How to finger yourself
How to finger yourself
How To Finger Yourself
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009
How To Finger Yourself Properly
Fingering yourself is very easy, but you must be carefully when doing so.
First of all, go and wash your hands you dont want to catch an infection such a cystitis or a bacterial yeast infection which can cause serious problems when fingering yourself. After washing your hands thoroughly in warm hot soapy water you should lie on your back with both of your legs spread wide apart and make sure you are comfortable. Now try and relax, take some deep breaths in and out untill you feel relaxed enough to begin.
Next, corress your nipples gently so you start to feel aroused. If your breasts are large enough, then try and give your nipples a lick so you feel alot more turned on. After a short amount of time you should start to feel aroused or horny, this is where the fun begins.
Take one hand and slide it slowly down your body from your breasts until you reach your vagina area. But before you dive straight inside, you should want to arouse yourself further. Gently place one or two fingers on your clitoris, this is very sensitive spot just above your vaginal hole. Rub the clitoris very softly in a clockwise motion. You should now begin moaning slightly. Keep doing this for a couple of minutes, but make sure you dont do it to hard or rough because it will become sore quite fast.
Next, slide your fingers slowly onto your vaginal hole, have a feel to see if it is wet, if it isn’t then dont go inside. Have a drink, and start the process again. If it is wet then slide your finger or fingers up into your vagina. This is known as «fingering yourself». Move your fingers slowly in and out of your vagina, while doing this your vagina should feel very wet and moist and maybe a bit sticky, this is how you can tell if you are horny or not. Keep sliding your fingers in and out in a sort of thrusting motion. Take your other hand and start rubbing your clitoris, while you are using your other hand to finger yourself. You can do this for as long as you want, but if it starts to hurt then stop and take a rest for a few minutes and then start again.
Remember, fingering yourself should be enjoyable, and pleasureable. If you don’t get satisfaction out of fingering yourself then try using some toys to finger yourself with.
How To Make Yourself Throw Up Easily?
Learn some easy and safe ways to induce vomiting for relief when all else fails.
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When you swallow something toxic or harmful and start feeling nauseous, it’s your body’s way of telling you something is wrong and needs to be eliminated. One of the ways to do that is to make yourself throw up. While vomiting can provide you relief, it should only be done when all other methods fail. Ideally, consult a doctor before you resort to this as induced vomiting may cause certain damages to your body. In this article, we take a look at 10 easy ways to induce vomiting and the side effects of doing it.
In This Article
When To Induce Vomiting
Do not induce vomiting unless medically advised because it can take a toll on your overall health. That said, there may be a few instances where you would have to make yourself throw up:
However, forcing yourself to vomit every other day can cause severe issues. Some individuals tend to make a habit of inducing vomiting. This could be to lose weight or whenever they feel queasy. This repetitive behavior can strain the esophagus and the upper respiratory system. It may potentially rupture the food pipe and throat tissues.
Do not resort to vomiting to treat anything that may make you feel blue. However, if the situation calls for it and your only alternative is to vomit, you can try any of the following methods to help you throw up.
Caution: Consult your physician beforehand and look for alternative treatment options too. Do not use these methods to lose weight.
10 Easy Ways To Make Yourself Throw Up
1. Use Your Finger
Pushing your finger down your throat, over your tongue, will help induce vomiting.
Why This Works
When your finger comes in contact with the base of your tongue, your body reacts and causes a gag reflex (1). This, in turn, makes you nauseous and prompts you to vomit.
2. Drink Warm Salt Water
Add a teaspoon or two of salt to a glass of warm water. Consume this saline solution in a single gulp. It may take 25 to 30 minutes to induce vomit, but you can use your finger to speed up the process.
Why This Works
Salt contains sodium. Excess sodium can cause a shift in the natural electrolyte balance of your body and force you to expel the saltwater.
3. Gargle
Add a teaspoon of salt to a glass of warm water. Stir to dissolve it and take a sip of saltwater and hold it in your mouth. Tilt your head slightly and keep gargling for at least 10 minutes.
Why This Works
Gargling with warm water triggers a gag reflex, which induces vomiting. However, the gargling should be intense. You can also add salt to the warm water gargle to further accelerate the process.
