Knitting -- a horrible truth

So I was wondering what was in these interchangeable needle kits that pretty much every yarn vendor carries them. I looked at two yarn vendors and what they carried, and an independent review. And the horrible truth is that about half my projects use size 2 or 3 needles, like with linen or Shetland yarn. The kits all start at size 4. What's more, the smallest size tether they carry is 24 inches.…