It's rubbing off...

My students are addicted to knitting, and I'm loving it. We meet for knitting club once a week at the beginning of the school day. I have about 14 kids in there (2 boys). Last week, we attempted to cable cast on. I decided to start there because I have issues getting the twirly cast on to stay tight. Plus, if they can cable cast on they can practically knit anyway. Well, most of them about cried attempting to do this and I'm only one person, so needless to say not everyone had it when they left my room. Now, I teach 99% of the knitting club anyway, so as the week progressed I began to assist my students when they would ask for help. Within 2 days a student needed me to teach her to bind off because she knitting herself a bracelet. That same day another student showed me the 3 potholders he'd already made and binded off in his own, special, didn't read the instructions way. I began to get complaints that my students were causing a stir because they would knit in class...any class. They'd put down their knitting to write or work, but lecture time was knitting time to them. I taught one gentleman how to change colors two days ago and his multi-color scarf is going great (I saw it when he pulled it out to work on it when he finished his quiz). Another girl has a nifty bag from Michael's hooked to her backpack full of her current project and other supplies. The teacher that's helping me has already bought extra yarn and asks every day for some more assistance (she's addicted too). And, I'm about to infect one more...tomorrow I will teach Courtney how to knit. She mentioned that she'd love for me to teach her last weekend. So, I bought her a bag, the Stich and Bitch book (which is still helpful to me) yarn, needles, and a starter kit with measuring tape, stich markers, point covers, tapestry needles, etc. I spent tons of money on her and all she said was "I would love for you to teach me to knit the next time we're together." Well, tomorrow's the day and I'm all prepared.

Knitting is spreading around my school like wildfire. We've even started an after school meeting every Wednesday to just sit and knit. The students have taken to calling themselves "The Shiz-knit" and I let them. Honestly, we are.