4. Use A Toothbrush
You also can use your toothbrush to induce vomit. This method will be especially helpful if you aren’t comfortable with the idea of sticking your finger down your throat. You may rub your toothbrush against the back of your tongue and watch yourself throw up almost immediately.
Why This Works
The toothbrush causes a gag reflex that causes you to throw up.
5. Think About Vomiting
Think about vomiting and all things that make you sick to compel your body to throw up.
Why This Works
When you focus your mind on the sights, smells, and sounds that make you sick, you feel nauseated and tend to vomit.
6. Gargle With Egg Whites
Think of gargling with egg whites, and the thought itself may make a few pukes. If that doesn’t work, you may separate the whites from the egg and gargle with them.
Why This Works
The unpleasant smell and taste of raw egg whites can cause you to throw up almost instantly
7. Expose Yourself To Unpleasant Smells And Sights
Expose yourself to sickening or unpleasant sights, like watching someone else throw up.
Why This Works
Unpleasant views and smells can stimulate you to throw up. The neurons in your brain can cause you to become sick as a reflex action to such stimuli.
8. Take Baking Soda
Mix a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water and gulp it down.
Why This Works
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) has been used to induce vomiting. One of the many side effects of consuming too much sodium bicarbonate is nausea and vomiting (as the body tries to correct the salt balance by drawing water into the digestive system). However, caution should be exercised while following this method as it may lead to severe complications (2).
9. Mustard Solution
Mix a teaspoon or two of mustard in a glass of water and drink the solution in one go.
Why This Works
Mustard possesses natural emetic properties. Consuming it can make you nauseous and induce vomiting (3).
Caution
Do not make this a habit. Mustard contains high amounts of sodium, and excess sodium is not good for your health. Consult your doctor before you opt for this remedy.
10. Bloodroot Herb
Mix some bloodroot powder in a glass of water and consume it.
Why This Works
Bloodroot, also known as bloodwort, is a plant used traditionally to cure various health issues. Although this herb is of medicinal importance, it is also known to induce nausea and vomiting (4).
Caution
Bloodroot is quite toxic in high doses. Talk to your doctor before trying it.
Things To Do After You Throw Up
As you are already aware, self-induced vomiting, if done repeatedly, can have negative effects on your body. We have discussed them below.
Side Effects Of Throwing Up
Throwing up always comes up with side effects and risks. Repeatedly inducing vomit can cause the following side effects:
Making yourself throw up when you swallow something toxic or feel nauseous can provide relief. Using your finger to trigger the gag reflex can induce vomiting. Drinking warm saltwater and thinking about vomiting can also help induce vomiting. Gargling with egg whites, exposure to unpleasant sights and smells, and taking baking soda, mustard solution, and bloodroot powder can help induce vomiting too. But repeatedly inducing vomiting may cause a continuous feeling of nausea, dehydration, teeth eroding, and acid reflux. Hence, try opting for these methods only if you feel your condition can get better after throwing up.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a comfortable position to vomit in?
One of the most comfortable positions to vomit in is kneeling on your fours. Remember to take deep breaths before you vomit.
What to do if you or someone swallowed something harmful?
If you or someone in your vicinity swallowed or ingested something harmful, call for medical assistance without any delay. Meanwhile, try to spit out the substance. Do not consume any liquids or water.
How to treat poisoning?
Poisoning can be fatal at times. Call for medical assistance and meanwhile, if the person is still conscious, make them sit still and ask them to spit out any remains. If they are throwing up or spilling on their clothes and surroundings, wipe the mess carefully without contaminating yourself.
If the person is unconscious, try to wake them up and encourage them to spit the remains if any. Try to lie the person in the recovery position with a cushion behind their back and their upper leg pulled slightly forward, so that they don’t fall on their face or roll backward.
What medicine can make you throw up?
Drugs that trigger throwing up are emetics. These are common “over-the-counter” drugs that can trigger vomiting by initiating contractions in your stomach. But they should not be used without being medically advised.
Why does it hurt when you vomit?
Vomiting causes abdominal pain as stomach acids travel backward through the digestive tract, irritating tissues from the stomach to the throat.
Why don’t I feel like eating after puking?
This is because of irritation due to stomach acid that is often followed by dehydration. Take rest for 30 minutes and try sipping some lukewarm water or a fruit slice to combat the irritation.
