I love circulars. So handy. I can take them anywhere and just knit away in my lap. They are what I use most often because they can hold a prodigious amount of knitting. I will mark your shop.
I've a question for LouiseFelice who said she had a weird way of knitting and can only use straight. Are you of English or Celtic descent? Some of us learned a version of strick which is to hold the left hand needle between the arm and the body and knit away with the right hand. It's mostly used in gansey knitting. If you were taught by someone who was descended from Cornwall, English fishing villages, some parts of Scotland, anywhere around the coast where fishing was done, this might be the problem. These knitters even used a belt attachment to hold that left hand needle and were able to walk around and knit ganseys so fast it was unbelievable. Some continental knitting is also this way. I have a dear Finnish friend who knits this way...faster than lightning.
It's a definite switch to start using circulars, a bit of a struggle, but worth it too. In addition to ganseys, I learned to make fairisle and I love circulars. I was taught by my grandmother who knew how to use many techniques out of necessity.
I also love wood and bamboo needles...and Addi Turbo Lace. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Hell yes!!!
