I had really been wanting to learn how to knit, so my husband and kids were nice enough to let me pick out a few things from Amazon.com for my birthday in December.
One thing I got was The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Knitting that people were just raving about. (That’s also when I got the fabulous Stitch-It Kit that helped me learn to embroider for the first time.)
My kids are still too young to seriously work through some of these kits, but I realized while working on them how perfect they would be for homeschoolers studying the domestic arts! They would be great for someone like myself — the Mom who wants to be able to teach those skills to her kids one day, but didn’t know how to do them either.
Now, I must admit — I haven’t opened that knitting DVD yet. But, after months of having a set of Knifty Knitter looms that I had picked up hoping to 
have an easier way to experience knitting, I finally grabbed them out the other day and set out to make a hat.
Wow! This is definitely a project that older elementary students (and above) could tackle! Imagine the pleasure your child will feel when, after just an hour or two, they can have a completely finished project.
I sure know that it was a thrill for me! Oh, and my daughter that had been begging for months for me to make her a hat with the loom set? She 
was pretty darn happy too!
Have you ever used a kit to teach a concept that you are not familiar with, especially one in the domestic arts? Did you and your child enjoy it?
When Angie isn’t busy loom knitting winter hats as Spring is finally beginning, she can be found writing at Many Little Blessings.
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My daughter has been using a loom on and off since she was about 6, they really are very easy to use, it’s just like french knitting with more pins.
She’s recently started making small pouch/ purses to sell, which has boosted her self confidence as well as giving her a way to save up towards a Nintendo :)
I soooooooooooo want to make a hat! Was this an easy/med/hard task to finish?
The loom looks neat! I have no sewing/knitting ability but my daughter (5) is smitten with the idea of sewing and the like. This sounds like a neat item to add to our homeschooling.