How do I get rid of the bittersweet taste after vomiting?
Try to chew sugar-free gum or suck hard candies with mild flavors. If the rancid taste remains even after 35 to 45 minutes, try a rinse with a solution made using 5 grams of baking soda, half tablespoon salt, and 4 cups of warm water. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water to combat dehydration after throwing up.
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How to Give Yourself a Foot Massage
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If your feet are feeling stiff and sore, giving yourself a foot massage is a fast and easy way to get relief. And you don’t have to be a professional massage therapist—even the most basic DIY foot massage will help warm up your aching muscles. Massaging your feet can also help ease your stress and reduce swelling due to fluid buildup (edema) in your feet. Read on to learn a few simple techniques to get your aching feet feeling better in no time!
Finger Knitting How-to
I think that super-bulky yarn is a good weight to start with. Its easy to work with on the fingers and your kiddo will get something done pretty fast.
Pick up the yarn that goes to the ball, leaving the tail in between your thumb and hand. Bring the yarn behind your middle finger and over your ring finger.
Now, bring the yarn around your pinky, behind your ring finger and over your middle finger.
Next, bring the yarn around your index finger.
Now, we’re going to head back again. Bring the yarn behind your middle finger and over your ring finger.
Then, around your pinky, behind your ring finger, over your middle finger.
Starting with your pinky finger, bring the lower loop on your finger over the upper loop and over your finger.
Continue this process on each finger, bringing the lower loop over the upper loop and over your finger. Bring the tail in between your index finger and your middle finger. This is your home base. Now, repeat.
Wrap the yarn around your index finger.
Proceed to repeat the over and under until you have two loops on each finger.
Pull the lower loops over all the upper loops and over the finger, starting at the pinky.
This is how the back looks.
This is how the opposite side of the finger knitting looks.
To finish, cut the yarn and bring the end through each of the loops. If your child wants a break at any point, bring a pencil or pen through the loops in this same way and set aside. Then, easily place the loops back on the fingers when you want to continue.
Take the loops off your fingers and pull tightly.
Voila – there’s your finger knitting chain.
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Comments
My girls love to finger knit. In fact, they can do it all day long. But then we have these long tails of knit and there are only so many scarfs they can keep. Any ideas for fun projects with them?
Hi there
I think these would be great to have around the house especially if your girls can show them off to guests.
http://www.designsponge.com/2012/05/diy-project-chunky-finger-knit-pillow.html
Great idea! That’s so funny because its one of my projects :). Check out the Five Fabulous Finger Knitting Projects on the sidebar of the blog. Three are up there now, but more to come!
xo anne
If you do them with something a little stronger and make it longer you could turn it into a skipping rope
love that idea! It’s fun to finger knit with cotton rope, twine, jute, leather. Play around with it and see what happens!
This website is simply beautiful! Anne I cannot thank you enough for all the gorgeous ideas, and the fantastic instructions! Until today and I didn’t even know that 4 finger knitting exsisted – I’d only ever done the very think 1 finger knitting! You’ve opened up a whole new world to me. As a novice, I’m finding that the knitting seems to curl round as it grows in length. Is this the norm? Best wishes
Thank you so much for your comment! You’re compliment makes me glow! It is totally normal for the finger knitting to curl as it goes. It curls into a tube. I’m working on an easy way to make a fuller fabric – but that is to come!
Aww, thanks for your help Anne, good to hear I’m not doing anything wrong!
MARIA INES CASELLA GHISELLI says
Perdón, yo no hablo inglés, quisiera saber cómo se hace esta labor. Por favor, si pueden enviar la explicación en español-
¡GRACIAS!
sorry! I don’t know Spanish! I’m hoping you can follow along the photo tutorial!
Hi, sorry, I don’t speak Spanish. The photos should be able to do the trick, though.
Anne
Great ideas for Finger- knitted pieces:
Chose a few blending colors and after the pieces are completed, sew the pieces together to make
1: A blanket 2. pillow covering to spruce up the bed 3. cushion covering 4. place mats 5. make
some short enough to be able to bend in half length-wise to make coasters for the dining table or
patio table 6 head-bands–put on a couple beads…they’ll be great!!
