Make unique knitting needles
June 4, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under knitting, tutorial
One of my most favorite pairs of knitting needles is a set that I made for myself.
I took small diameter hardwood dowels and then sharpened the points. Then I added tiny Matroushka doll ends to them:
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
The dolly tops of the knitting needles came from a pair of Russian pens that I found in a ‘Ye Olde Crafte Shoppe’ in a local mall.
I sawed the dolly ends off the pens (they never worked as pens).
I carefully drilled holes into the ends of the little Matroushka dolls and then glued the ends of the knitting needles.
I use the remainders of the pens around the studio in various weaving and other craftie uses.
If you are very brave, and oh so careful, you can make the most glittery and glam knitting needles from resin.
BE CAREFUL! Don’ t work with resin without a special chemical gas mask, as resin is dangerous stuff. This is one of those: Do this at your own peril and I take no responsibility, and believe that you’ll be very very smart about doing all the safety precautions that are listed in the tutorial…. that being said, this tute is pretty darned awesome- those glittery knitting needles are mighty gorgeous!
This isn’t me in the tutorial – I am too chicken to work with resin:
HOW TO MAKE RESIN KNITTING NEEDLES
But, if you are brave and make some, please send pics so we can all admire them!
AND!
oh ooh ooh… this tutorial is soooooooooooo kewl!
Make bangle bracelets out of old knitting needles
