So we walked into the store and Molly was there to help us. Molly is a 7th grader and immediately my preconceived notions got the better of me. I thought no way will she be able to help us, she's a little girl. That thought lasted about 2 seconds. Molly was so great. She has been knitting since she was 5. She was so patient with Jenna and Jenna really looked up to her. I couldn't have asked for a better person to teach Jenna to knit.
We spent about an hour there knitting. Molly took the time to help Jenna correct her mistakes.
Our first project was a scarf. Straight knitting back and forth. As we were there sitting and chatting with the ladies in the store I mentioned that I would really like to make a felted purse because I really like the look of them. The lady working there said I certainly could do one as my next project because it was a simple pattern with straight knitting on circular needles. That was all the incentive I needed to get home and get this scarf finished. I was determined to get started on a purse. I have finished the scarf and am about 3/4 of the way done with my first purse. Jenna is still working on her scarf and has less desire. I think my visions of us bonding while knitting are probably not realistic, but I'm still hopeful. It was a fun morning and I'm glad we did it!
