Finger knitting

Finger knitting is a form of knitting where a knitted cord is created using only hands and fingers, instead of knitting needles or other traditional tools.

Scarf finger knitted

Uses

Though finger knitting may be performed by people of all ages, it is cited as a teaching tool for children because of its comparative simplicity in contrast to traditional knitting. It effectively demonstrates that knitting involves a series of loops strung together. Finger knitting may also be safely practised on airplanes that prohibit knitting needles.[1]

Child finger knitting

Records

Several world record attempts have been made with finger knitting. The current record, as acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records, is held by a German man who knitted a 4,321-metre (14,177 ft) strand in 2004.[2] Ten days before the German record was set, 11-year-old Gemma Pouls of Hamilton, New Zealand, set the record with a 2,779.49-metre (9,119.1 ft), which weighed over 5 kg (11 lb).[2]

References
  1. Janelle Masters (2006). "Finger knitting". knitty.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Obsessed with life's extremes". Waikato Times. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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