Carrying on the family tradition

Hi, Jeanette! I taught DD#2, and also teach Brownies, BlueBirds and CubScouts! I look forward to teaching my three DGD's too! Noreen

My 6 year old son is making noises about wanting to learn to knit. I don't know. He has such a short fuse and gets so frustrated. Last year we tried to do a small latch hook rug and he could only go for about 5 minutes on any given day. I could try to teach him crochet. I'm determined to teach my boys something!

Hesira

Good for YOU! My gramma made sure HER boys knew how to knit and crochet, and a 'few' of my 'boy' cousins know how too! Jm2c, Noreen

2 years ago my DD#2 (age 6 then) was PESTERING me to teach her how to knit. I explained to her that we both knew that neither of us would survive if I tried to teach her how to knit. She wouldn't take, "No" for an answer! One day I finally took a pair of 9 needles, a skein of ack-really-ic yarn and her to my LYS. I sat her down at the table, and in desperation asked the owner, "Would you please teach her how to knit?" She did. In fact, she asked me to "go get some coffee or something" (she kicked me out!) so she could teach my DD#2 to knit. DD#2 picked it up and has been talking me out of needles and yarn ever since!

JJMolvik

Oh yes! My daughter Laine is 2 and already loves shopping fopr yarn...she literally dives on in sometimes! LOL

I attend a craft group at church and she sits right along side us with a giant crochrt hook, and pushes it in and out of somescrap yarn we five her. I think all children are drawn to it because it's like making something cool out of something else that doesn't resemblethe finished product at all.

I'm definitely teaching her when she gets older...it's great for teaching math, recognizing patterns, and exercising creativity. You can't beat it!

Allaya

Oh don't I wish we had a LYS here!

Hesira

Jeanette, I sure tried many years ago but failed miserably. After all why learn to do something when mum is there to do it for you !!! However I am glad I failed because now it is just about the only knitting I have use for as the girls are in a cold climate while mine is hot > God Bless Gwen

As you can see, I am late with my response. Maybe a year and 1/2 ago, I took my DGD (8 y/o) to the LYS to learn to knit. She had trouble while practicing at home and my DD needed to help her but she never wanted to learn to knit. They searched the internet for lessons and the happy end to the story is that my DD learned to knit in the process. My DGD is still not the best knitter because she leaves it lying around and her siblings take it off the needles for her. My DD is actually pretty good. Carol in TN