When Hunter was 4 she started asking to learn to knit. I got her some needles and yarn and (with very low expectations) we started to knit together. You can read all about her knitting start here.
Well, it’s 4 years later and there hasn’t been a whole lot of knitting going on for Hunter. She finished that first project, a cowl for Jones, and hasn’t really done much since. It’s all just fine by me, Hunter is a creative kid and she loves all kinds of crafty endeavors. She started a scarf, but quickly got bored and abandoned it. Recently though, she started asking if she could make a hat.
In preparation for our trip to Winnipeg to visit the Long Way Homestead I caked up some pretty yarn I’d picked up in Ontario last year and cast on for Hunter (I’m sorry, I can’t for the life of me remember the name of the yarn and the ball band is missing!). The pattern is one I made up as she went, it’s bulky yarn so I cast on 56 sts, then had Hunter rib for 1.5″, knit in the round for a bit, and then decreases based on the Barley hat.
While she has known how to knit for four years, she had to learn how to purl. I figured it would take some explaining and practice but after 2 demo stitches she grabbed the knitting and off she went. A few stitches later she stopped to look at the ribbed fabric, looking at the right side and the wrong side. She turned to me and said ‘oh I see, it’s just the opposite of a knit’. I was pretty blown away.
She was a person on a mission! That hat was finished in 3 days and she was so excited to model her hat with her favourites on the farm, the sheep. Hunter immediately chose a skein of Anna’s yarn to knit another hat, a Barley, and she has big plans after that: her first sweater! She’s just like me, always planning 3 projects ahead!
October 2, 2019 @ 7:52 pm
I know I’m late to the party here, but the hat looks great on Hunter! That’s awesome!
July 31, 2019 @ 9:51 pm
What a lovely hat! Great job, Hunter!
July 29, 2019 @ 5:04 am
SO COOL!! Congrats to Hunter. Keep knitting 🧶 you’re doing great xoxox
July 27, 2019 @ 3:17 pm
Whay a terrific job!!
July 27, 2019 @ 6:37 am
Congratulations Hunter, you are now an accomplished knitter! Your hat looks very nice on you. Carry on….
July 26, 2019 @ 4:03 pm
Sensational work, Hunter! I’m going to show my 9 year old daughter, Ali. She’s often keen to know if other kids knit. She has trouble staying enthusiastic long enough to finish a project, so you might inspire her. Please show us your next project!
July 26, 2019 @ 12:51 am
Lovely looking hat and great knitting Hunter!
July 25, 2019 @ 8:18 pm
I’m so impressed. Great job and what a darling girl.
July 25, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
I’ve been knitting for 15 years and have never made a hat! So impressive! It looks great!
July 25, 2019 @ 5:57 pm
That’s excellent, Hunter! My granddaughter, Kate (8 years old) and I are travelling in Ontario and we went to a yarn store today. And she started her first hat today. I did the cast on and joined it, but she’s knitting it on her own. We are heading home to BC tomorrow. So she will finish it at home. #proud_nana
July 25, 2019 @ 5:22 pm
Great job Hunter 🎉🎉
July 25, 2019 @ 1:29 pm
Looks to me like Hunter did a nice job with her hat – be proud of her, as she should be.
July 25, 2019 @ 11:19 am
Way to go, Hunter! Your hat is amazing. You did a completely professional job! Looks like a boutique beanie to me. Keep up the incredible work! :)
July 25, 2019 @ 11:13 am
Well done Hunter!!!
July 25, 2019 @ 10:59 am
That’s so exciting! Well done, Hunter!
July 25, 2019 @ 10:13 am
Beautiful work, Hunter. Can’t wait to see what projects come next. Enjoy!
July 25, 2019 @ 9:42 am
Way to go Hunter! It’s a beautiful hat.
July 25, 2019 @ 9:01 am
Great job, Hunter! Onwards and upwards!
July 25, 2019 @ 8:28 am
Great job Hunter!!! You made an awesome hat!! Love the color! Keep knitting!!!
July 25, 2019 @ 8:21 am
Wow, that’s a great hat! It puts some of my knitting to shame! I can’t wait to see what Hunter makes next.
July 25, 2019 @ 7:59 am
Hunter, your hat is beautiful! Great work! I wish you many years of happy knitting (or spinning, or yarn dyeing, or sheep raising, crocheting or….) The possibilities are limitless.
July 25, 2019 @ 7:30 am
Awesome kid! She’s on her way. Congrats, mom!
July 25, 2019 @ 7:14 am
That’s great your daughter is taking off on knitting. I learned at four and have t looked back since:)
July 25, 2019 @ 7:13 am
Great job Hunter! I was 57 before I learned how to knit in the round. Where did you get the perfect matching pompom?