New to knitting? Trying to help someone learn to knit? Here are some rhymes and sayings–old and new!–to help you remember how to navigate your knits and purls…
for Knitting
In through the front door
Around the back
Out through the window
And off jumps jack.
–Waldorf School |
Go in the front door,
throw on a scarf,
then take it outside
before the cat barfs.
–Debbie Stoller |
A horse goes into the corral,
is roped,
and is let out to ride.
–?? |
The mother bird swoops down to the branch,
picks up the baby bird,
gives it a worm
then hops off the branch.
–?? |
In the house,
Around the house,
Through the house,
Out of the house
–helpinghandsprogram.org |
In the front door,
Pick up your coat,
Out the front door,
Hop off the step.
–helpinghandsprogram.org |
for Purling
Under the fence
Catch the sheep
Back we come
Off we leap.
–Waldorf School, Falick |
In the back door,
Pick up your shoes,
Out the back door,
Hop off the step.
–helpinghandsprogram.org |
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