Right, so for knitting socks and fingerless gloves (and a whole lot of other things), circular needles are the way to go.  You can throw away your double pointed needles - they only cause tears and frustration!  

If you are new to circular needles, look up Magic Loop Knitting on YouTube and let your knitting skills be revolutionised!

I have a variety of sizes of these Bamboo circular needles - these ones are 80cm long; you just choose the size you want.  To keep it easy, they are all $5, and I ship them free to anywhere in the world.  How about that?

ALSO: 7mm straight bamboo needles (great if you are knitting with plastic bags) these are $10