Knitting has been a hobby of mine for years but I recently heard about knitting with wire.  There are many projects that can be done in a short period of time with or without beads.

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Create a beautiful necklace, bracelet or collar by knitting with wire.  Adding beads isn’t necessary but certainly is a beautiful addition.

alankarshilpa offers a Free pattern for wire jewelry.

alankarshilpa: Free Knitted Wire Jewelry Pattern

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How do you make knitted wire jewelry? Some of my jewelry making friends asked. So I decided to show what I know in this post. I love to knit and I love to make jewelry using quality gemstones and all kinds of beads. So one …

Another free pattern but this time for making napkin rings.  These would make beautiful gifts as well as dressing up your table. Wire Knitted Napkin Rings – Simply Rurban | Simply Rurban

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Knitting with wire is not as hard as it looks. You need to do it with metal needles and take your time – but you will love the results!

Many places on the web offer instructions as well as kits.  Annie’s Crafts has many books on knitting with wire as well as kits that have the wire, the beads, the “findings” (clasps) if necessary.  My favorite is the Tatiana’s Gold Lariat Kit but a close second is Ethereal Necklace Kit  Then again, maybe I need a bracelet to go with the necklace so I choose the Buckle Bracelet Kit in gold.  I wonder how many hobbies I will need to become The Woman With Too Many Hobbies?  Enjoy!