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Ruth Asked:

Are old knitting needles and crochet needles worth anything?

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Tudi Louise Answered:

No, you can get them really cheap at thrift stores and garage sales.

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Tudi Louise Answered:

No, you can get them really cheap at thrift stores and garage sales.

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Gail Answered:

Well, that depends on "old." Are you talking something like 200 years old, or are you talking about just "old," like 50-60 years?

The quick answer is, not unless they are REALLY old, and usually then, they have to have something that a collector would find interesting, such as material (silver, ivory, etc), decorative factor (carvings, inlays, etc), or perhaps in a set, with a fancy box, such as could have been a gift from a wealthy husband to his new wife, or as part of a dowry. If you suspect what you have could be an actual COLLECTABLE, please do not donate them to a thrift store, or sell at a garage sale until you at least contact a local knitting/crocheting guild. Research them online, if nothing else, they can give you a further contact for what you have. They could be museum-quality pieces, for which you would (likely) not make any money, but you would at least be preserving the history of the craft.

Good luck!