Thank you so much for the opportunity to communicate; I live in the Bahamas and I am a self-taught knitter. I have
never tried this way of knitting yet, but I find it rather facinating and will definitely try this method.
Bless you and your knitting/hand craft/s
Hi Jacquie, Thank you for your great ideas! I love it when peoples share suggestions like this! Since this post on finger knitting, I have experimented a lot with Finger Knitting and have some fabulous new ideas in my book Knitting Without Needles, including techniques to attach finger knitting as you go! You don’t need to sew anything anymore! Check it out when you get the chance: http://www.bit.ly/knittingwoneedles
Perhaps your girls could make them then deliver them to a church to be distributed to the homeless. We have many churches in our community that help the homeless.
Make them for friends and family. people love hand made
You raise a wonderful point. I have the same issue. I have a few things in mind to give new and exciting life to those long strands. They are going to be super fun. Will come soon!
Anne
Úžasné výrobky a jedinečné postupy pro děti.
Sobis (Czech republic).
Just taught my girls (7 & 4) and myself using your directions…we have a new addiction!
Yay! enjoy. Will definitely have to come up with some uses for finger knitting other than scarves, and soon!
Anne
Thanks for the reminder, I want to teach my grandchildren how to finger-knit.
Oh, and don’t feel pressured to “take down” Christmas… at my home we leave everything up until Epiphany, when the kings finally arrive to pay homage to the Christ Child. So we get 12 full days of Christmas, and no pressure to hurry the good feelings out of our house. Now, waiting past January 6th would make me feel like I am being neglectful… but until then… relax, enjoy this time with your family!
It’s the best way to keep kids busy! I adore finger knitting. Just wandering if you know about arm knitting. I’ve read about it, but I can’t find instructions. Do you know how-to?
Great tutorial! Looks simple so it’s right up my alley 🙂
I’ve been doing this since 2nd grade at summer camp. LOL. However, I call finge CROCHETING instead of finger KNITTING. So fun to do though!
Oooh Yay! I am so excited! First reason is that I have just discovered your wonderfully delicious blog and second reason, Finger Knitting! A rush of memories just came flooding back from my childhood. I had totally forgotten about finger knitting. Thanks so much for the tutorial, I can’t wait to show my kids when they are old enough. Your afternoon you described seemed so blissful. It is Summer in Australia but come winter, I can picture us in front of the fire, surrounded by lots of colourful yarn. xx
I’m going to try this with my kindergarten class. They will love it! Thanks.
so get this…my 11yr old grandaughter tried to teach me this and got so fustrated with me she said “Mars (thats what the grandaughters call me), i give up, maybe your too old to learn” wwweellll then…i showed her. i added 3 different kinds of yarn (once i figured out how to do it) and made 24, yes 24 very long scarfs for everyone that showed up at Christmas. her reply then…”wow Mars you did it”.
Thanks for posting the tutorial! I saw your link on craftgossip and can’t wait to try this.
Mars, what a great story! how wonderful and what kind gifts for everyone – thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the awesome tutorial! I’m going to try this with my class, I hope they’ll manage!
I remember doin this as a child! Thanks for the memories!
I’m a long time crochet freak and my husband is a knitter but neither of us had ever done this. It was nice to sit and watch tv and finger knit at the same time! Will definitely be a fun thing to teach to our someday little ones. Thank you for sharing!
How fun-I’m going to set my 9-year-old down to try it. She has tried knitting but gets frustrated with tangles so this might be perfect to ease her in.
I just took my Christmas tree down-we leave it up for the 12 days of Christmas also. Love having it up, love taking it down to deep clean my living room.
I’ve never heard of this before! It looks so interesting, I think I’ll try it and then sew the pieces together into a hat….homemade slouchy hat! (Hopefully)
I tried knitting when I was younger, but got frustrated and decide I liked sewing more. XD
This will be fun.
Peaceful reader – I hope your 9-year old loves it! I think she will, because I find this cuts down on knitting frustration a lot! They feel good accomplishing so much.
Phyllis, thanks you so much for the award – you are so kind to think if me.
I will do some posts soon on ideas for what to do for finger knitting. A rug is one of them – can’t wait to try it!
