Knitting with the kids..

The kids did really well for a first try!! More importantly they are still excited about it!! Yea!!! Skyler had a home ec teacher try to teach his class how to knit off and on for half a year so at least this time it was something he heard before. We did a different hand possition then he was taught the first time. The way we were doing it looks harder but it worked better for him. They asked me a few times the next day to help them some more but I was feeling too sick to work on it. I'm very glad that they really seem to be into it. I gave them each a golfballish size of light green yarn and they need to practice with that until they can use all of it to make a scarf and then I have some fun yarn for them. Skyler has some burgandy and gold yarn to make a Harry Potter 1st and 2nd year scarf. Mataya Has some muliti colored hot pink, yellow and orange with some solid hot pink yarn too. She has her eye on quite a few little things and a scarf. I love that they are excited and will be able to make some of their own things. I have quite a few books with tons of ideas and patterns and a DVD from the library with a few more on the way. I told the kids that every one of the people who wrote the books has different ideas and they have different ways of learning that worked for them so we will find one that matches the way that they learn. I have to say that I'm a big fan of the DVD!!!! We can back it up as many times as we need and it doesn't take anyone elses time and she is just as happy to explain it every time we watch!! ; )