I haven’t knitted for 35 years. My new love is sewing (machine and overlocker), but I’m recovering from Covid (I’ve been ill with it for 3 weeks now. Over the worse, but still tired and weak). I don’t currently have the energy for working in my sewing room, so I’ve started a spot of knitting. The pattern tells me to commence with circular needles. I’m not sure they existed 35 years ago. Anyway, I don’t have any and have never used them. I do however, still have some good wool and a fairly extensive collection of traditional knitting needles, so I have gone for it with those. For information, I am knitting a sleeveless jumper in 2 pieces front and back. Would there be a value in using circular needles that I’m not aware of?