Pintester Movement V. 2.0: Arm Knitting

I knit.

There I said it.

I knit like a grandma.

I'm good at it, I enjoy it, the employees at a local yarn shop know my name and I have a stash of yarn that my husband once described as "shocking". 

Here are some examples of things I have actually created with yarn and sticks.

Yes, I made all of these and yes, those reindeer are humping.

So when Sonja over at Pintester.com declared another "Pintester Movement" I scoured through her craft attempts and thought "Arm Knitting" might be right up my alley, even though her results may have been less-than-stellar. See her post here

Here is the original "Arm Knitting" post from simplymaggie.com

I already know my knitting basics and I have arms... How hard could it be?

First of all, the updated instructional video is almost 10 1/2 minutes long. That should have been my first warning. I watched it 3 or 4 times with my head cocked to the side thinking "huh???... shouldn't I understand this?!?" But I decided to press on and figure it out as I went.

The yarn I used is "Yarn Bee- Debut" in Smoke which I found at Hobby Lobby.
Usually I only buy yarn from my local yarn store, but time was a factor and I just couldn't get there.

Bear with me, as taking photos with your hands tied together is as difficult as you'd suspect so my husband had to take a few.

I "Cast On" 6 loops onto my right arm.

Trying to follow the instructional video as closely as possible, I started grabbing yarn and pulling loops thinking there was no way in hell this was going to amount to anything.

  I totally felt like I should've be doing some sort of grand Houdini-esq escape trick.

Notice there are too many stitches? This was actually from my first attempt but it was one of the better pictures we got.

I would definitely suggest using the softest yarn you can find. I have super sensitive skin and even with this bamboo & acrylic blend (which is nice and squishy) my arms were getting a bit irritated from dragging the yarn across them so much. Friction can be a bitch.

At this point I said to my husband
 "I'll be damned... It's actually working"

After I bound off, I used a crochet hook and used the loose yarn ends to "sew" the scarf ends together to make a circle.

I was honestly prepared to end up with my arms tied together in a mass of twisted fiber. I even had my scissors waiting nearby in case my husband had to come to my rescue and free me.
But once I got the rhythm down it all came together.
Frankly, I was quite surprised.

It took about a 30 min. and while it might not be the nicest thing I've ever knit, I think I just might actually wear it.


*Update: I am not quite ready for the responsibility of an Etsy shop, but because of the interest I am willing to make and sell the reindeer hat through my blog.
Please email me for pricing and a time estimate.
Thank you all!

Pin It