As far as knitting goes - I'd need to find someone to teach her
It can be easy or difficult to teach knitting, and that may largely depend upon whether the teacher and learner may tend to naturally favor the same manner of knitting. For example:
- There are many ways to cast on stitches, and different individuals may take to some methods more easily than others.
- When forming knit stitches, there are variations of two basic motions - "throwing" and "picking". Each variation has it's own name.
Very simply put, the differences boil down to the division of labor between the two hands. "Throwing" variations involve wrapping (or throwing) the yarn over the needle to form a loop, while "picking" variations involve using the tip of the needle to hook (or pick) the yarn to form a loop.
- When learning how to knit, it can be very helpful to learn the vocabulary for the different methods of casting on and forming knit stitches. There are many "right" ways to knit. Being acquainted with a few of the different methods can help discuss differences rather than thinking "I/you knit funny" or "I/you knit wrong".
Have you seen the vast number of free how-to-knit videos on youtube?
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