1 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! Materials need for finger knitting a beanie: Super Chunky Wool (works best to make the beanie nice and chunky) Pair of scissors Your fingers Step 1 : How to Finger Knit Hold the wool comfortably with your thumb. Wrap the wool behind your index finger and in front of your middle finger, then behind your wedding finger and around your pinky.Then bring the wool in front of your wedding finger, behind your middle finger and around your index finger. You need to do it again.Wrap the wool in front of your middle finger, behind your index finger, and around your pinky. Continue bringing the wool in front of your wedding finger, behind your middle finger and then around your index finger, so that you will have two loops on each finger. Now you need to pull the bottom loop up and over the top loop. Do this with each finger in turn, so that you are left with one loop on each finger.Then start again, starting in front of your middle finger, making the loops, and pulling the wool over. Keep repeating these steps until you have a long enough piece that will fit around your head. Step 2 : How to connect strands of your beanie hat Now we are going to connect the two ends together. Run your thumb through the ridge on the back.The ridge is the back and the reverse side is the front. Face the ridged side in towards the centre, making sure you don’t twist it. Connect the two together by hooking your little finger first into the bottom loop, and then into the top loop of the end of the knitted piece.You will have three loops on your little finger. Then start knitting again as normal, wrapping the wool around your fingers.When you start to pull loops off your finger, just one thing... On Make a beanie hat with Red Ted Art Finger knitting is a great way to get kids interested in knitting and yarn crafts and is something they can easily progress from as they learn… Raring2go! MAKE 18
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