The Knitting Lesson

The Knitting Lesson by Ernest Biéler, 1939

I taught both of our girls to knit although I didn't begin when they were as young as the child in the painting. Enough of their friends wanted to learn that eventually I kept extra needles and yarn on hand as a matter of course. I'd get them knitting and purling and making a long scarf and turned them loose. I still use one of the scarves from those days on cold morning walks.

Recently my 4-year-old grandson asked to learn. He managed about 5 stitches before calling it a scarf. Small steps to begin with, right?