Knitting Madness
I've been going crazy these past few weeks with all the projects I'm taking on. We lost the camera (found it this evening), so no pictures for this entry... The good news is, I finally accomplished making my first set of handmade knitting needles.
You wouldn't think that making knitting needles would be a tedious process, but it is. It mainly involved sanding the points with high grit sandpaper so as to not snag the yarn. The other thing to keep in mind is the finish. I'm testing a few different ideas. I stained a needle, varnished a needle, and high glossed a needle. These treaments are drying, but once they're dry, I get to spend more time buffing the finishes.
I am dedicated to bringing back the old standard of quality handmade items. It's important to keep up with artistic traditions while bringing a contemporary or modern-time feel to designs. The fun thing now is that I get to learn woodworking, something my late grandfather did in his spare time during retirement. I feel as though I'm passing on a tradition. As a result, we invested in a lathe to do more intricate designs on knitting needles and my husband got a power saw since he's a little jealous of my growing tool collection. :)
Amidst all of this planning, I managed to finish a pair of socks, travel to some of my local yarn shops, and bake a few apple pies (we visited an orchard last weekend). All in all, I feel like Cherished Moments is coming together nicely and within the next month we could have more things going into Etsy, which was my goal all along. Wish us luck!
Coming Soon
Pictures of handmade knitting needles.
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