I bought these to help me block a large Shetland shawl. I had previously bought the KnitPro wires, which are excellent, but wondered if there was a way to stop me having to use so many pins along the top and there is - KnitPro Knit Blockers! They make pinning out really easy and they show up well, being so brightly coloured. The latter might not seem important, but as someone who has knelt on an individual metal blocking pin, I can assure you this is a good selling point! My order was fulfilled really quickly too, for same day collection.