Thursday, January 15, 2009fingerknitted scarf Here's my scarf. I posted a close up below here but this is the overview. It was fun to do and I think even a small child could manage it. If you 'google' there are several sites giving instructions & it's a great way to get kids 'hooked' on fiber crafts! I remember back in the Olden Days, we used to make endless cords with 4 strands of leather or plastic strips. And then there was friendship bracelets, a fine thread version of macrame`. Well, I'm sure we all went though it and here we are today...still at it! 
posted @ 09:53 AM PST [link] fingerknitting closeup  This is the scarf I made by finger knitting a skein of Lion Brand Jiffy Thick & Quick yarn. The band says there are 84 yards (76 m). It made a long rope, too long to be practical as a scarf so I finger crocheted it ...made a chain... so shorten. It's maybe a bit too short now. I could work it tighter and lengthen it that way but I think that would destroy the texture of it some. It'll do and for a child it would be even better, of course. It's also better this way for those of us who are uncomfortable with a 'rope' around our necks!  But it was fun to make and I'm going to have to try at least one more with some of that 'fur' novelty yarn I've bought for some unknown reason! 
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