I broke the first birch wooden knitting needle shortly into the first mitten but I wasn't too alarmed. After all there are five double pointed needles in a pack and I only needed four. What are the odds of breaking two needles in the same project? And than I broke a second needle. What was a gal to do now? I wasn't going to town and there is no courier service or post office on this island so ordering online wasn't going to help me now. I checked to see if my bamboo skewer sticks were the same 2.75 mm dimension as my needles - but they weren't so I carved a new point on the broken end of my needle with my pocket knife, lightly sanded it with sandpaper, rubbed it across a piece of beeswax and knitted on. It worked very well and I actually preferred the shortened length of that needle enough that I carved a new point on the other broken needle and used that one too. But it did make me wonder how is it possible that I've knit four other pairs of mittens for my daughter from this same yarn and never broke a single needle? At least they both broke near the end and not in the middle. I've never had to make a knitting needle - at least not yet.
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Impressive how you fixed your own needle situation! I love your mittens- they are very pretty! Happy Monday ♥
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Good morning, dear Ronda! I'm impressed! Not only did you fix your problem, but you also invented a better tool. Good for you! Take care, dear lady!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, dear Ronda! I'm impressed! Not only did you fix your problem, but you also invented a better tool. Good for you! Take care, dear lady!
ReplyDeleteI have to say that your ingenuity never ceased to amaze me. I love the mittens and you should market your new tool!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool! I love the pattern on the mittens!!
ReplyDeleteThank you. My daughter picked it out of a book called Nursery Rhyme Knits by Teresa Boyer. I think you can buy it on amazon for cheap. Ronda
DeleteI need to clarify. Just the goldfish and wave design is in the book. The mitten pattern is my own. Ronda
ReplyDeleteYou are truly the epitome of creativity and ingenuity Ronda! I think sometimes mistakes and problems come our way just so we can figure out a new way to do things! The mittens are darling, and will come in handy for sure this winter!
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