back in the spring, maya's final knitting project during her handwork class at our waldorf school was this amazing knitted lion...
the children used their own handmade knitting needles and brown sheep lamb's pride worsted yarn for knitting their lions. i had the privilege of sitting in as an assistant/helper on a few of the final handwork classes, as each child was quickly trying to finish up their lion by the end of the school year. how grateful i am to have been a part of that process! maya finished this final project on the last day of class and she named her lion coco. needless to say, she is quite proud of her even stitches and the new knitting techniques she learned while working on coco (which is only matched, or quite possibly even surpassed, by the pride this mama feels for her knitting girl)!
recently, i've had the honor of helping the children of a dear friend also knit some lions of their own. what a joy it is to witness each of them working diligently and taking pride in their accomplishments as they learn each new step along the way...
