Metal knitting needles are built for speed and strength.
Stainless steel, aluminium, brass, powder coated, nickel plated and alloys of the aforementioned are all covered within this classification and all give the classic ‘clicking of needles’ sound. And, ooh they are shiny!
The great positive of metal needles: they have less surface friction so stitches will slide easier along the needles; a slick runway for freshly knit stitches.
Powder coated and brass needles are the least slick of the metal needle fraternity; stainless steel sit somewhere in the middle; while nickel coated are the cool runnings bobsleigh of stitch fiddling.
