ChiaoGoo TWIST Red Interchangeable Cable 125 cm Small

Product detailed description

ChiaoGoo TWIST Red Interchangeable Cable 125 cm Small (S)

The genuine ChiaoGoo TWIST Red interchangeable cable in 125 cm length and join size S (Small) is engineered for ChiaoGoo screw-in circular knitting needles. Its core consists of multi-strand steel wire coated in smooth red nylon, ensuring it is completely memory-free, resists twisting, and allows yarn to glide effortlessly while knitting.

Proper Length and Best Uses

The stated 125 cm measurement refers to the cable length alone (excluding needle tips):

• When paired with 13 cm (5") tips, it creates a circular needle with a total length of 151 cm (60").
• When paired with 10 cm (4") tips, it creates a total needle length of 145 cm (57").

This extra-long option is ideal for expansive projects—large lace shawls, blankets, throws, ponchos, trying on sweaters in progress, or knitting two socks or sleeves at once using the Magic Loop technique with plenty of excess cable loop on the sides.

Compatibility (Join Size Small)

The cable features a laser-imprinted S (Small) marking and fits all ChiaoGoo Small-join needle tips in sizes 2.75 to 5.00 mm. It is compatible with both ChiaoGoo TWIST Lace stainless steel tips and ChiaoGoo SPIN bamboo tips.

Tip: Using ChiaoGoo cable connectors (size S), you can join this cable to another cable to create an even longer needle. With ChiaoGoo adapters, it can also be connected to Mini or Large needle tips.

Care and Proper Tightening

• Secure tightening: Each time you attach a needle tip, insert a tightening T-key (included in sets or sold separately) into the small hole on the metal cable end and gently tighten the join to prevent unscrewing while knitting.
• Storage: Although the cable is memory-free and uncoils immediately out of the package, sharp bending or pinching can permanently kink the steel core. Store it loosely coiled.
• Maintenance: Before first use and occasionally thereafter, ChiaoGoo recommends wiping both the cable and metal tips with rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) for optimal yarn glide.

About the ChiaoGoo Brand

ChiaoGoo is a family-owned company founded by four brothers who grew up in Linan, China—known as the Bamboo Capital of China—where their father ran a bamboo needle workshop starting in the early 1980s. The name ChiaoGoo means "highly skillful and crafty lady," honoring their mother, an avid knitter. Products are designed and distributed in Troy, Michigan (USA), and manufactured in Hangzhou, China.