How to Finger Knit a Blanket [Washer & Dryer Safe] #Knittingcrocheting #lifehacks

Hi everyone, welcome to Play Hooky with me. My name is Roz and in this video I thought it would be fun to make the popular finger knit blanket using chunky chenille yarn. The beauty of this blanket is you do not need any knitting or crochet experience to make it. We're simply going to be making a chain and working loops with our fingers. As always there are time stamps below so you can jump to your point of interest. So yeah, let's go ahead and get started. For this blanket I used the Bernat Blanket Big chenille yarn. These come in 32 yard skeins so for gauge a 3x4 throw took me five balls and for a 4x5 it took six. To begin we're going to start with a slip knot and at this point this is where I like to establish the length of my loops and chains. I found for my fingers about a one and a half to two inches works really well. This is comfortable for my finger size and at this point just go ahead and pinch through the center and pull a loop through your chain. Continue doing this until you reach your desired length. I'm making a 3x4 which took me about 30 chains. When you've reached your desired length be sure to include that very first chain at the slip knot. We're working on our first row now and I like to place the yarn pointing in the direction that I'm going to be working. This makes my work go a lot faster. Starting in that very first loop just pull another loop through. Here again my loops are about one and a half to two inches in height similar to the chain that I started with and now we're just going to go into the top of every single chain with a loop. This first row and second row they're a bit fiddly. Your initial chain is going to flip around a little bit but don't worry that gets smoother as you go. Just continue feeding loops in the top of those chains. Don't forget that very first chain next to the slip knot. At this point go ahead and double check that you have the same amount of loops as your initial chain. So I need 30 because I had 30 chains. Okay and now we're getting ready to do row two and again I like to move the yarn over to the direction that I'm working. It keeps things organized and it helps me not to skip any stitches along the way. We're just going to start again in that very first loop that we finished in. Feed our finger through starting our next row and that's it. We're just going to keep feeding loops into our previous loops and just take a pause and move your yarn over to the other side before you move on to the next row. Again this also helps me to keep an eye on making sure that I don't miss count on the ends. Starting our next row. Another quick tip just to make sure that your loops don't twist. Just make sure the bars are straight on each side before you pull the loop through. This way you won't get any kind of twisting. Another quick tip is I like to sit on the bed while I work and I roll the blanket as I go. This just helps with the ease of the back when I do it this way. I don't have far to reach and it makes it again very quick to work on. This blanket took me about an hour and a half to two hours. Attaching another skein is really easy to do. Just take your next skein and tie it like a shoelace making a very tight knot. Clip as close as you can. With this yarn I found that that works quite well. It doesn't come apart on me. It really depends. Just play with it. Another option though if it is pulling apart for you, do the magic knot. I'll add a link here for a more detailed video but you're going to do the same thing but in two places. Just tie like a shoelace on both ends. This will guarantee that these skeins will not pull apart no matter how hard you tug on it and no matter how close you clip on the ends. The reason I prefer the magic knot method is because it just saves a lot on the clipping of the skein. It is slightly bigger than the regular knot so play with both and see what you like best. Finishing your blanket is very easy to do. Make sure that you have two to three lengths of yarn left over. This is because you're going to be making your final loop slightly bigger than the loops for the rest of your blanket. My loops are about an inch larger than they were previously. We're doing this because we're going to be feeding them into each other to make a final chain to finish our blanket. And just make sure that you have a little tail left to feed through that very final chain. And now at this point go back to the other side of your blanket and taking that very first loop thread the second loop into that first loop and continue this process all the way along. Just thread through all the way across and you'll see that it makes a lovely chain effect. And once you've reached the end go ahead and take your little tail there and thread it through that final loop. You can weave it into the side if it's long enough or you can for added assurance go ahead and attach with a needle and thread. I like to use white. It is easily camouflaged within the fibers of the chenille. No one will even see it or notice it.