Plus, if you’re the kind of person who grows impatient with long-term craft projects, a giant knit blanket, scarf, or pillow won’t take a large amount of time to complete. Super chunky yarns are so fun to knit with to create sumptuous scarves, cosy cardigans, jumpers and winter warming accessories. This giant yarn blanket added so much texture to my bedroom and seemed to be the thing the room needed. If the investment in materials gets a knitter excited about making something (and it fits within their budget), I say go for it. By my third month, the blanket (with very limited use) had pilled so much, I had to go over it with a razor for an hour to make it look presentable again.

They seemed to be stalking me because every time I went to Pinterest, the ‘arm-knit-a-blanket-in-40-minutes’ tutorial was on my front page.The blanket still has some beauty and the pills are only noticeable up close, but they irritate me endlessly! If you’re following a pattern, check to see which type of needle is required and find the perfect pins for your project – and don't forget our knitting needle sets have you covered if more than one size is required. com and the lovely star of the video you see below, "Extreme knitting offers knitters at all skill levels the chance to finish visually impactful projects with ease. While I was hand knitting with the handmade needles, I did have minor difficulty holding up the needles as the blanket gained weight. At the end of the day, fiber lovers will appreciate the slightly outrageous appeal that comes with making one of the biggest blankets they’ve ever seen with their own two hands.

So, after my DIY failure using my arms to knit this blanket, I decided to make a set of big thick knitting needles to see if I could knit this bad boy the old-fashioned way.

There are many benefits to knitting, but the true beauty of the hobby is the ability to make so many gorgeous items out of yarn, a pair of needles, and a bit of imagination. Start by taping an empty yarn cone to each poster tube – this forms the pointy tips of the knitting needles.