She also loom knits, but I really want to teach her how to knit without a loom. Fortunately a few years back I stumbled upon Foxglove and Friends. This is a great story curriculum that teaches knitting in a fun, storybook kind of way. It was created by fellow homeschool mama, Grace Young in 2017. She graciously offers the year long program as a free download on her site Foxglove and Friends. I love that it begins with making your very own set of knitting needles! What a great way to help them to own the craft. It walks you through how to make a hat, foxglove finger puppet, finch finger puppet, scenery to play with, blanket, and bag to store it all in.
The program is broken into sections with an adorable narrative story to go with each part. Directions are clear and easy to follow-not only the pattern directions but the directions for mom to implement the curriculum too! We are waiting for it to stop raining here so we can find a set of relatively straight sticks for each of the girls to begin their journey.
It will be my first time trying to teach knitting. Both of my adult girls learned to crochet. To be honest, for years knitting intimidated me. I dropped stitches frequently when I was young and was never taught how to pick them back up, so my frustration with the craft grew with every project I had to rip back until I finally just quit. It wasn't until many years later that I picked up my needles again. Have you ever taught young children the craft of knit or crochet? Any pointers you want to share? I would love to hear them!
