You may have seen a number of our Finger Knitting projects these past few months – we created some easy Finger Knitting Butterflies and wonderful Finger Knitting Bunnies recently. Today, we have some simple looking Finger Knitting Snakes.. BUT.. there is something a little different about them. Yes, we use two colours of wool, to give them that two tone snake skin textured, but we also experimented with something new… as with traditional knitting, we wanted to experiement as if you can “increase” a stitch and “decrease” a stitch when finger knitting.. and what the results would look like.. can you guess.. did our finger knitting experiment work out?? Oh yes it did… the snake’s heads are created in this wonderful technique.
As with traditional finger knitting.. getting your “head around” how to increase and decrease a stitch DOES feel a little tricky at first, but once you have had a go, you will wonder why you haven’t done it before.. now I am wondering what else we can finger knit with out newly found finger knitting technique
Finger Knitting Snakes – Materials
- 2 Colours of Wool (I like one to be green, but of course any colours go)
- Googly Eyes and Glue (optional)
- YOUR FINGERS! (and a little patience to learn the increase/ decrease stitch)
Finger Knitting Snake – How To:
I do think Finger Knitting How Tos lend themselves VERY well to videos.. which is why ta-daaaaa we have yet another How to Finger Knit video for you. Note that we start this project by using the two middle fingers… and then increase the stitches to the index finger and small finger, then decrease down again to the ring and middle finger… watch the video for full instructions.
Totally love these little snakes. I think they are SO CUTE!
My cat things I made them for her.. well I guess they DO make a good cat toy (but maybe exclude the google eyes and use a bit of knotted wool instead.
ee our full list of Finger Knitting Projects for lots more finger knitting ideas!
I also like these Snake Crafts for Kids – (including more Yarn Snakes)
- Cardboard Wrapped Snakes
- Paper Chain Snakes
- Snake Printed Draft Excluders
- Cardboard Tube Roll Snake
- Old Tie Snake
Alex says
April 28, 2017 at 12:22 pmThis is a fantastic guide on creating these knitted snakes.
The video made the process much easier.
Thanks for sharing this article.
Hannah says
June 26, 2017 at 12:58 pmThis is awesome. My son and I are going to try this out on the next rainy day. Thank you!
Red Ted Art says
June 26, 2017 at 4:43 pmEnjoy! So pleased you like them!!
Ash says
August 3, 2017 at 4:25 amIf only the video actually showed your hands!! I had such a hard time following, because your camera was off-center and your hands were barely visible for much of it 🙁
Red Ted Art says
August 3, 2017 at 10:55 amI agree that my hands are not in the dead centre of the video.. but they never go off screen.. So I am not sure what the problem is…?
Red Ted Art says
August 3, 2017 at 10:56 am(I should have cropped the video and then you would never have noticed the off centred-ness….
Sarah says
September 4, 2017 at 7:32 amThis is great and very clear, thank you!
Sylvia Keefe says
February 3, 2018 at 1:58 amI help with an after school program so the finger knitting will be great. Thanks
Red Ted Art says
February 3, 2018 at 10:18 amEnjoy! Do check out our other Finger knitting projects too! The butterflies are popular
Sam says
August 12, 2018 at 12:56 amYour hand is halfway out of the video screen and the viewer cannot see what you are doing.
Red Ted Art says
August 29, 2018 at 9:57 amAre you watching this on a tv? Then a bit does get cut off, sorry
Ana says
October 21, 2018 at 1:28 amthe video is off! can’t really see what you are doing!
Red Ted Art says
October 22, 2018 at 11:00 amAre you watching the video on a TV screen? TVs screens are different dimensions and do cut part of the video off