Giant Yarn: Learn Arm Knitting Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you how to knit with your arms. You will learn the importance of tension as you knit the yarn and how this can produce different results. ”

In this video lesson Miriam (Mizz) Evans addresses the topic: The Knit Stitch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Giant Yarn: Learn Arm Knitting Techniques. Use your arms and hands as needles to knit bold and beautiful creations .

Partial transcription of the video

“So in this lesson I am going to teach you how to knit with your arms. So normally in knitting and perhaps you've knitted before, you'll know that the size of the piece is dictated by the gauge of the yarn, so the width of the yarn, and the gauge of the needles, so the size of the needles. Also really important is the tension of the knitter. Now in arm knitting we can't really change the size of our needles very easily and we tend to use the same kind of size giant yarn, but what really makes a difference is how tightly you hold the yarn. So when somebody knits really tightly, has a high ten...”

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Course summary for: Giant Yarn: Learn Arm Knitting Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 629 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 12m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting