there are many different sizes for sock dpns…I use sizes 0 thru 3, sometimes 4, but not often; there are knitters that use the still smaller like 00 000 or even 0000…I’m a tight knitter so I would never have a need for those…!! At least…I’ve not yet run across the need for these sizes, but I’ve only been knitting socks for a short while…who knows what the future holds www.yarn-store.com and www.knitting-warehouse.com are the places that I purchase my needles…both have good prices on the ones I use which are Susan Bates Quicksilver and Inox Pearl Gray
Try www.purplekittyyarns.com. I’ve had good luck with them for Susan Bates circs in 16" & 24" at good prices (for metal) and the shipping is cheaper than normal. Really good selection of sizes. They are also fast!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an 11" circ though. I’d just use dpns or two circs for that.
Thanks everyone, I ended up going to shop.com cause they were really the only ones who had all the needles I needed. (Well they didn’t have the 11") but I couldn’t find that one anywhere. I read somewhere on here that most people use 16" for adult hats, so that’s what I got.
I got the 16" size 2, 24" size 13 and size 3 DPNs for $18 including shipping. Not too bad.
And I just placed my order at knitpicks.com for the yarn, I can’t wait for everything to get here.