Boys knitting? An unlikely yarn

Even fresh guys are lining up to take the latest trend in school - work

Lying in the bag, wiped off the face dreadlocks, rowing Fulton is highly concentrated. The 11 years is what looks like knitting a scarf with black stripes, green and yellow. "The colors of Jamaica, land of my family," he said.

Rowing is one of 20 club members knit Dog Kennel Hill Primary School in Peckham, south London. Points such as fever has spread through the school, there are now nearly 100 students on a waiting list - just under one quarter of the student population -. And about half are children 2 to 6 years

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young students and their peers do not fit the classic image of knitted fabrics. Even in its recent revival among the twenty crafty, knitting is still considered feminine - a tradition passed from generation to generation of women. But children across the country take their needles.

children now represent about 50% of elementary students participating in the Club craft, the campaign by the Crafts Council and the United Kingdom Knitting Association, which supports schools to clubs tissues managed by volunteers from the community. Since its inception in April of last year, there are now over 350 groups across the UK, mainly in primary schools, and many point groups to function independently by teachers.

Stephanie Laing, professor at the Dog Kennel Hill Primary, I can not believe how popular knitting club has become one of the boys. Passionate about the fabric itself, Laing lunch together the club three years ago and the first four years were members of six children. "I was surprised by those who have signed - and not just children, but it was cool," he said. "I thought they would not last, but it became safe to do so."

• Laing was a mentor when he started learning the club, working on an individual basis with students with emotional or behavioral problems. "I wanted them to be able to improve their skills, but also was a way to open what I did for the whole school," he said. "For them, going in a quiet room with bean bags and sometimes play music: it is very comforting and reassuring."
• children in the circle as a point of agreement that the club is one of the few areas of relaxation of the school day. "He is calm, no shouting. This is different from other things in school," said ten years, Sam Otufale. "I used to play football - he's mad."

Another reason for the popularity of knitting club is the end result. At the meeting today afternoon there is no sign of The Cardigans cover. In contrast, children proudly display their bracelets, phone holders and mitts.

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across the UK is ready to take this opportunity to introduce boys and girls to knit, not only as a hobby, but as a technical skill that contributes to cognitive development.
knitting incorporation into school life and across the curriculum was also a good way to involve children. In addition to teaching the art of weaving, Kathryn Hitchings, a teacher in primary Bucklesham Ipswich, which is used to teach students about the weaving of the Second World War "to make and repair" campaign. This year, it launched a point-sponsored students, encouraging free your mind racing. A boy has managed to establish 75 meters in one day and students were also involved in the bombing of wire, covering a tree with knitting.

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