I Wove LED Lights Into My Knitted Wristers!
:: FEATURED BY CRAFT ON AUGUST 6th, 2014: http://makezine.com/craft/cable-wristers-with-leds ::
About a month ago I knit a pair of wristers using a slightly modified version of the Grace Cable Boot Cuffs pattern. Although I liked how they turned out, I felt they needed something more … buttons, beads, embroidery … something. Then one day it hit me, LEDs!
So I hopped onto Amazon to research LEDs with small battery packs and found these “Fairy Moon Lights” and they turned out to be perfect!
I showed them off all weekend at the Knit and Crochet Show in Manchester, NH and they were a hit! Now I’m thinking about my next LED project …
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John Staerker
on August 6, 2014 at 8:48 pmIs there a Crochet pattern or something similar?
knithack
on August 7, 2014 at 4:50 amHi John, looks like these would do the trick – seam them with the cable running lengthwise instead of widthwise: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/horizontal-cabled-boot-cuff
Sally
on August 6, 2014 at 9:01 pmWas this with some type of arduino kit? Very cool, I have a 17 yr old who would love this if I made her some for Christmas!
knithack
on August 7, 2014 at 5:31 amHi Sally, it’s not a kit – I just made it up. All the links/info are in the post. Thanks for your comment.
Knitfiend
on August 7, 2014 at 11:36 pmGreat wristers – looks fabulous! Did the spacing of the LEDs on the wire match your row gauge or was some “fudging” required (if yes, how & do you have pictures)? Where is the battery pack hidden and does it compromise the comfort of the wristers? Can you comment on the durability of the fairy moon lights in a wearable?
Thanks for sharing – I’m really inspired!
Dana
on March 4, 2015 at 3:43 amwow…so cool, where did the battery pack go?