Meet the black micarta Little Lulu, the first-ever, Made by Knafs knife. The Little Lulu is the culmination of three years of scheming, learning, chickening out, then finally diving headfirst into the deep end of American manufacturing.

If you're looking for a small, capable knife with a big backstory, the Little Lulu is it. Born in Utah and named after the rugged Lulu Pass in Montana, this knife is a stubborn little tree growing in the wild. 

Designed as a gateway for adventure, the Little Lulu is a small fixed blade knife that features a compact 1.9" MagnaCut blade. It’s tough enough to feather stick and slice boxes, but not your go-to for chopping firewood or surviving a grizzly standoff. The drop point blade is paired with grippy green micarta scales and a Kydex sheath.

The idea for this knife came to Ben Petersen in the Amazon jungle in 2023. He had gone there to test the Original Lulu and happily whittled for hours at a time. But he also had to keep borrowing friends' knives to drill holes and do small tasks. So he started sketching.

He quickly realized the original design was too small in some places, too big in others, and not what he wanted. Back to the drawing board. Again. And Again.

Behind the blade? A story of passion, persistence, and a pinch of madness. We partnered with Alan (someone who actually grew up with Ben), who mills and grinds each knife in his garage. We designed it, sourced the materials, and assembled it with a whole lotta heart at Knafs Mission Control. It's not “Made in USA” by FTC standards (those are tougher than a Montana winter), but it’s absolutely made by us—our hands, our machines, our crew.

We named the Little Lulu after a rugged area in Montana called Lulu Pass. It's an inhospitable spot full of pine trees, abandoned mines, avalanches, long winters, short summers, and bears, both black and grizzly. Life there is a constant fight for survival.

If you're a tree trying to grow in Lulu Pass, you don't care if it’s the right moment because every moment is the right moment. And that’s how I feel about Knafs and this project. We’re a stubborn tree, and this Little Lulu is our fight. We’re thrilled to put it into this wild world.