Thursday, December 30, 2010

...Now...How'd that happen...

...look what I found in the bottom of my knitting bag...they must have gotten stepped on or sat on - or had something thrown on top of them...who knows...

...they're a set of old knitting needles that I bought at a thrift store some time ago (for probably a quarter) - so they really have no sentimental value - unlike my old size 5 ones that belonged to Nanny - and that I learned to knit on...They're the cream coloured ones you can see to the right of this picture - I take pretty good care of those...

...but still...I wanted them fixed - so I superglued the pieces back together - and set them in a cup to dry...

...then I just sanded the little bump of glue with some fine grit sandpaper...

...and they're as good as new - no snags at all...

...would you have saved these needles or just thrown them away?...

6 comments:

  1. I looove that you always try and fix things before replacing them!

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  2. I'm afraid I would have thrown them out especially as (I) you had only paid a quarter. But since you were able to salvage them, I give you kudos.

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  3. Hoorah! Lovely blue needles saved to knit another day!

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  4. YAY! I love their color by the way. I still have two pieces of a wooden sock needle I snapped somewhere in this house...maybe one day they will be reunited...

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  5. I'm a saver but unlike you I probably would have had the thought to save them, kept all the pieces, and never really glued them.

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  6. There is real satisfaction in taking the time to repair something that has broken - even needles that only cost a quarter.

    Honestly I would have tossed them - I'm just not patient enough to try and line up the breaks correctly.

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