Guinness World Records Current Challenges

Longest Cashmere Scarf To Be Knitted In Yellow (November 07)

A Hawick-based knitwear design team is poised to break a new record by knitting the longest cashmere scarf in the world for the prestigious Selfridges store in London.

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The Children's Society Launch Their 'Biggest Christmas Stocking Challenge' (September 2007)

Be part of our Guinness World Record Challenge! We need 7500 red knitted squares to create a huge 20 metre long Christmas stocking and we're asking you to help us by knitting and sending us red squares, whilst also raising vital funds to give children back their childhood. Once completed, the stocking will be filled with presents, which will then be distributed among the children we work with.

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Attempt to Knit with the Largest Knitting Needles (October 2006)

On 13th October 2006, Julia Hopson of knit Wits, Penzance, Cornwall sucessfully completed a piece of knitting using needles that were 6.5cm in diameter and 3.5 meters long

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Attempt To Knit With 1000 Strands Simutaneously (October 2006)

Visit South Hill Park on 20th Oct 2006, 10-12 am in The Atrium and witness Rachel John's Extreme Knitting Event

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Scottish World Record Attempt at World's Longest Scarf (September 2006)

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Fastest Knitter: Guinness Book Of Records Attempt (August 2006)

Miriam Tegels will attempt to beat the record for the most number of stitches knitted in one minute, this coming Saturday 26th August. The event will take place at Swalmen in The Netherlands and be witnessed by the mayor, Mr Denie and by Carla Meijsen a designer and craft writer. The attempt will be judged over 1 minute where 120 st. are on the 4 mm. needles and 4ply wool is used. The current record is held by Gwen Matthewman from West Yorkshire who achieved a speed of 111 stitches in one minute.

The World's Longest Laundryline Of Baby Socks (May 2006)

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The World's Longest Scarf

The current challenge is being staged in Wangaratta, north of Melbourne in Australia.

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The World's Longest Football Scarf

Football fans are being urged to knit a section of The World's Longest Football Scarf, in time for The World Cup in June 2006. All countries competing will invited to knit in their countries colours.

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Guinness World Records Current Knitted Related World Record Holders

World Record for Knitting with the Largest Needles
Julia Hopson

Julia knitted a tension square of ten stitches and ten rows in stocking stitch using knitting needles that were 6.5cm in diameter and 3.5 meters long. These were  ten times the size of a standard 6.5mm and 35cm long knitting needle. The yarn was rope of 12mm in diameter.

World's Fastest Knitter
Miriam Tegals

As from 9th December 2006, Miriam Tegals from The Netherlands has been declared the new record holder by achieving 118 stitches per minute

The World's Longest Scarf

Measuring the scarf at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff
Brian Main, chief executive of Feed The Children with the scarf
Sections of the scarf are mounted and then sold

The Ty Hafan scarf, at 33 miles long, is the longest scarf in the world.  It was hand knitted by over 2,000 people in Wales to raise money for Ty Hafan Children's Hospice and then donated to Feed The Children on the basis that having raised money for the hospice it could now help other children in other parts of the world, the scarf beats the previous world record of 21 miles. Sue Mayo and Maureen Teague launched the village knitathon and for 18 months until February 2005, a team of dedicated grannies and friends knitted with the aim to get into the Guinness Book of Records.  The scarf was then collected by Liz Rollins of Ty Hafan, near Abergavenny, and taken back to the hospice where it was joined up with other scarves knitted by groups across Wales.

World's Fastest Crocheter
Lisa Gentry

On 25th June 2005 Lisa Gentry from Chatham, Louisiana in USA broke the World Record by crocheting 170 stitches in one minute. This beat the former record of 147 crocheted stitches per minute, held by Barbara Jean Sonntag of Craig, Colombia, Guinness champion since 1981.

Lisa crocheted 5112 stitches in 30 min. = 170 sts/min

World's Fastest Knitter

On 29th September 1980, Gwen Matthewman from West Yorkshire became the World's Fastest Knitter. She achieved a speed of 111 stitches per minute.

World's Longest Piece Of French Knitting

Ted Hannaford of Sittingbourne Kent began working on a piece of French Knitting in 1989. By 1998, it measured 7 miles & 70 yards

World's Longest Piece Of Crochet

On 14th July 1986, Ria van der Honing of The Netherlands completed a 38 mile, 1,1471 long crochet chain.