No-Needle Knits

Discover how to knit using only your arms and fingers and create 35 colourful, creative makes.

If you enjoy large-scale knits that you can really sink your fingers into, or appreciate the bigger stitches and open texture you can achieve by knitting with your arms or fingers, then you will find plenty of exciting inspiration in expert knitter Laura Strutt’s collection of chunky makes.

Breaking free from the constraints of normal-sized needles, No-Needle Knits makes the best use of the unique texture and scale of no-needle knitting, with designs both for the home and to wear. There are gorgeous arm-knitted scarves and throws, a simple stool cover, a stylish gilet and a shawl you can knit in under an hour. Using finger knitting, you can quickly create place settings, a bath mat and even a necklace.

There’s also an illustrated step-by-step guide that demonstrates how to do all the usual stitches and techniques using just your arms and hands, from plain garter stitch to moss stitch, increasing and decreasing, and knitting with two or more strands of yarn at a time.