Reddit reviews Knit Picks TRY IT Needle Set- Rainbow Wood and Nickel Plated Tips (Sizes US 6 and 7)
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Needles Included: one set of size 6 (4mm) Rainbow wood interchangeable tips, one set of size 7 (4.5mm) Nickel Plated interchangeable tipsPurple Accessories Included: one 24" Cable, one 40" Cable, four End Caps, and one Cable KeyNeedle Tips are 4 3/4" in length, cable measurements are total length when attached to tipsFeatures Knit Picks' Options smooth joins, perfect points and flexible cablesA great gift for knitters who want to try interchangeable needles for the first time and find their favorite needle finish
Interchangeable circular needles! You can use circular needles for pretty much everything, and interchangeable needles won't take up much room. Also, you'll almost never be without the needle size you need. If you are ordering from amazon.com (US), you can get the knitpicks circular interchangeable needles. My favourite thing to do with them is use two mismatched circs and work in the round to make hats/socks. You set up your needles with a smaller tip on one end and a larger one on the other. You knit off of the smaller tip and onto the appropriately sized one. So if you need 5mm needles, you knit off of the 4.5mm tip and onto the 5mm. It doesn't affect the project at all. I've never had to to switch do DPNs using that technique. Usually you would have to when the circumference gets too small. Magic loop is another great thing to learn how to do when you're working something in the round.
If you're not 100% sure if you want metal or wooden needles, there is a try it set of circular needles from knitpicks. You can't really go wrong with the knitpicks needles, though- in my opinion, the difference between nickel plated (metal) and wooden needles is pretty subtle. I also started with crochet and got the nickel plated needles right away. I love them, but everyone has their own preference.
You can also get a Knitpicks DPN set through amazon.
If she's just getting started, there are a couple of sampler packs of needles - there's a Knit Picks set on Amazon with wooden and nickle needles, and Webs carries two different Knitter's Prides samplers - one and two - they may be a good place to start.
I'm partial to the Chiaogoos that have been mentioned, so I'd also pick up an individual needle and cable to try as well - aim for a size that's not in the sets, if you purchase one of those. Tips and cables from Handsome Fibers. I'd probably go for the 22" or 30" cable (to give 32" or 40" length once the tips are put on).