I have a confession to make, one that will firmly cement my status as an old lady with seriously geeky habits. Ready?
I am a knitter. I love the yarn and the needles. I make all kinds of knitwear all of the time. I knit socks -- and, yes, I know I could just buy them. I knit hats and mittens and scarves and sweaters. My kids wear handknits, too, but grow out of them amazingly quickly.
Here's my other little secret: my daughter has just entered the prime "learning to knit" age and I haven't taught her yet. Partly, I know that she'll resist anything I want to teach her right now. But the largest reason I haven't started the lessons is that I just don't think she has the co-ordination right now to juggle needles and yarn.
Enter finger knitting, whose only tools are yarn, which I have waaaaay too much of, and fingers, which we have just the right number of. I'll let you know how it goes.
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