How to Knit a Hemp Necklace

Hemp can be used to make almost any needle craft project.

Hemp is a natural product of the cannabis plant that can be used as a fiber product. Hemp fiber comes in varying weights and in varying levels of fineness. The type of hemp you use for making a scarf depends on your preference. The finely woven hemp has a texture similar to linen and is softer and less itchy than wool. Working with the fine grade hemp is similar to working with any other yarn.

Things You'll Need

• Hemp yarn
• Knitting needles

Instructions

1. Take your hemp and cast on 26 stitches.

2. Knit the first row by inserting your needle into the first stitch, pulling a loop of yarn over the tip of the needle, and pulling the needle and the yarn loop through the first stitch.

3. Continue this process until you complete the row.

4. Repeat the process until your scarf is as long as you want.

5. Bind and finish off the end of the yarn.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you're using the right size needles for your hemp yarn. Normally, hemp yarn is fingering weight, and your needle size should be 0-3. Always double-check the yarn package to confirm the correct size needles.

References

• How to Knit Guide: How to Knit

Resources

• Cyarn: Hemp's advantage over flax and ramie
• Crafting a Green World; Yearn Worthy Yarn: Hemp for Knitting; Kelly Rand; May 7, 2009