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Giveaway: Finger Knitting Fun

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Congratulations to Jill!

As knitters and yarn crafters, we want to get the kids in our lives involved in the fiber arts as soon as we possibly can. Little kids are often interested in doing things like we do, and it’s best to get them hooked before they get too jaded.

While some little kids aren’t ready for knitting needles, they might be ready to do a little knitting with their fingers. Fiber pro and mom of three Vickie Howell shares finger knitting know-how and almost 30 projects for this simple technique in her book Finger Knitting Fun.

The book shows kids (and grown ups, for that matter) how to finger knit using two, three or four stitches. Long strands of knitting can be turned into necklaces, bracelets, room decor, a hat, a pillow and more.

These projects are a lot of fun and sure to catch the interest of kids who are new to yarn craft as well as older kids who might be harder to please.

If you’d like a chance to win this book (U.S. only, please!) leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, April 27. I’d love to know who you would teach finger knitting to, or if you have any experience with this fun craft.

Thanks for sharing, commenting and visiting! Good luck.

[Photo via Quarry Books.]

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  2. My great granddaughter has been trying to knit and crochet. I would love to have this book to help her learn

  5. I teach knitting at school, but the kids get too tired of their projects before they actually make anything. This would be a great way to get them to do something creative and actually have an end product!

  6. I am the program director for a Girl Scout day camp during the summer. This year we intend to knit with toilet paper tubes and Popsicle sticks. We have tons of yarn that we get donated so any activity that I can find to use up yarn is on my list. I’m sure some of the girls probably already know how to finger knit but it would be a fun activity for them to learn if they don’t. Thanks for the chance!

  10. Hi, I would teach my friend across the street from she is aa slow learner but I can work with her because she likes me. She comes over with her aun aaand she sits and watchesme make stuff and I give her paper or yaarn ahd she acts like she is making what I am. Thanks for the giveaway and have a wonderful day.

  12. I taught my son to finger knit last summer. But the only thing we know how to do is make a single chain…so we have a lot of knitted necklaces laying around. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  14. I teach kids crafts at the Salvation Army complex. I am sure they would love learning something like this.

  16. I would teach my neighbors grand daughter who loves to craft and loves when I knit. She loves yarn! So this summer Im teaching her.

  17. My grandchildren 10 YO boy and 6 YO girl re interested in learning my crafts plus I have 3 girls who have adopted me as their spare grandma who hang out with us

  19. I have 5 daughters (and a brand new baby boy) and would teach it to all of my children. My older girls (6, 8 and 10) are already very interested in crafts, especially crocheting and knitting but they lack the finesse. I would love to teach them and help them create wonderful little projects for themselves and others!

  21. I think teaching 50 8th graders finger knitting would be sooooo much easier than the simple square I’ve been trying to get them to knit these past weeks!

  22. I think this would be great ft o use in a nursing home, to keep the seniors fingers mobile. It is easy to do and shows progress right away. Helping them to keep them active.

  23. I would love to win this so I could teach my 12 year old. Also so I could learn too.

  26. I would love to win this book to beable to teach my grand daughter Cambrie who is 9 how to finger knit. We will be going camping for a week this summer and this would be the perfect project for us!

  27. I would love to teach my daughters (all 3 of them) how to knit and finger knitting just might actually get them excited about it. I taught myself how to knit about 7 years ago and have been trying to get them to learn for a few years. They start but quickly lose interest. Would love to have this book for them! Thanks!

  30. My daughter is getting to the age where she is almost ready to learn to knit – and I want to start with finger knitting. I’ve done just a teensy bit so I have the general concept but I need to learn more.

Have you read?

Knit a Cozy Sweater with Lots of Options

If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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