I learned to knit when I was 51 years old. Mary Carol, Anita and Glenda all learned when they were about 8 years old. Both Mai Wyn and Lizz learned in their mid-20s. Mary Carol’s granddaughter learned when she was 3 years old! (Okay, it was just one stitch and it was the day before her 4th birthday – but she and her grandmother can both brag she learned that early!)
What Mary Carol started with that granddaughter she is continuing at 3 Denver Public Schools and LambShoppe – she is creating a whole new generation of knitters!
Once each week, she packs a bag of yarn and needles and travels to Carson Elementary, Steck Elementary and Bromwell Elementary schools. There she meets with children ages 6 – 10 to teach them the ways of knitters. They make scarves, of course, but also fingerless gloves, headbands, and hats. They learn how a lot of small stitches add up to something beautiful. They learn how to make mistakes and fix mistakes. And they have tons of fun!
If your child isn’t lucky enough to attend one of these schools, call LambShoppe and see when the next Kids’ Learner’s Permit to Knit is scheduled ~ and join the fun!
October 19, 2010 at 2:28 am |
Mary Carol,
We would love to have you come visit our Montessori school and teach our Kindergarten and Lower Elementary children to knit! Please call me at:
(303)825-1333 to arrange!
We could definitely advertise your shop on our school website as well. Thank you,
Meredith
December 3, 2010 at 7:43 pm |
Found you! And I have seen some of your pictures before. Why – how – I tell you: This evning I was looking at Animal Planet. 101 dogs. Lagotto Romagnolo and Puli. Suddently a wall of yarn came on my TV? I must find this. And I did. The green shawl and the grey shoes have I met before in the blogworld.
Andy is a perfeckt yarndog. I knit – have a flatcoated retriever – go geocaching – and I am a taxadriver in the daytimes.
Taxastrikker means taxaknitter in danish. Hope you understand my english.
Gitte from Denmark