How to chain knit with your fingers

This is an instructable will show you how to chain knit with your fingers. Its very easy to learn and its fast. I made a 15 foot chain in 45 minutes.

Step 1 The first knot

Frist, tie an overhand knot at one end of the yarn. The hole should be big enough to fit over your finger but not to big.

Comments

[sheeplover376]

my friend was making one of these at school today and now i'm gonna surprise her with the one i'm making :D

[CapnTac]

My girlfriend started one last night at my house, I'm going to finish it and surprise her with it tomorrow.

[kunai_head]

theres a SUPER easier way. you do it on the back of your hand and its alot less complex

[crak-a-bottle]

have you a link to some instructions for that? :)

[15zhangfra]

i love doing this, some year ago i did it wrong and went to search instructables, i was horrified later about the instructable after i learned it. it said to end it by cutting and tie it!!!

[raycheshire]

I'm on my dads account and I love to do this I had a sought of phase of having to do it. it beats doing homework any day cazzy

[Mr. Rig It]

This is a very cool idea. Aside using it as some kind of decoration what other practical applications does it have? Is it stronger than a weave? Pretty cool. Thank you.

[invisiblelight386]

Im not shoure about any practical uses, I was just board one day so kind of just made it up. Im not shoure if its stronger than a weave but its pretty strong, think of it like this: one strand of yarn can hold x amount of weight but, the chain (8 strands of yarn) can hold 8x amount of weight.

[Ingerson]

I saw on a craft blog once that someone took a lenght of "chain" they made this way and felted it (by boil washing the chain a couple of times). Then made that chain into a spiral and stitched it together to make a dining chair cushion. Looked really good.

[Shifrin]

Thanks, I use to do this! I think i'm going to try that soon!

[icedog515]

wow i wish i could do that.

[iwantacuracy]

can you use other materials other than yarn. eg. string, cotton, rope(on a larger scale)???

[invisiblelight386]

yes, ive used sizes from 1mm-1cm. and materials from simple yarn to 1mm elastic cord

[jakee117]

could u like once u have the chain there knit the chain again so it gets bigger so u could make it a scarf

[Kiteman]

OK, you're sitting there with a mile and half of chain. What next?

[abrannan]

You make a chain out of the chain you have, obviously.

[Kiteman]

This could get awfully recursive...

[abrannan]

Actually, I wonder if this could be used as the foundation for some sort of woven blanket.

[tyeo098]

sooooo adictive, ima start now =P

[badrang4]

awsome