knitting backstitch help

[Fluff]

hello hobbiers!
i am knitting a bunny and am almost finished but for the mouth i need to back stitch the wool material but it is too thick to thread through a needle. does anyone know how it can be done, my bunny needs finishing!

[poppett]

Hi fluff,

Is the wool too thick for even a wool needle. Aero make them in three or four different eyelet sizes.

Failing that, why not disect the wool to half or a third of its thickness, and use it that way

[trinkie]

I agree with Poppett

OR you can put some strong ordinary thread double through the eye, looping the wool, then pulling the wool through with the looped thread !

Good Luck ..... better still go and get a needle with a big eye - it will last for years and you will find more uses for it !

[pat]

how about only using part of the wool - separate it into strands and use thickness that will go through your needle?

[Fluff]

that sounds complicated lol , this is my first ever knitting attempt, it all came in a pack. how big of an eye would i be looking to get?

[wifie]

Fluff you just need to ask for a wool needle - they do come in different sizes too so take a sample of your wool with you to make sure you get the one you need. Wool needles are best as they have a rounded blunt end unlike an ordinary sewing needle and are therefore easier to used on your knitted project. Post a pic once you have finished it! Well done too on your first knitted project!