Ariel's craft journal (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dragoncrafter) wrote,@ 2003-11-18 08:21:00 |
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DIY craft tools
I want to make wooden knitting needles/crochet hooks.
I need:
- Wooden dowels
- Cutting tool. Hey, my Swiss army knife works!
- Pencil sharpener (for larger needles)
- Fine grit sand paper (220 grit to make the tips of small needles; really fine grit for actual finishing work. The final sanding should be done with 600-1500 grit sandpaper. Expect to spend at least as much on sandpaper as on wood.)
- Some sort of surface treatment. I use lemon oil; some people in
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knitting swear by waxed paper; I have heard carnauba wax recommended. There's a trade-off; the better your sandpaper, the worse your surfactant can be. (With 1500 grit, for example, I can just skip this step.)
If I want straight needles, I need:
- * Buttons, beads, thumbtacks, or something similar.
- * Epoxy
Sizes of needles/hooks:
| Dowel size (in) | Dowel size (mm) | Needle size | Hook size (Susan Bates) |
| 1/8 | 3.2 | 3 | D |
| 3/16 | 4.8 | 7-8 | G-H |
| 1/4 | 6.4 | 10.5 | K |
| 5/16 | 7.9 | 11 | L |
| 3/8 | 9.5 | 15 | N |
| 7/16 | 11.1 | 16 | P |
| 1/2 | 12.7 | 17 | |
| 5/8 | 15.9 | 19 | Q |
| 3/4 | 19 | 35 | S |
| 7/8 | 22.2 | ||
| 1 | 25.4 | 50 | |
| 1 1/4 | 32 | 65 | |
| 1 1/2 | 38 | 80 |
