Big Sis and I left Three Stories High and headed out for some fresh air. We walked to Ironbridge, settled in a cafe and cracked open her new crochet book and yarn which she received from my friend for Christmas.
 

My friend does not crochet or craft so to her the word 'easy' does not mean what it means to me sat next to an enthusiastic eight year old but we got stuck in.


'Yes!' she cheered as she started to understand the pattern. I am impressed with her building crochet knowledge. She can read the pattern abbreviations out loud and made the ears this morning in bed herself before I even got up! She doesn't understand division or times tables but she can read a crochet pattern - that's quite a niche skill for an eight year old I would say.


So with the head made when she got the book, two ears, an arm and a body, which I did, we made good progress. All this activity invited lots of praise and attention from old ladies in the cafe who were impressed with Big Sis's skills.



It is pretty amazing isn't it? She did it all herself except for the body which was made up of half trebles and she kept splitting the yarn when the hook needed to pass through three stitches at a time so that is where I stepped in. We finished it at a local craft group this weekend.

Little M has requested the mermaid from the front cover next...and breathe...

Jo xxxxxxx