I've taught two people to knit successfully.
The first was a 15-yr old boy who lived across the street. What motivated him to learn were the other snowboarder guys who were crocheting hats on the bus to the mountain. Seriously. He would watch out his window to see when I was home from work and come over with his yarn and needles. He caught on quickly and we progressed through the steps to start on his first hat. Every couple of nights he'd appear at my door with a dropped stitch or other little goof he'd need me to fix, then go back home and knit. He finished his hat and we moved on to slipper socks. He had a grand plan of producing slipper socks and selling them to fellow students. He even got orders, but eventually other things intervened, like girls and a driver's permit. He's way too cool now to knit, but you never know, someday...
The other student I had was PJ, my boss at the time and a great friend. We'd work on her knitting at lunch hour. We got a lot of bemused looks and curious comments - knitting was not really that hip at the cellphone company. She started with a scarf and went on from there, joining the knitting group and becoming a masterful knitter. Here's her latest project:
I can't tell you how impressed I am with this. I've been knitting for a thousand years and haven't gotten to where she is with this sweater. I will take the credit for starting her off, though. I hope that she'll teach two others and pass it on.
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