Learning about the letter Y this week in the Junior Kindergarten class at my granddaughter's school in Indianapolis was perfect timing! "Yarn" starts with Y and it's National Crochet Month. Not exactly a coincidence because both of the wonderfully patient teachers are savvy crafters!
My grandaughter, Chloe, loves her class; and I was thrilled to be invited as guest speaker to talk about "
Yarn bombing" this week. The 200-mile trip was well worth it when I saw the enthusiastic and adorable children gathered in their circle waiting for my arrival.
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| Yarn Galore! |
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| Yarn-Bombing Sticks |
I crochet for fun and to stretch my creativity. Sometimes finished projects just lay in a drawer wating to be appreciated, so I had fun pulling out things to show, keeping in mind that
tactile is the way to go with 5 year olds!
I felt so warmly welcomed by the teachers who had already introduced yarn bombing on Monday. The kids wrapped yarn around sticks and created a gorgeous bird and kitty out of yarn!
Chloe stepped right up to be my helper to pass examples around for everyone to touch.
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| Chloe My Helper |
Interestingly, the boys were very excited to try on the "Flamingo" and "Palm Tree" necklaces.
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| Passing around the Flamingo Necklace |
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| Trying On the Flamingo Necklace |
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| 1983: Flamingo Necklace; crochet, various fibers |
I showed slides of yarn-bombings I have done as well as others from across the U. S.
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| Book with examples of crochet & knit bombs |
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| These were particularly exciting to the kids! |
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| Vine Hat |
Chloe modeled an artsy hat I crocheted from a pattern in the seventies. She looked fantastic in this classic!
Later that afternoon, the class yarn-bombed a tree in their school yard!
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| They did a beautiful job! |
I donated a copy of my second book,
Kids Can Do It Crocheting to the classroom and hopefully, I have birthed some life-long crocheters today!
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| Kids Can Do It Crocheting |
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