Catori – cool, a hat!! Let me know how it turns out. I would love, love love to see finger knitting as a hat. xoanne
Thanks for sharing. I will share the technique with my 4 year old great neice. She loves handknit scarves and hats.
Came here from Phyllis’s blog and had to comment on this post. My just turned 12 year old daughter LOVES to finger knit. She has been doing it for about 4 years. She even sells her scarves at our Homeschool Skate Day. One thing she does is use 2 or more colors at once. She also makes pom poms to attach to each end. I loved seeing the photos of your kiddos doing this. Now Keilee has learned to knit and she is finger knitting less and less…but she loved it so! I have little finger knitted goodies everywhere!
Cool, I just realized that blogger must have updated its ability to respond to individual comments! I love your story here, karen! Thanks so much for sharing. Great idea to add the pom poms to the scarves. Now that she’s learned to knit – watch out!!
fun 🙂 but how would you tie it off?
Maybe you could you whip stitch a few together and make bags, rugs, shawls!
Anonymous, You tie it off by slipping the yarn through each one of the loops on your fingers. The best photo of it is the third to the last photo in the post. Let me know if you have any further questions!
I just stumbled onto this other tutorial on craftgawker, and it seems to me that you could braid three strands of your fingerknitting together to make a bulkier scarf ala: http://knucklesalad.com/njickis-braided-knit-scarf-pattern/ I’ll give it a try just as soon as I can get some bulky yarn. Thanks for the inspiration.
Great idea about braiding. Thank you! Check out my post here: https://www.flaxandtwine.com/2011/01/finger-knitting-obsession.html where we did just that 🙂
I showed my kids how to do this & they LOVE it! And we are not very crafty. Thanks so much! It’s a great activity to do together!
Susie,
So so glad your kids are loving it. have fun!
Love it! I remember doing this as a kid!! I posted a link to this on my blog…thru my pinterest board.
Thanks!
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
Love this! Look forward to seeing the rug idea…
Worked on the rug this weekend with the kids!
Thank You! Just taught my 5 year old and she loves it, she picked it up really quickly – so much easier than trying to teach her knitting and crochet.
Thank you so much for this thorough tutorial! I do ALOT of crochet and my grandkids (ages 7 an 9) always ask me to teach them. I’ve tried several times but think they are too young to really get the hang of the fine motor skills necessary. This is a GREAT skill and craft to teach them now. It works up fast and they get to see their work come to fruition. We are having a hand knitting date tonight!
Sounds absolutely lovely. Good luck tonight! soon you will have piles and piles of finger knitting, so keep your eye out for my new series – 5 Fabulous Finger Knitting Projects! They will be coming out soon! Look for the button on the right hand side of my blog
Love this! Can’t wait to try it with my kids! Having one problem though – the parts coming off my index finger are loose and I can’t figure out how to tighten them. Any suggestions?
Jodi.Have fun with the kids! My suggestion is to give the ring finger loop a little extra pull as you bring it over your ring finger. This will tighten the loop on your index finger and should limit the size of that loop. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Anne
Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorial! My daughter almost spent the entire hour during her brother’s basketball practice knitting. She claimed she could was “going to do this forever!” I also love your idea for the rug. My son learned how to use a knitty knobby at school and he said he wanted to make a rug out of the chain. Your rug idea is perfect 🙂
I love that. Yes, its a good way to pass time. I tell that to my daughter all the time. Great idea with the knitty knobby chain – hope he has a ball with it!
Thank you for the detailed instructions! I have never been able to get the hang of knitting. Although I usually go for some cool knits in the saba fashion online store. Maybe I am just lazy :))
I do inhome childcare and have a family that the kids have been fingerknitting here for a while now. They have taught some of the other kids to do it to. It would be fun to make something with them so I will be watching out for some good ideas fo do with them. Thanks for the great detailed directions so I can now learn to do it with them.
This fun but it is turning out very messy as it comes off the index finger and real nice as it comes off the pinky finger. Can’t solve the problem by giving the extra pull when I take if off the ring finger. Tried doing this with the index and middle finger both-still no luck. Always have a huge loop as I take it off the index finger. What am I doing wrong. This would be so neat if I could get it right.
HI! My suggestion is to give the ring finger loop a little extra pull as you bring it over your ring finger. This will tighten the loop on your index finger and should limit the size of that loop. I hope that helps you. Good luck!
