Finger Knitting for Beginners
How to knit using just your fingers!
Welcome to Finger Knitting! Whether you’re an experienced traditional knitter or someone curious about this unique and enjoyable craft, you’ve come to the right place.
SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS FINGER KNITTING?
Finger knitting is a delightful and accessible form of knitting that doesn’t require any extra tools. Instead, you use your fingers to create beautiful projects, making it a perfect introduction to the world of knitting for crafty kids, knitting novices and a fun alternative for seasoned knitters too!
Unlike traditional knitting, which uses looped yarn around knitting needles to create fabric, finger knitting ditches the knitting needles, crochet hooks, and knitting looms! With just your hands and some yarn, you can create scarves, headbands, and even large projects like afghans. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to get creative with kids.
FINGER KNITTING Basics…
This super simple craft starts with weaving the yarn around the fingers on one hand and pulling the loops over each other to create fabric. That’s it! Let’s look at all the steps together:
1. Choose Your Yarn: Select a yarn that’s easy to work with. Chunky or bulky yarns are great for beginners as they are easier to handle and produce quicker results. But be careful! Too thick and it won’t be comfortable between your fingers.
2. Choose how many fingers you want to use: Weave the yarn between your fingers, creating loops around each one. Typically, you’ll use four fingers, but you can adjust the number based on the width of your project! Fewer fingers mean narrower projects.
3. Knit the Loops: To make stitches, you’ll be lift the bottom loop over the top loop on each finger, effectively knitting the yarn. Repeat this process, weaving the yarn and lifting the loops, to build your knitted fabric until it’s as long as you want it to be.
4. Binding Off: Binding off takes the project off your fingers and creates a finished edge at the same time!
How to Finger Knit
Two ways to finger knit for beginners!
This tutorial has everything you need to get started! We show you how to start the yarn on your fingers, how to knit until you’re ready to be done, and then how to bind off your project. You’ll learn how to finger knit on two fingers and how to finger knit on four fingers.
Click below to read our full tutorial (with pictures!) and to watch our handy dandy finger knitting video.
FINGER KNITTING VIDEOS
Two ways to finger knit for beginners!
This tutorial has everything you need to get started! We show you how to start the yarn on your fingers, how to knit until you’re ready to be done, and then how to bind off your project. You’ll learn how to finger knit on two fingers and how to finger knit on four fingers.
Click below to read our full tutorial (with pictures!) and to watch our handy dandy finger knitting video.
Learn how to finger knit long tubes and cords using just two fingers!
Knitting on four fingers makes a strip of fabric perfect for headbands or scarves! Four finger wide strips can also be joined together to make blankets and other big projects.
Learn how to take the yarn off your fingers and make a finished edge at the same time!
We show you how to join finger knit strips together to make large projects like finger knit afghans and blankets!
FINGER KNITTING Blankets
Figuring out finger knit blankets and other BIG projects!
The most popular patterns for finger knitting are blankets and afghans! Today we show you step-by-step how to BIG projects by making smaller sections and joining them together as you go.
FINGER KNITTING Vs. Arm Knitting
What’s the difference between Finger Knitting and Arm Knitting?
Both finger knitting and arm knitting use just your body to knit super cool and easy projects! As you might have guessed, finger knitting keeps the stitches on your fingers while arm knitting loops the yarn around your arms. Arm knitting can use more stitches and make much bigger projects than finger knitting.
Want to learn more? Our blogpost below talks about all the similarities and differences between these two techniques and also gets you started with some gorgeous free patterns!
Common Finger Knitting Questions
Learning to Finger Knit can be fun and easy! We answer some common questions to get you started.
To begin finger knitting you’ll just need some yarn and your fingers, that’s it! To weave in your yarn tails you might want a yarn needle too.
For finger knitting, the most important thing to figure out is what yarn weight you want to use! Pick a medium-heavy weight yarn to make a nice tight fabric without the yarn being too big to fit between your fingers. The perfect weights for adults are also called aran/chunky/bulky while kiddos can go with a lighter weight like “worsted” or “sport” weight yarn. Learn more about yarn weights here!
No! You don’t need a pattern to make a finger knitting project. However, patterns can be great for beginners because someone else has figured all the steps out. Not sure how long to make your blanket or scarf? A designer has already figured that out for you!
