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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.

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Summer T-Shirt Knitting Patterns

Knitters are always looking for ways to continue to knit and to wear their knits even when it’s hot outside, so there are tots of great T0shirt knitting patterns to choose from. I love knitting short-sleeved shirts because they feel so much faster than sweaters, and you can wear them on top of dresses or even longer-sleeved items when it gets cooler.

There are lots of different styles of knit tops, from the basic to the more detailed. On the more basic side are things like the Perfect T-Shirt from Originally Lovely, a basic raglan tee with nine sizes and worked in worsted weight yarn; Paper Bloom by Yvonne Hugo (free on Ravelry), available in six sizes and worked with cotton and silk yarn for extra coolness; or Iris H’s Amelia Top, also on Ravelry, a slim fit, DK weight top with nine size.

Jazz it up with a bit of lace like on the Athens Lace Hem top by Sarah Hatton (Ravelry). This otherwise simple project has a bit of lace at the bottom, which is an easy way to make a project more interesting without a ton of work. This one uses fingering weight yarn and comes in nine sizes.

Another simple embellishment is to emphasize the lines of your top with different stitches. The Spring Lines top uses twisted ribbing at the center front and V-neck and along the raglan lines to give it a slimmer fit and more interest. This design from Turquoise Toque Designs has 11 size options and is available on Ravelry.

Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli uses both of these elements, with lace panels at the center front and back and purl ridges throughout to make it a little more fun to knit and to wear. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Learn more on Ravelry.

Keep it simple or add puffed sleeves (and/or long sleeves) to the slim fit Knitty Committee top by Lily Kate France. This one has two length options, waist shaping and optional bust darts to fulfill all your curvy top dreams, and it comes in nine sizes. You’ll find it on Ravelry.

Take it even more romantic with the Daphne Top from Friday Knits, which has puffed sleeves and applied I-cord to emphasize the bust and sweetheart neckline. It comes in eight sizes and uses DK weight yarn.

Or add some sweet flowers with the Gigio pattern from Emilie Luis. This pretty pattern found on Ravelry has cable panels running up the front with the option for adding sweet embroidered flowers. You can also add decorative buttons if you like. It comes in 11 sizes and calls for sport weight yarn.