Little knitter

[Robinknits]

So yesterday afternoon I asked my 8 yr old ds when he was going to let me teach him to knit. (He's always been interested in what I was knitting) He said, "Ok, you can teach me now." Well, I seized the moment and grabbed some needles and cotton yarn, cast on 12 stitches for him and showed him what to do. I can't believe how quickly he picked it up. After a couple of rows he said, "You can go back to your own knitting now!" He would bring me his mistakes to fix, but was really doing well. After he knit a small square I showed him how to bind off and weave in the ends. He started with some different yarn this morning and is actually getting decent tension. We are driving to Houston, TX next week and I told him that was a great time to get lots of practice while we are driving. He said, "Well, ok, but I'll need a knitting bag to put my stuff in." I was laughing so hard! Now I have to teach him to purl! We'll have to wait and see if he sticks with it. Here's some pics.