Finger Knit Infinity Scarf

‘Tis the season for quick gifts, and it’s also a great time to start teaching kids in your life how to knit. Whether you knit this yourself or use it to get kids interested in fiber arts, this finger knit cowl is a super cute, quick project that kids should love to make and to wear, but it’s great for grownups, too.

Hello Natural runs through the basics — and it is really simple! — of finger knitting and uses a bulky yarn to make it go even faster and to end up with a loop that’s warm and cozy for a little one. Just make it longer if you like for a bigger person.

These long strips of finger knitting are also great to use in place of ribbon as you’re wrapping gifts this season, and it’s an almost instant gratification craft for anyone to try who you’re trying to get into knitting or crochet.

Have you ever done finger knitting? I haven’t done much, but it’s always fun to play with different methods.

[Photo via Hello Natural.]

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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