Arm Knitting

Yarn Review

Published by Monarch Way

I have bought every kind of bulky/chunky yarn (some 5 ounce and all the 6 ounce) that I could find (Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Michael’s) to arm knit scarves and now I know which one is my favorite and which ones are frustrating to use. With each kind of yarn you get a different looking scarf. In order for the scarves to hang and lay well you have to increase the number of stitches and/or loops depending on the yarn. I gave an overall rating (scale of 1-10, 10 being the best) of each yarn based on price, number of color choices (fair, good, excellent), how the scarf turned out (fair, good, excellent) and my experience using it. Once again, my horse modeled the scarves. Six Ounce Yarn Yarn Bee Effortless Super Bulky $8/skein Color selection: fair Scarf: excellent Overall Rating: 6 My mom bought this yarn at Hobby Lobby and was the first kind I used to make a scarf. It is in the color Mushroom. It is good to work with and you can …

Published by Monarch Way

During the holidays my mom and I started talking about arm knitting (which apparently all the kids are doing these days) and figured out that regular knitting is for the birds. After watching this video DIY Arm Knitting – 30 Minute Infinity Scarf, we learned how to arm knit pretty quickly. We watched a few other videos as well and determined that this girl did the best job of showing the technique. My first scarf took a little more than an hour. The more I did, the faster I got. The first scarf I made, my mom helped and we did two loops and I believe ten or twelve stitches. It is more like a neck blanket which is great for me but may be too much for a southern winter. Here is the first scarf (two loops, ten or twelve stitches) modeled by my horse. Here is scarf number two (one loop, eight stitches). Here is scarf number three (two loops, five stitches). Here is scarf number four (one loop, ten stitches). So far all …