How Do You Knit Wire For Jewelry?
Knitting with wire expands the knitting enthusiasts’ horizons to fashion jewelry. While the knitting projects won’t keep you warm, you’ll be in high fashion. As you learn to work with the wire, you can add beads and jewels to make your jewelry unique, and you can even expand to knitting handbags, belts and other accessories. Choose your wire. It comes in a variety of colors and sizes; however, 28-gauge and higher is the best for kitting. Select your knitting needles. Since the wire will scratch your wooden and plastic needles, you could use metal. However, metal may scratch the wire or make a sound you can’t stand. Wire is much less flexible than yarn, so the stiffness may be harder on your hands and tools, therefore, the tools you choose need to be designated to your wire knitting exclusively. Block as you go. You need to pull the row long-ways to see the definition of the stitches. Knit slowly and deliberately. Wire is much less forgiving than yarn. Ripping stitches is a challenge si
