What you need
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any sharpknife or any meatcleaver | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Long Sharp Bone or Tree Branch or Medium Handle or Broken Long Stick or Wooden Rod or Broken Large Handle | Used up |
Carve Knitting Needles is a carving crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Knitting Needles - Bone x1. It needs Carving level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any sharpknife or any meatcleaver | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Long Sharp Bone or Tree Branch or Medium Handle or Broken Long Stick or Wooden Rod or Broken Large Handle | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knitting Needles - Bone |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Carve Knitting Needles recipe (Carving category). You need Long Sharp Bone or Tree Branch or Medium Handle or Broken Long Stick or Wooden Rod or Broken Large Handle and these tools: any sharpknife or any meatcleaver.
It needs Carving level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. Reading Magazine: Pioneering Carvers teaches it. You can also research it from Knitting Needles, Knitting Needles - Bone, Knitting Needles - Wood, Bone Needle.
It gives 30 XP in Carving per craft.
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