#chopneedles

[wastelesscrafts]

tip for anyone who wants to start knitting but crafting shit is expensive/you want to get started NOW: the standard chopstick (like the kind you get in takeout) is about the same size as a US 10 knitting needle, work great with most worsted yarns, and you can sharpen them to a better point using scissors or sandpaper! make sure you have the rounded kind with smooth sides and ends, as the type with a break apart end will splinter in your yarn. if you point them the right way you can also use them as DPNS (they only need to be sharp on one end). here's a few of my own chopneedles:

the ends arent sharp enough to hurt anyone, just shaved down to a narrower point to work yarn better. my only issue is the two grooves at the bottom end, where yarn sometimes catches, but its not enough to be too much of a bother. also, theyre bamboo/wood, so the more you use em, the smoother they get!

[ID: a hand holding four sharpened bamboo chopsticks. Three of them have two parallel grooves at the blunt end.]

Knitting with chopsticks

Thank you for your submission. That's a great idea to both save money and upcycle chopsticks!

I can vouch for this idea because I've tried knitting with chopsticks in the past. Millenniumbreak's tips are solid!

Do note that most knitting needles have caps at the blunt end to stop stitches from slipping off your needle, something which chopsticks usually don't have. If you plan on knitting with chopsticks, either DIY your own caps, use them as double-pointed needles, or stick to projects with small amounts of stitches so your project doesn't reach the end of the chopneedle.

You could also try using needle caps if you happen to have them lying around, or plain old corks.

(Image source) [ID: a pair of metal knitting needles in progress of flat-knitting a project with white and yellow yarn. A pair of corks sit at the end of the needles, and three corks and a ball of yellow of yarn lie next to the needles.]

For more cheap knitting hacks, check out these 20 knitting hacks to save you money by Knitfarious.

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