Hobbies And Interests
How To Knit Guide
The "how to knit guide" (how-to-knit-guide.com) provides child-specific instructions on how to knit, including clever rhymes to help children remember their knitting lessons. The site also includes instructions on how to finger knit and how to French knit, which uses a wooden knitting dolly or spool instead of knitting needles. Both methods are simple enough to learn for children just learning how to knit.
Craft Yarn Council
The Craft Yarn Council (craftyarncouncil.com) represents the leading yarn companies, accessory manufacturers and book and magazine publishers in the yarn industry. The council's Learning Center is designed to teach people of all ages how to knit. They provide instructions, illustrations, FAQs, pattern suggestions, a list of helpful resources, and discussion boards on their site.
Knitting Help
The Knitting Help website (knittinghelp.com) offers free instructional videos on how to knit. It's not geared directly to children, but the instructional videos are easy to follow and understand. There is also an active discussion forum on knitting on the site.
Lion Brand: Learn to Knit
Lion Brand yarn has a site dedicated to teaching people to knit (learntoknit.lionbrand.com). Their simple videos, illustrations and step-by-step instructions can have children knitting within just a few minutes. Lion Brand even has patterns specifically for children, including patterns for dolls and pencil cases.