My 7yo daughter I want to finger knit. Ok, I go downstairs to the craft room for the yarn I bought her. No, I need thick yarn. I think about that… probably right. We go downstairs and pick out some bulky yarn. Sit down to start and my 7yo son says he wants to finger knit too. I give him a choice of colors and go downstairs for more bulky yarn. Set up daughter’s slip knot so she can start and ask son for the yarn I want to play like it’s a magic rope. Turn back to daughter who is struggling. I quickly refresh my memory on how to finger knit and try to help. She says, I don’t want to finger knit, I want to knit with needles. I collect the yarn and go back downstairs for her needles and yarn. I quickly refresh my memory on how to knit left handed (she’s a lefty) and pull her into my lap to start knitting together. We do three stitches with the limerick I don’t want to knit.
And that… Is why I’m rocking back and forth in the corner (jk).
Lol, my husband’s at-the-time 4 year old niece used to watch me knit, and asked me to teach her. So sure, I look up some tips, buy some nice chunky yarn in her fave colour, some equally chunky kid-friendly needles and stoppers, and I’m feeling fully prepared.
About five minutes into our first lesson, it’s going surprisingly well. Her older cousin comes wandering up and starts asking questions. Why are you knitting? It looks too hard. It’s what grandmas do. Why not just buy things in the shop instead?
Yeah, four year old quickly lost interest after that. All my prep for about five minutes of actual knitting. I feel you :D