Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Melanie Falick, Melanie D. Falick (Photographer), Kristin Nicholas (Illustrator)
Kindergarten-Grade 6-Appealing, full-color photographs and a dynamic layout will draw readers to this book,
but the careful crafting of instructions will make them successful knitters. Beautiful photos show a group of young
people having fun making and wearing attractive hats, socks, and sweaters. Not only are projects and skills
arranged in an orderly progression of difficulty, but the directions also begin explicitly and gradually move toward
the standard abbreviations used in commercial patterns (e.g., "knit 1" is written out instead of abbreviated as "k1").
Additional material sets this title above the few others available on the topic. There's good information on proper
blocking and laundering of finished garments, dyeing wood with Kool-Aid, making wooden needles, felting wool,
sewing knitting bags, the multicultural aspects of knitting, and (most importantly) finding other knitters to help with
the inevitable confusions of acquiring a new skill. By following the clear directions, 10 year olds with a mechanical
bent can learn the basics unaided. With some help from an experienced knitter, kids as young as five could have a
rewarding new hobby. Only a small flaw mars this exemplary workAthere is a reversed diagram, but an errata sheet
correcting this error is available. A terrific resource. Torrie Hodgson, Burlington Public Library, WA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
You Can Weave!: Projects for Young Weavers
by Kathleen Monaghan (Author), Hermon Joyner (Author)
Over-and-under, and over-and-under again: that's how even very young children around the world start weaving,
with the simplest, most basic technique possible. Introduce youngsters to this wonderful creative craft, and develop
their skills in small, easy-to-master steps till they're constructing pouches, mug rugs, tapestry pictures, place mats,
and belts--plus beautiful multicultural objects like braided and seed-bead bracelets, a beaded medicine pouch,
even baskets. Designed and written specifically for teachers of students as young as eight or nine, the colorful
projects rely mostly on materials common in homes or schools--paper, yarn, ribbon, rags, string, beads. And,
when they're ready for something a little more complicated, there are even instructions for making and cording
simple looms! A fun experience awaits all.
Charlie Needs a Cloak
Tomie de Paola
A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth,
and sews a beautiful new red cloak.
The Goat in the Rug
Martin Link, Nancy Winslow Parker (Illustrator)
In a charming story about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a Navajo rug--and about
the importance of cooperation between friends--Glenmae, a Navajo weaver, decides to weave her
friend, Geraldine the goat--or rather the wool from her coat--into a rug.
