Free Pattern Friday*: Mitten Time. DROPS Tutorial Videos. How to Finger Knit (Photo + Video Tutorial) Finger knitting is a fun and easy to learn! If you have never tried it, here is a quick and simple tutorial that will get you started in no time flat. This is especially great for kids because no hooks or needles are required, just your hands, yarn and scissors. I used super bulky yarn for this tutorial, but skinnier yarn is OK for smaller hands. Because your fingers become the loom, the size of your fingers will determine the size of the finished piece. The result is a rope-like strand that can be used for lots of things including a belt, thin scarf, and so much more! *Be sure to scroll down to watch the video tutorial to see this process in action. Note: If doing this with very young kids, be sure to assist with the scissors part. Let's get started...begin by pulling out a few inches of yarn and clamp it with your thumb as shown below.
Next, take the working yarn and go under your index finger, Over your middle finger, under your ring finger, and over your little finger. Little Dandelion - aussiemumnetwork.com. Rico-snood-pattern. DIY Giftables #1: 2 simple snoods - a free knitting pattern – By Hand London. We can't think of much that trumps a handknit Christmas present. Nothing is as thoughtful and seasonally practical (for Northern Hemisphere dwellers at least), and shows just how much you care. And the best part is that handknit gifts don't have to be as time consuming as you'd expect. Replace your images of intricate fairisle jumpers and spindly lacework shawls with chunky knit winter must-haves: mittens, pompom hats, slouchy socks and snoods that can all be completed in an evening or two.
We've come up with two super simple snoods that are lightning quick to knit, suitable even for first time knitters, and will make the perfect gift for just about anyone (even those tricky men!) , that is, if you can bring yourself to give them away! Representing two of our favourite stitches - moss stitch and English rib stitch - these snoods are a once around the neck coze extravaganza. Moss Stitch Snood Difficulty - beginner You will need: Abbreviations*: CO - cast on BO - bind off k - knit p - purl. Potted Button Trees. Last week as part of the UFO challenge for Iron Craft, I finished one of these potted button trees that I had been sitting for almost a year.
I promised I would share the pattern with all of you this week and here it is. These were so quick to make up that I made two more in a medium and small size on top of the one I had made last week. Color-wise, I stuck to the colors of my inspiration trees from a Christmas store in Bruges, Belgium, but I think they could be done in so many ways. The ones I made are red on one side and white on the other, which goes well with the Scandinavian way I tend to decorate for the holidays. But I could also see them done in more natural colors with green trees and the original terra cotta colored pot.
Or you could take them a glam route and knit black and white trees with sparkly buttons and paint your pots silver. The variations could fit any style. Paint: Paint the dowels white and the pots red. Knit two triangles of the same size for each tree. Large Tree. Potted Button Trees. Patterns. Free Knitting Patterns: Stuffed Animals & Toys. Knitting patterns.