How to Make a Beautiful, Unique Pair of Knitting Needles
Got knitting friends and want to create the perfect gift for them? Make a completely unique set of knitting needles
What do you give a knitter as a gift?
Because I’m a knitter, I love to create gifts for friends. And I’m sure you do, too. Not only is it because we love to knit, but also because we adore creating. It’s not just investing our time into a project, but it’s a way for us to pour our hearts into our gifts.
Which is why we can struggle to decide what to give our knitting friends! I know that I personally would hesitate to knit a knitting friend something they could (and would prefer) making for herself.
Sure, you can buy supplies, and that’s never a bad idea. Yarn, a knitting book, a project bag–all of these would make great knitterly gifts.
But if you want to continue to flex those creative muscles, why not make your knitting friends their very own sets of knitting needles?
You can find more fun ways to make knitting needles here: Yes, You Can Make Your Own Knitting Needles!
Get Ready: Here’s What You Need
The following materials can be found either at a craft store or online, at Amazon and/or Etsy.
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Wooden Chopsticks or Skewers
- On Amazon (chopsticks) (skewers)
- On Etsy (chopsticks) (skewers)
Oven-Bake Clay for bead making
Strong Glue
Sandpaper
Acrylic Paint
Foam Brush
Clear Acrylic Sealer (preferably glossy), optional
Let’s Make Knitting Needles!
- Carefully sand the chopsticks until they’re smooth and easy to handle. Pay special attention to the tips, which should be rounded and not too pointy. Take a look at the needles you own to get an idea what the tips should look like.
- You can leave the wood as is, or you can paint it with acrylic paint. Since you’ve sanded off the wood’s finish, the paint should stick perfectly.
- If you desire, spray the wood (outside!) with clear acrylic sealer. This produces a nice glossy coating.
- Now, use the clay to create shapes for the top of the needles. You can stick to simple baubles or get really creative, crafting balls of yarn or people’s names.
- Press the flat end of the chopstick into the shapes to create a hole, then bake the clay according to the package directions. The result should be a hard shape that fits perfectly on the edge of your “needles.”
- Use acrylic paint to decorate the shapes (unless you purchased clay with a pretty coloring already!), then glue them onto the edges of the chopsticks.
*Note: If you’ve used an acrylic sealer, do NOT try out these new needles until the sealer is completely dry. It should not feel at all tacky. Ask me how I know this…
What a fun way to make knitting needles that are beautiful and unique. Wouldn’t you love to receive a set of needles like these? They’re a joy to make and to give!
