Kintting Needles

Tools

• Pencil Sharpener
• Sandpaper
• 60
• 100
• 150
• 220
• 600
• 1500

Materials

• Dowels (2 ~6"-12" x 1/8"-1/4")

Sharpen the end of the dowel until it is very pointy. Sand with the 60-grit sandpaper until the point is rounded and also knock the sharp shoulder off of the reverse end. Once everything is shaped (mostly pointy on one end and a gradual transition coming back about an inch or so on the dowel, bump up the grit up until the needle is smooth.

Observations

12 inch dowels are a little cumbersome to learn on. The smaller the needle, the finer the knit. The larger the needle the looser the knit. 

Next Steps:

Need to seal with beeswax or oil.