I picked these up as an "add on" and debated about getting them, but the price was too good to pass up. I have been almost exclusively using my knitters pride IC sets, but picked these susan bates needles up and finished a couple of small projects- I was pleasantly surprised. I am not that much of a fan of the cable-hence the 4/5 stars, but the needles are very easy on my hands. I did not have any issues with the yarn snagging or catching on the needle or the joins and moved smoothly over the needle without grabbing.