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Finger knit snake craft

March 27, 2018 By Kate Leave a Comment

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Make a finger knitted snake craft using chunky yarn, pom poms and felt. Don’t worry, they are harmless and will leave you alone so long as you don’t step on them!

Some snakes have been spotted in our house… finger knitted snakes!

Have you tried finger knitting yet? It’s very easy. We have a basic finger knitting tutorial here. My girls love it because it’s so simple and fast, but what do you do with your length of finger knitting once it’s finished? In the past we have wound up with long lengths of finger knitted ropes with no real purpose. Seriously, sometimes they are so long we could trail them around the room more than once because the girls are that obsessed with finger knitting. SO I’ve challenged myself to see what I can actually make from it and this is what I’ve come up with:

Finger knit snake craft for kids. Use chunky yarn to create a length of finger knitting and turn it into a cute snake with pom pom eyes. Finger knitting is a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills and is very simple to learn, for ages 5 and up. #fingerknitting #kidscrafts #yarncrafts #yarn #snake #animalcrafts #kidsactivities #crafts

Finger knitted snake craft for kids

These cute finger knit snakes are super easy to make using the basic finger knitting stitch and some thick, chunky yarn.

How to make finger knit snakes:


You will need:

• Chunky yarn – the thicker the better
• Small felt scraps
• Tacky craft glue (or PVA if you have no tacky craft glue)

How to:

  1. Make a length of finger knitting using two fingers, and tie it off at the end. It is up to you how long you make it, snakes come in all different lengths.
  2. Make two small white pom poms for the eyes. If it helps you can use the smallest template from our DIY cardboard pom pom maker to make them.
  3. Tie a piece of white yarn tightly around the centre of one pom pom, then tie it tightly to the second pom pom. Tie the two pom poms to the finger knitting about 2 inches away from one end, securing underneath with a double knot.
  4. Glue two small felt circles to the centre of the pom poms at the front for eyes, and a small felt forked tongue underneath at the front of the head.

Told you it was easy to make!

Easy finger knit snake craft for kids

How to make a finger knit snake

Finger knit snake craft for kids, make this cute snake with pom pom eyes and a soft, finger knit body #yarncrafts #kidscrafts #fingerknit #fingerknitting #yarn #animalcrafts

Finger knit snake craft for kids, make this cute snake with pom pom eyes and a soft, finger knit body #yarncrafts #kidscrafts #fingerknit #fingerknitting #yarn #animalcrafts

They love to hang out in the garden, especially near the pond where there are lots of tasty frogs to eat.

Finger knit snake craft for kids, make this cute snake with pom pom eyes and a soft, finger knit body #yarncrafts #kidscrafts #fingerknit #fingerknitting #yarn #animalcrafts

Snakes are very misunderstood creatures. Mostly they just sit there doing nothing, sun baking on rocks and minding their own business. Be nice to snakes (real ones too).

More yarn craft ideas

• Make a finger knit friendship necklace
• These pom pom spiders are almost as scary as the snakes!
• Fluffy pet rocks are just too cute
• Yarn dolls are another simple DIY toy
• Make some cute yarn ghosts

Our yarn board on Pinterest is one of my favourites, check out some of our inspiration here

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Finger knit snake craft for kids. Use chunky yarn to create a length of finger knitting and turn it into a cute snake with pom pom eyes. This is a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills and is very simple to learn, for ages 5 and up. #fingerknitting #kidscrafts #yarncrafts #yarn #snake #animalcrafts #kidsactivities #crafts

 

 

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