Keeping your kids entertained during the holidays and the many Bank holidays can seem a bit of a tall order. We know how hard it
is to find an activity that doesn’t cost the earth or drags them away from
their technology.
Children can find themselves completely
absorbed in crafting with the right inspiration, and knitting and crochet have
positive effects way beyond the project they are working on. We hear that knitting and crochet can help
with maths and technology as you can read over on this
To help you get your children or
grandchildren started we have uncovered a few books that you might find useful.
Why not get them used to working
with yarn with Creative
Kids Complete Photo Guide to Braiding and Knotting by Catherine Woram. Macrame has been making a bit of a comeback
over the last couple of years. No need
to worry that it’s all plant pots and wall hangings as it was in the 1970s,
this book teaches the technique of braiding, plaiting, knotting, and
macrame to create lots of exciting projects which are all rated for difficulty.
The former editor of Inside Crochet, Claire Montgomerie has
written a lovely book called Knitting for Children. Suitable for ages 7–12 the book is
packed with great projects as well as teaching them how to finger knit, make
tassels, put together pompoms and more.
The Snake scarf is our particular favourite because it is such fun but
also teaches all the basic skills they will need. Claire has run a very
successful workshop for kids over recent years and has poured all her
experience into the pages of this book.
Designer Lucinda Guy and illustrator Francois Hall have created a really
useful book called Kids Learn to Crochet which looks
fantastic and is a fun read. The book is recommended for children from the age
of 6 and guides them through the basic crochet techniques such as a foundation
chain and the basic crochet stitches, such as double, half treble and treble
crochet before it takes them on to shaping and joining pieces together to
create lots of brightly coloured projects. We loved this book so much that we
are sure adults will enjoy learning from it as well.
Whatever the time of year we hope you will have some holiday fun with
our book selections.
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