When our daughter decides she wants to learn something, she tends to approach it with enthusiasm. Assembling 100 piece puzzles at two years old, potty training in a weekend, teaching herself to read at three, learning to swim in one summer. She picks a topic, then excels at it, usually in a short period of time.
If only we all could be so lucky.
This fall our daughter decided she wanted to learn to knit.
So we found sturdy, kid-friendly supplies: a wooden knitting fork and bamboo knitting needles.
She watched a couple videos on YouTube of other kids knitting and I taught her the Waldorf School rhyme that has morphed in our family to:
“In through the front door
Run around back,
Peek through the window
And off jumps jack.”
She now has a knitting project in every room of the house.
She’s even been known to take her knitting in the car with her. You just never know when you’re gonna have a down moment and can fit in a few more rows before the next activity.
!!!! No way – did my xmas gift for her show up? I was thinking she was in the perfect place for some waldorf-knitting; I didn’t know she was already a pro! :) :)
Alice: Your Christmas present was PERFECT! She is so incredibly excited to knit that kitty! She has one or two (or five) knitting projects to finish first and then she’s gonna do it. THANK YOU! xoxoxo
I love that she has knitting projects all over the house! Your daughter is the best kind of kid: stays up late reading, knits on the go, enjoys life to the fullest! :D
I LOVE her cool pjs and her adorable smile while she’s knitting away. Yay!! I wonder, will she grow up to be one of those women who can whip up a cable stitch sweater like it’s nothing?
love how happy she looks knitting!
She looks so old! When did that happen?!