Awesome! I am going to try this and then teach it to my two nieces!
Yay! Have fun. It is such a great way to introduce kiddos to yarn and making great things!Have a ball.
I will give it a go with my 4 year old who wants to knit like mummy 🙂
S/he will love it!
I do this with the potholder loops that are used in the plastic looms, makes great headbands.
Sounds great. I’d love to see the headbands!
We made a snake for my son this way. Super fun! If when you finish an adequate snake length, you weave so there are 4 loops on each finger then move the bottom yarn over the top 3 times. Weave the yarn through a normal two loop cycle. Tie off. Opt, go through the ending loops with a “tongue color” this technique gives the snake a triangle head!
great idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
Hello, Thanks for this. I did this recently with my girls and she has been knitting for hours ever since. She got excited yesterday at the store when she found the bargain bin of yarn. Hilarious.
I hope you don’t mind. I do a pin of the week on my blog and I used yours for it. Hope that’s OK… I linked it to you to make sure everyone knew, I did not come up with it. Thanks again!
So glad she loves it! Thanks for sharing on your blog!!
I’m babysitting a 7 year old for three days next week!! I think finger knitting should keep her busy for a while!! 🙂 thanks for sharing.
Hello, I glad you meet you on this blogger! This post is really great and inspiring me! Thanks a lot!
This is really cool.. the tutorial is great.. but if I want to take this with me.. where I didn’t have my computer.. or maybe I did, but had no net-access.. I wouldn’t be able to show it (or having a reminder to access).. have you considered maybe making this into a downloadable PDF?
hello anne, whoa what a good blog you have here!
i also do finger knit in my spare time, and always wondering how to make the knit strands not only long, but also thick and wide enough for a scarf. is there any way to join some strands into one to make it thicker (or wider)? i really would like to know 😀
Hi! One way to make it thicker is to finger knit the finger knitting chain – you basically treat the finger knit strand as its own piece of yarn and finger knit it. Another way is to braid finger knitting chains together. I’ve never tried seaming the strands together with the same yarn, but I think it would likely work well. I will have to try that and see how it comes out! Thanks for your comment.
I find that these make great dog toys too. Using a safe but inexpensive yarn I made my dog a toy rope that she loves playing tug-of-war with. 🙂
great idea Cheryl! Thanks!
From an Early Childhood Teacher’s point of view…excellent eye and hand coordination which also helps the child in creativity. Might I add keep children self entertained and self accompolishment and away from todays violence. It also looks like good therapy for arthritics. My hat off to you, Anne. Will look for more of your creativities! God Bless!
aaa fingerknitting.. (or finger crochetting as it is in swedish((Fingervirkning)) brings back lots of child hood memories lol. love the curtain and the rug you and the kids have made 🙂
My son (6yo) has been asking to learn to knit since his 4th bday. I don’t know anyone that knows how. We are on our way to get yarn and try this. Hoping to be the worlds best mom in about an hour 🙂
Good for you! I’m so excited for you guys. There are so many wonderful video tutorials online. It may be nice for you to be learning alongside him. Good luck!!
I try this an it ends up looking nkthing like your pictures. One side is tight and the other is super loose and the pattern looks nothing like what you have. What am i doing wrong?
Hi. I’m so sorry it’s not working out well for you. Keep practicing and your stitch will get more even and consistent. Also, after it comes off your hand, pull on the tail end a bit and the stitches will create the tube.
I don’t know if its been said, but I think it would be nice garland on a Christmas tree
Yes! it would be super super cute!
Also I bet one side is loose and one side is tight because of how far apart your fingers are. I used to have a loose side blecause I hold my pinky outlol
What a fab idea…must give it a go. Hello from N. Ireland
Just pulled out my yarn and plan on teaching the kiddo’s to finger knit this afternoon!!
Love you blog and this finger knitting tutorial. I know this makes long skinny strands but what if i wanted to have a wider strand, more fingers? hehe, is there a way to join 2 pieces? thanks you!
Hahah thanks Anne, I’ll let you know if I find out before you 🙂 Great blog btw
Thank you so much! I have an ADHD child and have been trying to remember how to start these chains! I plan on teaching his so he has something to do at school to keep his hands busy and brain ready. Thanks so much!!
