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Finger knitting is a form ofknitting where a knitted cord is created using only hands and fingers, instead ofknitting needles or other traditional tools.
Though finger knitting may be performed by people of all ages, it is cited as a teaching tool for children because of its comparative simplicity in contrast to traditional knitting. It effectively demonstrates that knitting involves a series of loops strung together. Finger knitting may also be safely practiced on airplanes that prohibit knitting needles.[1]
Several world record attempts have been made with finger knitting. The current record, as acknowledged by theGuinness Book of World Records, is held by a German man who knitted a 4,321-metre (14,177 ft) strand in 2004.[2] Ten days before the German record was set, 11-year-old Gemma Pouls ofHamilton, New Zealand, set the record with a 2,779.49-metre (9,119.1 ft), which weighed over 5 kg (11 lb).[2]
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