Tuesday, October 1, 2013

wool and knitting

Part of the project was bringing together the various crafty elements that are built on tradition. The question was asked   
WHO CAN KNIT OR CROTCHET?
 
A few hands went up and some responses were..... MY MUM CAN.......... MY NANA CAN!
So this got us thinking, maybe we should learn a craft.
 
Each student was asked to try to either, knit a square, crotchet a square, or cross stitch a sheep.
 
An interesting result.
Some students just hated the whole idea.
Some students started but struggled to finish.
A few loved the whole process of knitting and  sewing.
A few I heard started but passed on the task to their grandma who not only finished that one square, but also made a few more. Some clever nanas even added some borders and more fancy stitches.

As a result we created a great cape for the cow and a few developed knitting skills that are slowly becoming lost in a ready made society

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