Monday, May 21, 2007
One thing most people who know me know (which means y'all probably don't Ha!) is that I am a Girl Scout leader at my church! I have been doing this for 9 years! And my Girl Scout troop are teenagers at that! :o)
The girls expressed an interest in knitting, especially after seeing me knitting in some of the meetings :op.
And Come On! Who doesn't learn how to knitting in a Girl Scout troop?!? That is a MUST! :oD
So this past Saturday I rounded up a couple of Charlotte Purls (Michelle a.k.a Mrs. Purls & Wendy) to help me teach the girls how to knit!
I was expecting anywhere from 6-12 girls to attend, so I had to think of a cost effective way to make this happen and of course I came up with "Peaches 'N Cream" as the yarn to work with on bamboo skewers (Boy those sticks are pointy! But they served their purpose! :op) to make their first dishcloth!
Thankfully it was a small group of 6 girls, but that was still a handful!
Michelle & Wendy did a wonderful job assisting with the girls' questions and were very patient (*cough*unlike CrimsonPurl *cough* Haha).
About half of the girls already knew how to knit, and the other half had experienced crocheting! So this was great! They were really excited about learning a new skill. I hope they stick with it!
I love passing on this talent to others! It truly is a priceless gift!
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May 21, 2007 at 11:01 PM
aaah, it's wonderful that you and fellow charlotte purls passed on this gift some girl scouts. i wished there would've been a troup near me growing up! i can't wait to see some pics of these gals projects as they progress.May 21, 2007 at 11:05 PMAwww! A new generation of yarn addicts! Good for you!May 22, 2007 at 6:44 AMAwww, lovely!!! Love it girl!May 22, 2007 at 11:24 AMHey Lady!!! I had a great time!!!May 22, 2007 at 12:25 PMVery cool!May 22, 2007 at 2:40 PMThat's really great! It is wonderful that you're making a positive difference in the lives of those teenage girls (and sharing a great, productive hobby with them!) More kids should be doing stuff like that (I think of my crazy neighbor girls and stuff they do instead...shudder!)May 22, 2007 at 2:41 PMLook atchu giving back! You are such a Wonderful Woman! I's happy to call you a friend. :)May 22, 2007 at 5:57 PMThat looked like alot of fun.The yard you choose is pretty.great pictures of the girls.May 23, 2007 at 6:57 AMI e-mail you e-mail address yesterday.May 25, 2007 at 1:54 AMOk, Stacey, where to start? First, thanks for adding me to the list of blogs you read! Really appreciate it! And for the (ahem) compliments on mine today...tee hee! I have not been a good blogger of late. But yours~oh SO cool. LOVE how your pictures of the girls pop! How great for you talented ladies to pass on your love of knitting! Have a great holiday weekend.
