Can you knit with chopsticks

Kite string and other sorts of twine can be found at hobby shops or the hardware store, often in a rainbow of colors. Those plastic bags that you get at the supermarket are one of those things that seem to breed behind your back. Like plastic bags, old T-shirts are a dime a dozen. To recycle your stash of T-shirts, use sharp scissors or a blade to cut the shirts into long strips less than 1 inch wide. Depending on how you cut them, you probably need three or four shirts to make a scarf.

This homemade yarn is soft and comfy, like, well, an old T-shirt! Believe it or not, long licorice ropes can be used as yarn. Indeed, famously so. A pattern published in the free online magazine, Knitty.

I used a sandpaper block to smooth them. They are pretty smooth and working out well. One end is narr ower than the other and I use the thicker to knit in my right hand and the other end is narrow so easy to pick up stitches and slip them off. Working with cotton is a pleasure too because there is no splitting of the yarn to worry about.

The square shape is nice to hold and keeps the yarn on without slipping off. While I was cleaning yesterday, I found a balsam wood set of chopsticks and they were longer than the bamboo ones so I sharpened and sanded the pointy ends. I sanded them again and they worked. Well now I know why knitting needles are never made of balsam wood. I sanded them again using my nail file because it is a finer grain than the sandpaper block I have. I used my wood dusting spray to see if the polish would make it slicker and it did a little.

They sure smell good now. I knitted a little sample to show that it does work. I used a hair elastic to use as a stopper so the yarn never slips off. Then I had a nother idea! The balsam wood is very soft. No time right now? Pin this women sweater knitting pattern for later! The Aurora sweater knitting pattern is the ultimaty cozy everyday sweater.

A wide soft cowl turtleneck to keep…. Continue Reading. Copyright - Knitting with Chopsticks. All Rights Reserved. You may not share, sell or claim my patterns as your own.