight of the project yarn when I get to the end of the mittens.
Knitting straight on circulars is much easier even on small projects especially when traveling. The number one reason is it is impossible to drop one needle because they are connected...lol


I prefer the wooden or plastic needles just because they are not as slippery. Lion makes a lot of plastic and clover is a good brand for wood or bamboo.


Watch for the sales at Michaels or Joann's or use your 40% off coupon to get the size you need. Length was answered very well by Jill S
Jill's answer was a good one\, but here is a bit more info.





When you knit, the size of the needle (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,17,19,35鈥?etc (or their metric or English equivalents) serve to dimension the knitting. In every case, you knit by pulling a loop through a loop and use the needle to provide the physical size of the final loop. When you work with very fine yarns, you'd use the smaller needles unless you were doing something like fricfrac where you use a small yarn on large needles to get a lacy effect (http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/60138.html?noImages=0)





You can get circulars in virtually any size and length. The small ones are good for tiny things and the large ones for big things. You can always knit back and forth on them and that is very handy when you are doing a large project like and afghan.





Knitting in the round (where you use circular needles and simply knit in a circular manner) produces knitting in a spiral -- much like you get when using a round loom like the Knifty Knitter.





As an alternative, you can use multiple double pointed needles (the traditional solution). This has been in use in Western cultures since at least the 1300's -- see this image from a German alterpiece where Mary is using at least four needles to knit a shirt for the young Jesus:(http://cache.lionbrand.com/cards/images/meisterbertramvonmindenmadonnaknittingchristsseamlessgarment.jpg) There are other similar 'domestic' paintings from approximately the same time, and the technique is still in use today.





My advice is to not buy circular needles of any sort until you have a particular project in mind. However, any project that can be done on straights can be done on circulars and it is often easier and takes less space.





At least IMHO