I love doing crafts that are quick and easy, so when I saw that someone had made bracelets out of vintage plastic knitting needles on www.etsy.com, I thought, "Cool....I need to try this!"
I bought some old knitting needles at Value Village the other day and gave it a go. First, I put the needles in a large pot of boiling water. They sort of went in like spaghetti, a little at a time, until they were all submerged. Then, I boiled them for about seven minutes or so, taking them out one at a time with a pair of tweezers. At this point, they were fairly malleable, which is what I wanted to make the bracelets! They cooled down in no time, so I bent and twisted them into the shape/design I needed. The first one didn't quite work out, and the thick(er) needles didn't work at all (they broke as soon as I tried to bend them). Also, the colours changed/faded while they were being boiled (except for the green)- one of the red ones ended up being light purple, and the other one ended up a bubblegum hue. All in all, though, I was quite pleased with the results, and am going to make more this weekend (I bought some more needles at Value Village). I'm probably going to keep one or two for myself, and give the rest to family/friends. If you would like one, please let me know! :o)
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Cooly! I want some too. I want to wear them around my ankles.!
whatever floats yer boat! ;o)
Cool idea. I love looking at etsy and coming up with ideas. I like knitting and like the idea of making jewelry out of gadgets.
I'm going to look around more.
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