After my experience last Fall teaching Knitting to my neighbors I decided to sign up to become a Certified Knitting Instructor with the Craft Yarn Council. I had no idea these programs even existed, but I read that this is the program that Michaels used to make mandatory for Instructors to work there, so I figured it must be pretty […]
My first Knitting Lesson at the Library is complete and boy was it a success!! Wow, what an AMAZING experience! It was a full house for all three sessions. Yes, all THREE. The majority of the class were beginners, a few crocheters and a few refreshers. Almost everyone that attended the first session came back week after week, after week. […]
Knitting. Where do I start?! Well besides the fact that it is a portable hobby (in comparison to sewing in which you have to lug your sewing machine), knitting looks more complicated than it actually is. There are only two stitches. Yes, TWO! Knit stitch and purl stitch. Of course, knitting can get REALLY complex if you do some crazy […]
Question to my neighbor: “What do you do for fun? When do you have time for yourself?” After a long pause and a sigh she answers: “I don’t know. Never.” This really struck a chord in me. Because it is in my nature to be a helper, I thought- What can I do? What can I offer to my new neighbor […]
