Children and Crochet: Easy Projects to Get Started

Dear users, dear authors,
Which designs would you recommend for children who want to crochet? Are they roughly the same designs as for crochet beginners? What experiences have you had teaching your children/grandchildren to crochet, or as a crafts teacher? What are the typical sources of mistakes and pitfalls?

Dear Josefa,

generally speaking, all beginner projects are also suitable for children.
However, children will probably have much more fun crocheting a small bag than a scarf.
ToLas are also popular projects for giving as gifts to grandmas, aunts, etc.—and of course grandpas, uncles, etc., too.
Small bedding sets for dolls and stuffed animals are always a hit, too.

Best regards, Nina





Hi Josefa!

In my kids’ crochet workshops (where none of the participants had ever crocheted before), the very first thing I had them do was make foundation chains in all colors. On the one hand, this helps the kids develop a feel for crocheting evenly; on the other hand, it produces quick results. You
can glue these foundation chains around a toilet paper roll, attach a cardboard base to the bottom, glue on eyes, a beak, and little feet made of felt, and maybe you even have a few colorful feathers to glue on the sides as wings.
So, after about 1 1/2 hours, everyone had a little “hand-crocheted” chick to use as a pencil holder, and everyone was really motivated to learn single crochet stitches.

After that, you could try a small, simple pouch, and once they’ve mastered single crochet, work on decreases and increases to form a ball—then embroider eyes and a mouth on it to create a little stress ball!

Have fun crocheting with the kids!
Alex 

Great ideas here in this thread.

@Alex:
Welcome to our forum.