Good Teen Knitting Kits?
Posted on November 28th, 2009 by admin
Hi, it’s my friend’s birthday (today) and I want to get her a knitting kit type thing. My budget is 20-25$, so nothing too expensive, please.
I want a teen friendly book or kit or something
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I’d suggest a do-it-yourself kit. They’re usually better. Go to a crafts supplies store that handles yarn and knitting stuff. Get a good knitting book. If your friend learns best by listening, get one with detailed descriptions. If she learns better by watching, get one with good pictures.
Look at the first project and find the supplies list, or ask a clerk to help you with this. Get needles that size and yarn to go with them. Stick to something plain for a first project. Some fuzzy and fun yarns can’t be undone if a mistake is made. Beginners make mistakes. It’s most helpful, too, to have yarn in a medium or lighter color when first learning. Pick a color your friend likes, but in a medium or lighter shade. (Knitting on black or navy or dark purple makes it really hard to see your stitches. That’s what a beginner needs to do, of course: see what she’s done.)
Anyway, get these and put them into a pretty gift bag.
November 28th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
here are a bunch of kits that you can look at.
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat2044&start=17
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November 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I’d suggest a do-it-yourself kit. They’re usually better. Go to a crafts supplies store that handles yarn and knitting stuff. Get a good knitting book. If your friend learns best by listening, get one with detailed descriptions. If she learns better by watching, get one with good pictures.
Look at the first project and find the supplies list, or ask a clerk to help you with this. Get needles that size and yarn to go with them. Stick to something plain for a first project. Some fuzzy and fun yarns can’t be undone if a mistake is made. Beginners make mistakes. It’s most helpful, too, to have yarn in a medium or lighter color when first learning. Pick a color your friend likes, but in a medium or lighter shade. (Knitting on black or navy or dark purple makes it really hard to see your stitches. That’s what a beginner needs to do, of course: see what she’s done.)
Anyway, get these and put them into a pretty gift bag.
References :