These huge Big Stix™ needles were created to allow "Giganto" knits without the restrictions of arm knitting. Imagine being able to knit a throw blanket in hours and still being able to walk away from the project to pour another cup of coffee or pet the cat without yarn falling off your tired and sore arms! Now you can knit as long as you want and even pack away your projects to complete later. Buy it with 5-7 lbs of top sliver and you've got the warm and beautiful "Giganto" style blanket of your dreams (the amount of sliver will depend on the complexity and tightness of your pattern.