I had seen these upcycled knitting needles around online and thought, 'how hard could it be?'.
Take a pot of boiling water, some tea towels a rolling pin and some thrifted or orphaned knitting needles.
I found the slimmer ones bent like spaghetti the thicker ones took a few goes to get a nice curve.
Place the needles in the water. Don't worry if half sticks out you can bend one end a little then it will most likely fit in the pot and you can try again.
Being careful not to burn yourself take a knitting needle out of the pot with tongs and using a tea towel to hold the hot needle bend it around the rolling pin.
You may have better luck using two hands. Some required a bit more brute force than others.
See the photos.
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| here are the required materials (wine optional but highly recommended) |
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| take some knitting needles |
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| plonk them into boiling water |
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| bend the hot needles around the rolling pin and... |
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| ...secure with sticky tape to ensure they hold their shape. they will cool down quite quickly. |
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| great little bangle for kids to play with |
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| great to stack on one's wrist 80s style :) |
