Monday, April 5, 2010

Have you Taught Your Kids to Crochet or Knit?


This has been on my mind as of late, because I myself am interested in learning both knitting and crocheting... currently all I know how to do is make a chain or a very ugly looking potholder. I'm sure I'm not doing it right as all the skills I currently have were picked from my babysitter when I was 8 and I've not done anything to build on those skills since. That's been 30 years ago! lol

Ok.... now that you know how old I am, let me ask you this... have you taught your children how to crochet or knit and if so, what method did you use? Did you teach by practicing the skill yourself, or did you purchase a book or video and learn right along with them? Maybe you took a class together? I'd love to know how you taught this and how your children took to learning.

One of my goals this Summer is to learn this skill well enough to teach it to my 7 year old daughter. She loves to create and I think making something practical like a hat or scarf, perhaps even making Christmas gifts would thrill her to no end. I'd like to do the same, and maybe open a store on Etsy.com for another income source... although I realize there are thousands of people doing the same thing... I do have some design ideas that I've not seen overdone or even done at all... so who knows. lol

I've seen classes offered in my area and of course there are scads of books available... I'm sure I could find tutorials on YouTube too... but I'm also wondering about things like circle looms, which somehow appeal to me. They seem safer to me somehow, like I'd have a guide or some sort of boundary to work in.

If you've ever taught this skill, which would you recommend starting with first? The knitting or the crocheting? Is one easier to learn, or does one produce nicer results than the other? I have some issues with my upper back and I'm wondering if knitting might be difficult since I'd have both hands raised working together. My thought was to try crocheting first, but I'm open to suggestions!

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