This finger knit headband takes just a few minutes and a tiny bit of yarn to make, so you can make them to match all your outfits or use all your leftovers! Materials For this headband you’ll need about 16 yards of super bulky/weight 6 yarn. I used Lion Brand Hometown in Fort Worth Blue. […]
Finger Knitting Scarf Pattern
This finger knitting scarf pattern is one of the easiest things you can do with finger knitting, and it will actually keep you warm, too. Part scarf, part necklace, this is a project that just takes a couple of hours to knit and is a great way to show off your finger knitting skills. Supplies […]
Finger Knitting Tutorial
I wrote a post about finger knitting a long time ago but figured it was time to dig deeper with a full finger knitting tutorial. What is Finger Knitting? Finger knitting is a way to make a knit-look fabric just using your fingers to manipulate the yarn. You wrap the yarn around several fingers on […]
How to Wind a Ball of Yarn
If you’ve ever bought yarn that wasn’t already in some kind of workable shape, you might be wondering how to wind a ball of yarn so you can crochet or knit with it. Let’s learn how to wind a ball by hand and with some special tools that make it easier. First, Some Definitions There […]
How to Make a Center Pull Ball by Hand
Some knitters and crocheters prefer to work from a center-pull ball of yarn, but if you don’t have a yarn winder and swift you might not know how to make a center pull ball by hand. It’s actually pretty easy to do and a great way to store yarn if you’re not ready to knit […]
How to Do a Felted Join or Spit Splice
The felted join (also sometimes called a spit splice) is a great way to join two balls of yarn together when they are made out of natural fibers. You can use it to join two balls of the same color, to join different colors in a stash busting project, or even to join ends of […]
How to Make Pom Poms 5 Ways and How to Use Them
My daughter and I both love to make pom-poms out of yarn. It’s a really easy and soothing craft and you can use them in lots of different ways. She’s very slowly working on a pompom rug (sort of like this one from Simplify Create Inspire, but in rainbow colors), but if you don’t have […]