Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Arm knitting

Arm Knitting

Yes, you did read that right.  Apparently knitting with your arms and not needles is nothing new; this skill's been around for at least a century.  Remember when I talked about the Guinness Record for finger knitting , well this just eliminates the digits, sort of. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal there's a real interest in arm knitting in the 18-34 year old group often referred to as the Millennials.  The Millennials are drawn to this type of knitting due to its do-it-yourself approach.  The finished product is very droopy and loopy and although I recently knit something that looks very much like the cowl below with large yarn and needles, I can guarantee anyone who is interested that I won't be using my arms instead of needles any time soon, meaning never. This is how items made with your arms as needles will look A cowl A blanket The technique is essentially the same as using needles with the only difference that fingers ...