One of the great joys of summer here at the shop, are the kids who come to learn to knit or to get a project.

The other day, after the Kids Can Knit class,

a young knitter named Paul wandered in with his mom and sister. He showed me a few of his recent projects - doll clothes for his sister Kate’s doll. He used mom’s bits and pieces and had an entire wardrobe in no time.

Although we didn’t have the correct size doll for modeling, we compromised with the model found lying around on the clothes line. It is amazing what Linda uses for our displays.

Paul explained each piece and told me that he found a pattern on the internet and started knitting away.

There must be something genetic to this knitting. His mother, Kim, is a local favorite and has created patterns for her company, Big Sky Yarn and Crafts. So Paul has a terrific role model in this knitting world.

What great fun to see his excitement and his sister, Kate’s smile.

We hope to see more as the long days of summer roll along. And just this morning, a darling girl came in to get a new project on the needles. The next generation of knitters are inspiring.