The other day I was working on some of my baby bracelets for my shop and my 7 year old son comes up to me and says “mom I want to learn how to crochet like you!” I said you have to have patience and not get frustrated with it. Let me tell you about him so this will make more sense.
My son is a very gifted child. He goes to a charter school for gifted and talented kids. He comes home and works on his spelling (which is the only thing he struggles with) and when he gets a word spelled wrong he starts to break down and cry and get upset. Being a perfectionist like that is hard so if its not right or he doesn’t get it then he has a melt down.
Well here we are talking about learning a new skill that takes practice and patience and I wanted to make sure that he didn’t get frustrated and upset. I sat down with him and taught him how to use the crochet hook, and how to “wrap” the yarn around his fingers like I do. We started with a chain and just doing that over and over again.
I was so incredibly proud of him that he didn’t get upset or frustrated at it once! He kept trying and practicing. He wanted to make a tail band for his Eevee stuffed animal. So here is that creation that he made for his stuffed animal!
Nice mother and son bonding idea. His patience is commendable for learning this new skill.♥♥♥
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The patience didn’t last very long! LOL
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I love this! Good for your little guy. I tried to crochet before… I do NOT have the patience. And my hands hurt! Haha
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I wish I were taught crochet at an early age! I only started last year, and I’m now 25 years old. HAHA!
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My cousin and I use to make super long crochet chains when we went to my grandma’s house. So fun!
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