Teaching Kids to Knit

I have a bag full of 30 skeins of yarn.  I have 13 pairs of new knitting needles.  Today I had some eager grade schoolers ready to learn to knit!  The PTO at one of the local elementary schools contacted me to see if I'd be interested in teaching their after school knitting class.  Apparently she asked a few people if they knew anyone that knit and they all said my name!  I wonder if it is the bumper sticker on the back of my van?  So, I have a bit of a reputation around town. 

I chose a simple project for the kids.  They mentioned that they wanted to make scarves.  I'm a fan of the scarf in theory.  I just don't like to knit them.  I get a bit bored with that kind of project.  But, I am obliging and have a scarf pattern for them to work on.

Teaching kids how to knit isn't easy.  Teaching adults how to knit isn't a walk in the park, either.  It takes practice and so many people get frustrated when their knitting doesn't look the way they would like.   This is a skill.  It needs to be mastered.  But, like I told the kids today, it's a skill that can serve them well. 

I mean, not everyone can make their own scarves--whether they like to or not!