More on Finger Knitting

Someone saw the blog about my nephew M doing his finger knitting. They emailed me to say that they learned to finger knit through the link on the blog. Congratulations!!

Also, they were wondering if there was anything more than a scarf that they could make with the knitting they had done. Below is a link to making flowers with a finger knitted strand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukywxy19Gk8

I did some searching, but did not come up with much more than flowers. If anyone has any ideas for creations made with finger knitting please let me know so I can share them.


YES!! I did finish knitting my new knitting bag. Next step is to make the handles and then felt it!

Finger Knitting is great!

While I was knitting away on my new knitting bag during the USA vs. Canada hockey game my nephew M, who is 8 asked me a question. He said, "Hey, Auntie Jo can I have some of that yarn?". I was a bit puzzled by this sporty boy asking for yarn. However, he knew what he wanted, and saw that I had a lot of it!!

So, I said sure and tossed a partially used skein of blue from my pathetic plastic knitting bag. Once again reminding myself to keep going so I could get rid of the plastic! Then he produced a really, really long piece of finger knitting. I was very impressed. He told me, "I think it's fun and when I'm bored I do it. I was going to make a scarf, but then it got too long so I just kept going!". That works for me! Here is a picture of M and his work in progress.

I found a great YouTube video showing you how to finger knit. This is great for kids because it goes quickly and it's fun to make a chain that can reach throughout your house! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3LKAlDz9ig

My knitted knitting bag is close to the end!

Thanks to swimming lessons for kids #4 and #5(last ones for the winter session!), and a USA vs. Canada Gold metal hockey game:(, I have had some great blocks of solid knitting time! I have reached the part of the instructions that say...forming the base!
I am a bit concerned about the sizing I have created, if that is what you call it. Notice that the part of the bag with the diamonds seems to be knit tighter than the stripped parts of the bag. The directions do not say that it is supposed to look like a funnel! Hopefully this will all come out in the wash...literally! Perhaps the felting process will be forgiving of such mistakes!