Removing tarnish from copper knitting needles
I own one pair of really nice Addi Turbo knitting needles. I started a project last year, then let it marinate for a while. When I picked it back up this Spring, the copper had tarnished, and the yarn would barely budge on the needles! Woe!
Thank goodness for science teacher Dads! He told me how to remove the tarnish using things I already had, and now I’d like to share that trick with you.
First, I pushed the knitting way back down onto the cable and secured it in place with a rubber band. I laid the needles on a piece of plastic wrap, using a chip clip to keep it gathered at the base of the needles. Now the fun part…
Slather those puppies with ketchup! Don’t be shy! Cover them really good.
Now pull the plastic wrap up and around the needles, ensuring that they stay submerged in ketchup. Time to let them set. I confess, I don’t know the minimum amount of time to leave them. I intended to check them after 20 minutes, but I ended up watching a movie, and forgot about them for 2 hours. No harm done, however.
After they’ve had their ketchup bath, rinse them off (being careful not to get your knitting wet!) and give them a nice scrub with a sponge or washcloth. Dry them off, then slide your knitting back up. After knitting a row or two, the yarn will have “buffed” the needles up quite nicely, making them good as new!
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April 9, 2010
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