Knitting needles of a length to suit the item being knitted may prove to be easier and more comfortable to use. More ergonomic, likely.
Cut a pair of knitting needles in half.
Sharpen the rough ends of the pair that now still have the original ends on them in a pencil sharpener and then smooth them with a fine grain sandpaper. You can experiment here with blunt or sharp ends.
A bit of fleece bunched and secured with elastic bands over the cut ends with the original point finished this blue pair. The others were made earlier.
What I discovered – well, see for yourself! The blue needles were hollow. No wonder they were so lovely and light. Well, I now have one short pair of those light needles. The other needles were solid and could be sharpened.