This will be a blessing for my 12 yr old girl who has a hand injury from birth. She WILL be able to do this!! THANKS SO MUCH!
I love to hear comments like this. I hope she adores doing it!
Thank You. I remember finger knitting in elementary school. I have been trying to find instructions for many years on how to finger knit, now that I am a mom. Thank you for bringing back great childhood memories.
We have knitting dolloies and nifty knitters, but I’d never heard of this before. I love it! Thanks for the great instructions. I had to get a ball of yarn and try it out as soon as I saw this. Can’t wait to teach it to my dear daughter. Thank you.
you can knit a chain and decorate tree w/ or you can donate scarfs to the needy
great ideas! Thanks for sharing!!
Hiya Anne, I love your post! Lol, as i’m typing a huge bulk of finger knitting is woven onto my hand!! I am 11 years old and just stumbled upon your page, I have over ever known to single finger knit on just my index finger, this is amazing!! I love this soooo much!! Thanks a lot. I’m already thinking of making a TON of scarves for 2013 Christmas and am getting VERRRRYYYY excited about it, also I am secretly making a huge rug for my mother. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Allana! You made my day with this comment. Have fun with it! More projects to come.
I have always complained not having knitting/crocheting sticks at home, but now I’ve found this, I’m so happy to be able to realise that it is possible to just finger-knit! Those pictures above are easy to understand for beginners like me! I also suggest that you can make a bracelet (warm for winter!!), just knitting a chain and tying the ends together 🙂
Great idea to make a bracelet. I am so glad you found the website and the instructions. Thanks so much for the comment!
Awesome tutorial! I can’t wait to try this with my daughter!
I’m a kindergarten teacher and have been doing fingerknitting with my kiddos for years and I agree – it’s wonderful! So calming, especially for hyperactive kids. But the trouble is what to do with all that finger knitting! Thanks for answering that question! I wanted to share with you a faster way to fingerknit. I was doing it the way you described and last year I ran across this method and it doubles the speed. I had written out instructions, but just erased them all because I realized a video is a lot less tedious 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtcROqJi0lM
The other good thing about this method is that to adjust the tension they simply spread out/wiggle their fingers – no more little ones’ fingers turning purple! 🙂 Hope this helps! Happy knitting, and thanks again for your wonderful ideas!
Liz, Thanks so much for sharing. I never thought just to bring the yarn across all the fingers like that, but it does make it faster! Cool.
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Oh my gosh! I just somehow happened upon your blog, and I am so excited! I used to do finger knitting when I was younger (much younger)! Every time I am in my craft room and see all my unused yarn, I wondered “how do you do the finger thingy that I used to do?” I am so excited to know how to do this again and to teach my little girl. I am ecstatic to have something to do with the yards and yards of finger knitting that she will do too (I remember having totes full of my finger knitted balls and I think I unraveled them all and gave the yarn away)! Thank you for your blog, especially about the finger knitting. You’re awesome and so creative!
Bridget, how sweet! Thanks so much for your enthusiastic response. YOur reaction was exactly the one I had when I rediscovered finger knitting. You’ll find it just as much fun now :). Knit away!
wow this is very good ideas thanks for sharing
Is there a place to go on your sight where I can print out the finger knitting instructions, with photos, to teach my kids while we are on a trip? They are visual learners! hehe THANKS BUNCHES!
Hi Deb! I do not have a pdf available yet, but it is forthcoming. I have an ebook in the works where you will be able to download the fingerknitting pdf plus directions for all the projects. Should be awesome!
Maybe you could make belts and head/hairbands. I learned this as a Campfire girls in elementary school. I remember using them to hold hair out of my face. I live in Arizona where it gets hot in the summer and would use as a headband to keep the sweat out of your eyes. In the winter you can use as an ear warmer. That is what I can remember just off the top of my head. I was just trying to remember how to do this. I couldn’t figure it out. Thanks for the post.
Thanks so much for your ideas Bedori!
Great ideas…very useful! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful activity. I have 4 granddaughters (so far!) and will share this with them as they get old enough. I am grateful for this skill since I have arthritis in my left hand so this is perfect- no strain on using my left hand!
