Trying knitting again

My mom wore a cool scarf all weekend that she'd made, and got a ton of compliments on it, so I thought I'd pick up some yarn and big needles and give it a shot. It's coming out pretty well, so I thought I'd use it as a Christmas gift. I may even make some more. I did all that last night during Criminal Minds and CSI!

My mom is the champion knitter. I do very basic stuff. I have a great pattern for slippers. It's very easy. My grandmother used to love to get them for Christmas. She'd keep them next to her chair in the living room and wear them while she sat and read. (She'd take 'em off if she got up - they're too slick to walk on without falling.) But my mother... she can see a sweater in a store, look at it, count stitches and go home and make it. She does all kinds of funky patterns, and she's fast. I would love to have her make B an Irish Fisherman's sweater some day. I'll have to plan ahead for next Christmas.

I've read a lot lately that teaching knitting to kids helps with math skills. Got C a set of needles, too, and some regular yarn. I'm sure she'd love to fiddle with this furry stuff, but it's hard enough to learn without being able to see where your yarn and stitches are through all the fuzz! I'll be that L will want to learn, too. Maybe she can learn finger knitting (once I get it down to teach her...) I have a book, but the instructions weren't super clear. When I tried it, it was super loose and didn't look like the results in the book. We'll see!