Picture this: I’m sitting on the couch happily knitting the baby blanket. My 3 1/2 year old niece is sitting on the other end of the couch watching (Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?) Spongebob Squarepants. I turn my head to see what she is doing and see my ball of yarn sitting there between us, patiently waiting to be made a part of this beautiful blanket, and next to it I see this:
…my niece holding this tangled web of yarn. “Uh…what are you doing?” I ask calmly. “I’m knitting” she replies simply. Oh.
Meanwhile…
The Sublime scarf is finished! “Mary has a finished object?” the crowd asks.
Why yes, yes I do!
Megan taught me to bind off, Alyssa showed me how to make the fringe, and presto! It’s a beautiful, luxurious, heavely scarf. LOVE it.
LOL. Adorable. Maybe you can teach her for real someday.
I was so glad to see her interested in my knitting, you know? Slightly less so that it took me 1.5 hrs. to sort out the knotted mess. I can’t wait to teach her and have this hobby we can share and love together.
I have a 2 yr old daughter and we experience this exact same thing frequently. Give her scrap yarn and a crochet hook and let her do what she wants. It is great! I remember doing this to my grandmother too and she would give me all her scrap yarn and I would hoard it carefully!
LOL Shells…what a sweet memory of your grandmother. And a great idea about the scrap yarn and a crochet hook – I’m totally doing that next time I see her. Thanks!
THE SCARF IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! congratulations!
Please note: I have started my blog, per your suggestion. I have also spent 37 minutes having my very own “knitting porn” session. Mmmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh….
knittyme, very nice knitting. I couldn’t be more impressed.
Andrea, thank you! I’ve been to your blog and it’s great…gives me some ideas, too. Muah!
Erik & Karyn, thank you. Let me know when you pick up the sticks again!
Even though you now have to untangle the whole thing, that’s still probably one of the cutest things I’ve heard in a long time!