Thanks for this sweet comment. I am so glad that this skill will enable you to keep making with less pain! Happy time with your granddaughters! enjoy it!
Great tutorial. I used to do this when I was a little girl & have now taught my kids to finger knit too! I am sharing our experience with it on my blog & put up a link to your detailed tutorial. Thank you for sharing it!
i made yarn out of an old tshirt and gave this a spin. it’s pretty! but I only managed to create a foot and a half long of knit… which I cant really use as a scarf… wondering if there is a way to make more knits from more shirts, and connect 3 or more to make one giant scarf?
you’re right.. I’m hooked by this project, I just wanna do more…
I think that is great! You can stitch the tshirt strips together to get a strip of finger knitting the length you’d like. Then, when you have three strands, you can whip stitch them together side by side to build something wider. Keep it up!
Got the link from All Free Holiday Crafts email. My kids actually taught me how to do this when they were in grade school. They’re all grown up now. I was just wondering 2 days ago how to do it because I had forgotten. Thanks so much for the tutorial. Adorable kiddos you’ve got there.
I’m having trouble understanding what to do with the tail when starting. the loop on my index finger isn’t tight enough because of the tail.
HI. The tail does just kind of hang there for the first row. It doesn’t hold snugly to your finger, but you pull that starting tail in between your forefinger and middle finger and just let it hang. After a couple more rows, you won’t notice it any more. And, you don’t need to worry about it – it won’t unravel from there. xx
I LOVE all your crafts. I have made almost everything on this site. A lot of stuff on this site is really great for gifts. You should definatily post a little bit on gifts.
Thanks Dakota! I really appreciate your comment. Lots of fun gift posts coming up!
Wonderfull tutorial, I never thought the kids could knit, you gave me a grat ideea!. I will share your post on my blog, with lots of compliments to you!
Hi Loriana!
thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. I’m so glad you enjoyed the post. Enjoy finger knitting with your kids!
Anne
I stumbled on to your blog a few days ago and got hooked to it. Finger knitting has become the new craze in my house, thanks to you. Look what we made http://varadasharma.com/2013/12/its-gift-giving-time/ 🙂
Many thanks and lots of warm winter hugs,
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family,
I am going to teach my great-granddaughts how to do this.
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Can you get the scarf any wider.
Hi. You can braid strands together. You can also weave them. There are other ways you can make it wider, but I need to do a tutorial to show you. It’s hard to explain by comment. You can also fingerknit your fingerknitting, if that makes sense. Have fun!
Love this! I thought I invented this when I was about 10, I never knew it was a real thing! I am going to get back to this and then actually make stuff! Fun!
Thanks so much! I know I remember doing it as a child, too! I loved it then and still do! Its oddly fulfilling! have fun making!
I can’t believe I’ve been knitting more than 60 years and never heard of this before. Thank you, thank you. I’m addicted already and want to show everyone how to do it.
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you’re here. Enjoy!
My grandchildren and I did this one summer sitting on our back porch… the neighborhood kids were so curious that they soon began doing it also… we had our own little neighborhood knitting club going on … what fun….Cathy
I love this! Thanks so much for sharing Cathy!
Debbie May says
Great to carry in purse,
for a something to do job if passing time.
I just LOVE finger knitting! It’s always a great time passer for anyone who likes crafts! Enjoy it all!
Thanks so much! It is so much fun isn’t it!?
I have a question maybe you could ask? When see everyones work here on the internet I get so frustrated, because my own finger knitting gets so loose. It is not at all as tight as yours is. Mine have big holes in it. Do you know why this happens?
Hi Michelle,
Don’t get frustrated, you’ll get it! It takes time to master a new craft. Holes can happen because you’re dropping a stitch along the way. Do you ever look at your hand and find that a strand is missing? It could be because you pull the yarn really loose when you pull it up over your finger. If you finger-knit more at mid-finger as opposed to the bottoms of your fingers, this could help. If you send me a photograph of your finger knitting, I may be able to help more. Send it to flaxandtwine (at) gmail (dot) com.
I am wondering if you can connect them together and how?
Hi Randa, You can connect them together! I have a lot of projects doing just that in my upcoming book which will be published in August of 2015.
That’s a great way to do it Sandra.
Kyla goebel says
I would totally try this out! It’s so cool!
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