Middle One is learning to knit. Coffee is teaching him.
Oldest One informed me, last night, that he’d like me to teach him to crochet.
Little One, at four, might be too young to handle anything complicated but I’m planning to see if I can get a crochet hook (a big, fat, huge one) into his tiny little hands later this week to see what happens.
At the store today, as I picked up yarn, he informed me that he “already knows” how to crochet and thus would like me to buy him the big fancy hook so he can make “a blanket” like the afghan I’m currently working on.
I think we’ll test that “know how” before we go and buy him a lot of yarn and fancy hooks. Call me paranoid..
Perhaps I really can realize my dreams of starting a child-labour sweatshop in my home. That extra income can’t hurt, of course, and they really don’t need school, do they?
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Little One could use a knitting spool probably — like this:
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AHA!! The truth comes out!! This is the REAL reason you wanted three kids!! :-)
I loved knitting and sewing when I was little. I made little blankies for my Pitou. (Teddy Bear) -
I think working them in a home-based sweatshop counts as homeschooling, right? Plus, they get to save up for university/college/moving to Mexico while they’re at it!
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You could get little one a corker-I remember having one when I was little and loved it! You can then make a placemat or something with the product. Even those knitting looms would be good too-but I never used one before. I want to learn to crochet too. It seems so weird though. Is it easier than knitting?
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Oh yes yes!! the Spool thing posted by Robyn!! I did that too! I forgot all about that. It was fun too. I recommend that as a starter project.
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