Knitters Pride Karbonz Fixed Circular Knitting Needles made from High-Tech carbon fiber with tips in nickel plated brass! Shiny, smooth brass tips comes in perfect points, flawlessly tapered - Ideal for all types of yarns and for every project and The needles have high tensile strength, are light weight with lot of flexibility. The needles are ideal for lace knitting, sock knitting, etc.